Taiwan staged a webinar aimed at accelerating women’s economic empowerment March 18, underscoring the government’s commitment to working with like-minded partners to boost gender equality around the world.

President Tsai Ing-wen said March 20 that ensuring smooth energy transition remains a cornerstone of the government’s approach to cementing the position of Taiwan industries in realigned global supply chains.

On March 22, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination would start today

In 1938, when the first Fine Arts Exhibition of the Government-­General of Taiwan was held, 20% of the artists whose works were selected were from Chiayi. The Japanese-language Taiwan Daily News ran a story with the headline “Chiayi Is the City of Paintings,” a sobriquet which has lasted to the present day.

On March 24, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced two new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those two new cases arrived in Taiwan from Indonesia (Case #1009) and the Philippines (Case #1010).

Restrictions on the opening of branches for foreign nonprofit organizations in Taiwan have been loosened as part of the government’s commitment to expanding the country’s profile in the international arena, according to the Ministry of the Interior March 17.

On March 20, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced one new confirmed imported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. The new case, Case #1006, is an over 20-year-old fisherman from Indonesia.

On March 19, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that according to the recommendations made in the expert meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the clinical benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19 infection and severe symptoms after infection outweigh the risk of adverse reactions after vaccination, and it is recommended that the AstraZeneca vaccine be offered to the priority groups as planned.