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World Music Festival @Taiwan celebrates the music of the worldPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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World Music Festival @Taiwan celebrates the music of the world

World Music Festival @Taiwan 2022, Taiwan’s largest outdoor festival dedicated to world music, was held at Dajia Riverside Park from Oct. 14 to 16, with an aim to promote Taiwan’s diverse music scene and expand global cultural exchanges.

Beauty and makeup training workshops popular among Indonesian migrant workers

A free beauty and makeup workshop for Indonesian migrant workers turned out to be a hit on Sunday with scores of participants packing the Indonesia Exhibition Centre in Taipei, eager to acquire entrepreneurship skills in preparation for their return home.

Congratulations to Indian Dr.Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy for obtaining Plum Blossom CardPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Congratulations to Indian Dr.Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy for obtaining Plum Blossom Card

To recruit overseas talent and assist them to have permanent residency. Taiwan issue the Plum Blossom Card to those who have significant contribution to the country, and to those who are foreign professionals or foreign investors. Recently, Dr. Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, who is an Indian associate professor working at the Kaohsiung Medical University, passed the examination of the Ministry of the Interior as an “advanced professional”, and was granted the Plum Blossom Card on September 26th. Raymon

Tainan City Government Dedicated To Creating A Tourist-Friendly Environment To Welcome Post-Pandemic International VisitorsPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Tainan City Government Dedicated To Creating A Tourist-Friendly Environment To Welcome Post-Pandemic International Visitors

Tainan City Government collaborated with the Taiwan Inbound Tourism Association (TITA) to generate a hospitality glossary database in five languages (Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and English) and a work manual for creating a tourist-friendly environment. The resources are available to local tourism industry businesses to help them enhance their hospitality service and welcome international visitors with ease.

Mobile Outreach Service of NIA Taoyuan City Service Station bounded for Fan Shu Vocational School to deliver care for foreign studentsPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Mobile Outreach Service of NIA Taoyuan City Service Station bounded for Fan Shu Vocational School to deliver care for foreign students

Mobile Outreach Service of NIA Taoyuan City Service Center visited Fan Shu Vocational School(方曙商工) which is located in Longtan Dist., Taoyuan City on September 8, 2022. Lectures on law and other daily life information were conducted for foreign freshmen not only to avoid students becoming victims of human trafficking but also to raise their self-protection awareness to realize their own rights in Taiwan.

Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival spotlights museums

This year’s Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival, which kicks off Sept. 23, aims to explore the ethical questions surrounding museums and the ownership of their collections, according to organizers.

Taiwan grants citizenship to 7 more foreign professionals

The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) on Tuesday approved the naturalization of seven foreign professionals in various fields, including Belgian composer Thomas Foguenne who has won two Golden Bell Awards for music.

Combat Human Trafficking Organizations Stem the Flow of Criminal ProceedsPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Combat Human Trafficking Organizations Stem the Flow of Criminal Proceeds

Government officials, experts, scholars, and representatives of non-government organizations from U.S., South Korea, U.K., Australia, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, shared their opinions on the emerging human trafficking trends during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of digital technology in combating human trafficking, and provided concrete preventive measures and suggestions; moreover, they engaged in in-depth discussion targeting specifically seizure and confiscation of criminal proceeds.

NPM’s southern branch showcasing ancient history of VietnamPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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NPM’s southern branch showcasing ancient history of Vietnam

A special exhibition dedicated to Vietnam’s ancient history and its cultures and crafts prior to the 19th century is being held at the National Palace Museum’s (NPM) southern branch in Chiayi County.

New immigrants talk about Dos and don’ts during Hungry Ghost Festival in their home countries and in TaiwanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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New immigrants talk about Dos and don’ts during Hungry Ghost Festival in their home countries and in Taiwan

With the arrival of Ghost Month, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) podcast program “Culture Chatroom” invited Linda, an Indonesian new immigrant, and Zhang Li-Ying, a Myanmarese (Burman) new immigrant, to talk about the fascinating folk customs and special legends of their mother countries, leading the audience into foreign cultures and lifting the veil of mystery.