The Central Epidemic Command Center on Saturday imposed a Level 2 travel alert for France, Germany and Spain, advising travelers entering Taiwan from those countries to observe 14 days of self-health management, in view of a recent spike in COVID-19 cases there. In a Level 2 Alert, which applies to Japan, Singapore, France, Germany and Spain, arriving travelers are asked to observe 14 days of self-health management by minimizing time spent in public, wearing a face mask and checking their body t

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Premier Su Tseng-chang expressed his gratitude to Taiwan's women for the important roles they play across all parts of society, even during this time as the nation battles the novel coronavirus. He especially thanked the women who provide care and attend to the health of others, either in the medical care profession or at home, for their hard work and contribution. The premier wished them a happy Women's Day, much health, and peace of mind.

Officials have been given a list of people possibly infected with COVID-19 after coming in contact with a visiting Australian musician. The musician arrived in Taiwan from the UK on February 23, after transiting through Bangkok. He sought medical attention at a Taiwanese clinic on February 27 because of a cough and a runny nose. He then took part in performances held at Taipei’s National Concert Hall on February 28 and March 1 before departing for Australia on March 2.

The Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), with support and guidance from the Executive Yuan and Ministry of Transportation and Communications, is making strong progress in creating a new large container transshipment terminal that is ideally suited to the long-term needs of global shipping. As part of this effort, work finished in December 2019 on the nation’s largest-ever port land reclamation project – Port of Kaohsiung Intercontinental Container Terminal (ICT) Phase Two.

Taiwan is aiming to begin exporting pineapples to Australia by May, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday, after it announced a day earlier that Australia was now allowing such imports. Three pineapple farms in the southern county of Pingtung have already registered to ship their fruit to Australia, the COA said, adding that it has been in contact with Australian distributors. The first shipment of fresh pineapples to Australia is likely to be around late May, but first the fruit m