The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) says it will donate 1,000 oxygenators to India after the chipmaker began accepting employee donations. India is currently hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 400,000 daily new cases reported in recent days.
According to SUSS, the festival is Co-organized by SUSS and Singapore Film Society. This year’s Singapore Chinese Film Festival (SCFF2021) will feature 45 films including a specially curated Debut Classics segment, and two “live” online panel discussions. SCFF2021 will feature a mix of physical and online screenings, and English subtitles are provided for almost all of the films.
On May 6, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 12 new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those 12 new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Cases #1162-1167 and Cases #1171-1173), Vietnam (Case #1168 and Case #1169) and Indonesia (Case #1170).
A total of 15 cryogenic ISO tanks was donated by Taiwan to India May 5, underscoring the commitment of the public and private sectors to assisting the New Southbound Policy target country combat COVID-19.
Yunlin is Taiwan’s leading agricultural county. The local culture has developed and prospered in little towns surrounded by vast stretches of farmland. Riding between fields, through towns and again into fields, following rivers and streams, Yunlin offers cyclists the fragrance of fresh vegetables mingled with the scent of the soil, as well as more than 100 cultural and historic sites worth exploring.
On May 6, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that that beginning May 10, the government-funded COVID-19 vaccine would be available to individuals in the seventh priority group, i.e., members of the armed forces and civilian personnel in military agencies and national security units, and individuals in the eighth priority groups, i.e., people aged 65 and above.
On May 4, President Tsai Ing-wen was announced as this year's winner of the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service by the Halifax International Security Forum. Presidential Office Spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said that President Tsai is honored to accept this award as a recognition not of her own accomplishments, but of those of all the people of Taiwan.
On May 5, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported that local infections remained severe in Laos and cases rose rapidly in recent weeks in the country. Thus, the CECC will remove Laos from its list of medium-risk countries/region, effective immediately. The CECC also reported that local cases in Bhutan continued to increase. Therefore, the CECC will move Bhutan to its list of medium-risk countries/regions from low-risk countries/regions, effective immediately.
