The 2020 Taiwan Film Festival in Sydney from July 9-20 is going ahead in an online format due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with 19 Taiwanese movies being showcased during the event, allowing audiences to see first hand the cultural diversity of Taiwan.

Career diplomat Tien Chung-kwang (田中光) has been appointed as deputy foreign minister, filling a post that was left vacant when one of the two incumbents was appointed to the National Security Council, according to a press statement released Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

According to a press release posted on the Scottish government website Wednesday, passengers arriving in Scotland from 57 foreign destinations and 14 United Kingdom overseas territories will no longer have to quarantine, with effect from July 10, provided they had not been in a non-exempted country in the previous 14 days.

Taiwan's passport has been ranked the 33rd most powerful globally, as it allows visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 146 destinations around the world, according to a survey released Tuesday by the London-based citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners.