Premier Su Tseng-chang announced a stimulus program aimed at boosting consumption in Taiwan June 2 as part of ongoing government efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy. Under the NT$50 billion (US$1.67 billion) project, all 23 million Taiwan nationals—including those residing overseas and babies born during the project’s implementation period—plus over 150,000 foreign spouses of Taiwan citizens with residency are eligible to receive the benefits.
On June 1, 2015, the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) was established to provide a platform through which Taiwan could contribute to global problem solving and share its expertise with partners across the region. Taiwan’s frequent exclusion from international bodies has largely deprived the world of its humanitarian assistance, technical know-how, and rich experience as a democratic success story.
Taiwan, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement Monday, the fifth anniversary of the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF), pledging to further strengthen their trilateral partnership and seek greater cooperation. The framework serves as a platform for Taiwan to share its expertise with partners around the world.
A stimulus voucher program set to be rolled out in July to boost consumption will be available to not only Taiwanese citizens but also foreign nationals and Chinese spouses who hold residency permits in the country, a source familiar with the matter told CNA Sunday.
Taiwan officials said Saturday that they will closely watch the impact of the decision by United States' President Donald Trump to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO), with Taiwan's health minister saying the move could create an opportunity for closer cooperation between the countries.
After a briefing by the National Development Council on economic development plans for the post-coronavirus era, Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday said that Taiwan’s democratic response to the pandemic has emerged as a model for other countries, and that international investment confidence in Taiwan has risen even further.
The Vietnamese government will dispatch a charter flight Friday to pick up Vietnamese nationals stranded in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed Thursday. "According to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, the repatriation flight will take place on May 29, with priority given to pregnant women, the elderly, seriously ill patients and young children," MOFA spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said during a regular press briefing.
The border control measures implemented in Taiwan to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus will remain in place, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday, while announcing an easing of social distancing guidelines soon. The announcement came as the country marked its 45th day of no new domestically transmitted coronavirus cases.
Premier Su Tseng-chang called a meeting of government officials Tuesday to discuss how Taiwan is to lift coronavirus restrictions after having successfully contained the spread of the disease. In principle, the government will maintain strict control measures at the borders while easing restrictions within the nation.
Taiwan donated US$700,000 to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in May to help the inter-governmental forum better handle transmittable diseases by using digital technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
