Taiwan and other countries that are not United Nations members will be allotted 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the first round of vaccine distribution by the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX, with the earliest delivery date being February, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday.
Taiwan has jumped 20 places in the 2020 Democracy Index rankings to 11th position globally from 31st in 2019, to rank top in Asia, according to the index report released Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Taiwan is second among 11 Asia-Pacific countries ranked in the Personalized Health Index unveiled by London-based The Economist during a webinar on building long-term sustainable and personalized healthcare systems Jan. 28.
A delegation from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam made a 2-day visit to Thai Nguyen University - Lao Cai Campus on December 10 and 11, 2020. Thai Nguyen University - Lao Cai Campus is located close to the border between Vietnam and Yunnan province in China, making it the northernmost university in Vietnam. Indigenous people comprise 65% of the population of Lao Cai province, so a major responsibility of the university is to provide education and training for them.
As Taiwan rapidly heads toward becoming a super-aged society—meaning one in five citizens is aged 65 or older—businesses have quickly begun to provide goods and services geared toward the elderly, as demonstrated by the growing popularity of the Assistive Technology for Life exhibition. Held annually in Taipei City, the event features an array of inventive devices designed to improve quality of life for older adults.
A 4-day Sabah Elite Leadership Training Workshop, organized by the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, and the Taiwan Alumni Association of Sabah was held from December 19 to 22, 2020.
Taiwan retained its 28th ranking among the 180 countries and territories surveyed in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index released Jan. 28 by the Berlin-based Transparency International.
The Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh worked with Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to organize the Industry Cooperation: Regulations and Application Seminar held on December 4, 2020. The goals were to encourage and build a platform for Taiwanese businesspeople to engage in industry-university cooperation with universities and colleges in Vietnam; and to promote Taiwan’s vocational education and encourage cooperation and collabora
The National Palace Museum (NPM) on Jan. 19 announced the scheduled exhibitions which will be taking place at both its northern and southern branches this year.
The number of international students who choose to study in Taiwan is growing as countries sing the praises of the quality of Taiwanese higher education with the fact that the New Southbound Policy has brought changes.
