A total of eight television shows featuring such issues as Taiwan’s COVID-19 prevention measures and industrial development are being aired in four Southeast Asian countries to promote ties, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
The National Immigration Agency under the Ministry of the Interior announced Sept. 14 a third automatic 30-day extension of stay for foreign visitors who have legally remained in Taiwan for 180 days or more.
In their communications with the public, government agencies are turning away from old habits of issuing haughty pronouncements couched in stuffy officialese. Instead they are employing social media editors who are full of whacky ideas and are a match for every conceivable challenge. These editors expose fake news and interpret policies for the general public by making connections with everyday life and topical events.
Traditional cultural shows and skills training classes kicked off in Taipei on Sunday at two Indonesian migrant worker events that attracted hundreds of participants from across Taiwan.
The newborn baby of a Filipina who tested positive for COVID-19 while in quarantine in Taiwan was confirmed as negative for the coronavirus disease, according to Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) on Saturday.
A woman from the Philippines who arrived in Taiwan recently was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in Taiwan to 499, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts has won an accolade in the Culture and Museums category of the 2020 International Architecture Awards, an honor that celebrates remarkable architecture worldwide, according to the Chicago Athenaeum, the awards' co-organizer.
