The opening ceremony for the Academia Sinica South Campus was held today (15), with President Lai Ching-Te, delivering a speech in person. Former Vice President Academician Chen Chien-Jen, along with Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-Che were present to witness the event.
Just over 92 percent of new residents in Taiwan report that they have a happy life, with job satisfaction hitting 94.8 percent, according to the results of a survey released July 19 by the Ministry of the Interior.
On July 14, 2024, the Kaohsiung Harbor Team of the National Immigration Agency’s Border Affairs Corps, in collaboration with the Tzu Chi International Medical Association, the Kaohsiung City First Service Center of the Southern Administration Corps, the Fisheries Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Donggang Fishermen’s Association, the Taiwan Tuna Longline Association, and the Pingtung County Physical Therapists’ Association Mobile Home Physical Therapy Clinic,
A program named “Their Oceans — Women’s Power for Deep Cultivation of Local Maritime Culture” was sponsored by the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) today, June 5, with the goal of promoting mutual exchange between the cultures of new immigrants and maritime culture and raising public awareness of the significance of gender issues in ocean affairs. Twenty female new immigrants from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia as well as members of the second generation of immigrants were invited to the activity.
The annual Lantern Festival is coming! In Matsu, the activities of “laying the table for the dead” and “welcoming the gods” are one of the biggest events of the year. While for the Vietnamese new immigrants in Matsu, the Lantern Festival, also known as “the first full moon of the coming lunar year”, is one of the major holiday of the year as well.
In order to establish an optimizing immigration environment and strengthen the foreign population management, the newly revised “Immigration Law” came into effect on January 1, 2024.
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) and publishing house Monomyth (英雄旅程股份有限公司) co-published a collection of the winning pieces from the 8th Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants (移民工文學獎) and held a book launch event on Jan. 14.
The National Human Rights Museum and Academia Sinica Institute of Taiwan History cohosted a two-day workshop Dec. 28-29 on the White Terror period, comprising seminars and discussions, at which an integrated research platform was also unveiled.
On December 9, Deputy Mayor Wang Ming-Jiuh of Taoyuan City attended the “New Immigrant Special Publication Launch Event and Multicultural Market.” Deputy Mayor Wang mentioned that Taoyuan has a population of about 66,000 new immigrants, among which those from Mainland China (including Hong Kong and Macau) make up the largest group. Additionally, there are over 20,000 new immigrant friends from Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
A total of 28 foreign nationals have been granted ROC (Taiwan) citizenship in 2023, spotlighting the government effort to attract and retain personnel from around the world, the Ministry of the Interior said Dec. 13.
