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2022 Yilan International Children’s Play Art Festival “Cool Le Yi Xia - Time and Space Exploration” Rich in Content and Upgraded From morning to night, it is exciting!​​

The 2022 Yilan International Children’s Art Festival is scheduled to be held from July 2 to August 14 at Dongshan River Water Park in Yilan County.

Exhibition showcasing indigenous fashion opens in TainanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Exhibition showcasing indigenous fashion opens in Tainan

On Monday, Taiwan’s National Museum of Prehistory launched a new exhibition that showcases contemporary indigenous fashion from Australia and Taiwan. Titled “First Wave,” the exhibition brings together more than 100 works from both countries in the museum’s Tainan branch.

Pilot scheme, starting from July 1, 2022, allows online applications for residence for foreign professionals and their familyPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Pilot scheme, starting from July 1, 2022, allows online applications for residence for foreign professionals and their family

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) launches a pilot scheme to offer a convenient online Alien Resident Certificate application service for foreign professionals and their family. Starting from July 1, 2022, those foreign professionals who have obtained employment permits from the Ministry of Labor, may file an application online for themselves and their family, and thus save them the trouble of queuing on-site.

Foreign envoys in Taiwan visit anti-terrorism training centerPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Foreign envoys in Taiwan visit anti-terrorism training center

Foreign diplomats in Taiwan were invited Thursday to visit an anti-terrorism training center affiliated with the National Police Agency (NPA), in Taoyuan, where they had an opportunity to watch a drill, the NPA said.

ROC (Taiwan) citizenship granted to 6 foreign professionalsPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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ROC (Taiwan) citizenship granted to 6 foreign professionals

A further six high-level foreign professionals have been granted ROC (Taiwan) citizenship without having to relinquish their original nationalities, according to the Ministry of the Interior June 29.

Filipino singer to feature at Golden Melody Festival Sunday

Singer-songwriter Paolo Sandejas will feature as the only foreign performer on the final day of a Golden Melody Festival showcase event on Sunday, where he will perform original Pilipino music (OPM) from his native Philippines, according to media reports.

Ghosts and Hells: The underworld in Asian art

Organized by the Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum (musee du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac) in Paris, France, the touring exhibition “Ghosts and Hells: The underworld in Asian art (亞洲的地獄與幽魂)” is launched at the Tainan Art Museum from June 25 to Oct. 16.

Free Chinese class spots still open for Filipino workers in New TaipeiPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Free Chinese class spots still open for Filipino workers in New Taipei

Around 15 spots on New Taipei’s free annual Mandarin Chinese program are still available for Filipino migrant workers, an official with the city's Labor Affairs Department told CNA Tuesday.

Food trucks dishing out free Filipino cuisine wrap up tour of Taipei

Two food trucks that were on a two-week tour of Taipei, providing free Filipino dishes such as pork sisig and pork adobo, along with San Miguel beers and mojitos, wrapped up their promotion on Tuesday.

New Taipei opens singing contest to migrant workers

New Taipei has opened a singing contest for workers to migrant workers for the first time this year in its 16-year history, giving more people a chance at the NT$300,000 (US$10,073) in prize money, the city's Labor Affairs Department said Tuesday.