As the global epidemic slows down and international travel is becoming more frequent, Tainan City Government is taking action to enter the global Muslim tourism market. The objective is to build a Muslim-friendly travel destination and increase the visibility of Tainan in the Muslim tourism market.
Taipei Fashion Week (TFW) AW23 officially kicked off with a grand opening ceremony on March 23 at Nankunshen Daitian Temple (南鯤鯓代天府山門) in Tainan, highlighting a series of fashion designs that incorporate elements from traditional performances such as Ba Jia Jiang (八家將), Taiwanese Opera, and Shadow Puppetry, as well as craftsmanship like lacquer art, paper sculptures, and knotting.
Recently, the Taoyuan City Government announced three new policies for immigrants, which include the International Service Counter, the New Immigrant Counsellor System, and the New Immigrant Magazine. The mayor of Taoyuan City, Simon Chang, said he hoped Taoyuan would be the home to immigrants in an International Women's Day event.
On March 15, the “2023 Multicultural Festival in New Taipei City” (新北市多元文化節) officially began. The theme for this year is “Re-Earthing,” which begins with “eating,” and uses food to highlight the multiculturalism and varied cuisines of New Taipei City.
From 1 February to 30 June, 2023, the National Immigration Agency (the NIA) promotes the “Expanded Overstayers Voluntary Departure Program”, during which those who voluntarily surrender themselves will enjoy minimum penalties.
An annual Thai Festival organized by the Thailand Trade and Economic Office (TTEO) will be the biggest in years when it arrives in Taipei next month with food and live cultural entertainment flown in directly from Thailand.
Since 2019, the second-generation immigrants have been sought out as ambassadors by National Immigration Agency Taipei City Service Center in an effort to increase national awareness of the diverse ethnic communities, serving as a bridge for cultural exchange between Taiwan and their nations. The “Second-generation Immigrant Ambassador 2.0 Power Building Project’s” recruiting will now formally begin, and the deadline will be March 20. Welcome all the second-generation immigrants to sign up.
National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior is specifically responsible for the 111th school year new immigrant and their children’s training and award (reward) scholarship plan in order to provide rewards for underprivileged and exceptional new immigrants and their children across the country. The period of registration is from February 20th, 2023, until March 20th, 2023. Registration is open to eligible new immigrants and their children.
Every February, Baguio, located in the northern section of Luzon Island in the Philippines, holds a float parade to welcome the start of spring. NIA Chiayi City Service Center hosted a family education and legal publicity course for new immigrants. Filipino new immigrant (羅戴娜) was invited to share the multiculturalism of her home country while also assisting new immigrants in understanding the most current regulations developments.
In order to prevent foreign students from violating the law because they don’t know the laws and regulations after coming to Taiwan, The NIA Hualien County Service Center and the Hualien County Specialized Corps went to National Dong Hwa University to conduct publicity on the laws and regulations, so that students can understand important information in Taiwan and protect them.
