Muslims in Taiwan may be a religious minority, but they enjoy full societal participation free from discrimination in education, employment and political participation thanks to the efforts of public and private organizations dedicated to creating a welcoming environment. Today, men donning skullcaps and women wearing headscarves can move freely in public without attracting undue attention.
A video celebrating Oct. 10 ROC (Taiwan) National Day was released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of government efforts to promote the country’s economic, diplomatic and coronavirus-combating accomplishments on the international stage.
In response to the new border control measures for masks, inbound passengers carrying 250 masks or less (medical and non-medical) are exempted from import approval and customs declaration through the Green Lane.
On September 25, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced one new confirmed imported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. The case is a Filipino man in his 30s (Case #510). He visited Taiwan for work on September 10 and showed no symptoms upon arrival. The Filipino man had his specimen collected at the airport, and the test result came back negative. The Filipino man experienced diarrhea on September 21 and September 22.
Recently, a false rumor of “a massive COVID-19 outbreak among Vietnamese in Taipei City?” in Vietnamese has been circulating on the Internet, claiming that Taiwan is imposing an emergency lockdown after 250 Vietnamese people in Taiwan were infected with COVID-19. The Central Epidemic Command (CECC) points out that it is fake news, and urges the public not to spread the rumor.
In order to help Taiwanese industries grasp business opportunities in the Indian capital market, the Bureau of Foreign Trade, TAITRA, the India Taipei Association, and Invest India co-organized a webinar on Taiwan-India Machine Tools and Automation on September 14th, 2020.
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact global demand, the overall imports of major economies under the New Southbound Policy, such as Singapore, Thailand and Australia, have declined.
