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Youth program advances Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy cultural exchanges

The Ministry of Culture’s Youth Cultural Gardeners project is helping deepen and expand cultural exchanges between Taiwan and New Southbound Policy target countries.

Taiwan Film Festival in Sydney to go online

The 2020 Taiwan Film Festival in Sydney from July 9-20 is going ahead in an online format due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with 19 Taiwanese movies being showcased during the event, allowing audiences to see first hand the cultural diversity of Taiwan.

Taiwan passport 33rd most powerful in the world: survey

Taiwan's passport has been ranked the 33rd most powerful globally, as it allows visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 146 destinations around the world, according to a survey released Tuesday by the London-based citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners.

Taoyuan airport among top airports for layovers: survey

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was ranked fourth "best airport for layovers" in the Leisure Lifestyle Award hosted by Global Traveler magazine, the airport management company said Wednesday.

Foreign students make video to thank Taiwan's epidemic control workers

Eight international students on National Tsing Hua University's (NTHU) football team have created a video to thank Taiwan's epidemic prevention workers for their success in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan mulls denying entry to priority list business travelers

The countries are on a list of 15 countries that Taiwan deems low or low-to-moderate risk, allowing its incoming business travelers to shorten the length of their mandatory 14-day quarantine to only five and seven days after arrival, respectively, if their self-paid COVID-19 test is negative.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan eases border restrictions for returning international students

Taiwan on Wednesday announced the easing of border restrictions allowing students from 18 countries and regions to return to the nation, whether they are scheduled to graduate this year or not, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).

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Thicker Than Water

Children of new immigrants are deepening ties with Southeast Asia.

CORONAVIRUS/Scoot resumes Singapore-Taiwan flights

Budget airline Scoot resumed flights between Singapore and Taiwan starting Sunday, following a temporary suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singaporean carrier, which suspended flights destined for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on March 22, will operate one flight a week between the two destinations using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Nine MOE Scholarships Awarded for PhD Studies at World-class Universities in Australia

Taiwan’s Ministry of Education has an array of jointly-funded scholarships for students and researchers from Taiwan to undertake PhD programs abroad at a university that is consistently ranked among the top one hundred in the world. Among these prestigious universities are the University of Sydney and the Australian National University.