When Ko Hsin-ping entered graduate school in the Department of Entomology at National Taiwan University after taking top marks in the entrance exam, he dreamt of becoming a professor and returning to teach at his alma mater. But after he received his master’s degree he chose to set up in business, breeding insects on a large scale and rejecting the practice of capturing insects from the wild.
A statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backing Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 8.
On May 10, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 11 new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those 11 new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Case #1188), Syria (Case #1189), India (Case #1190-1193) and Indonesia (Case #1194-1198).
On May 10, President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the Alliance of Democracies (AoD) Foundation’s fourth annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit by video.
Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Chuan-neng and Mayor Huang Min-hui of Chiayi City jointly hosted a contract signing press conference today (4/28), announcing that Chiayi City will host the 2021 Taiwan Design Expo from October 1 to 17. This year’s expo will feature three major exhibition areas at the G9 Creative Park, Chiayi Sawmill, and Chiayi Old Prison, while also partnering with other venues, including the Chiayi Art Museum, Chiayi Railway Station, Vision Station, and the Alishan Forest Rai
On May 9, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced one new confirmed imported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. The new case arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Case #1185).
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday it has been unable to arrange a charter flight before the end of May for Taiwanese nationals who want to leave India and urged those still in the country to book commercial flights if they wish to return.
On May 8, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced three new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those three new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Case #1180 and Case #1181) and the Netherlands (Case #1182).
