Taiwan ranked 43rd in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index released April 21 by France-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), spotlighting the country’s efforts maintaining media independence while ensuring a safe environment for journalists.
Taiwan ranked 43rd in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index released April 21 by France-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), spotlighting the country’s efforts maintaining media independence while ensuring a safe environment for journalists.
Taiwan donated 200,000 surgical masks to Thailand during a ceremony April 20 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Taipei City, demonstrating the country’s commitment to helping the world combat COVID-19.
At present, many countries in the world are slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Taiwan continues to be one of the few that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus, all the while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives.
Taiwan was ranked 43rd on the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for 2020, down one notch from the previous year. Despite the regression, Taiwan is one of just four countries in the Asia-Pacific region that fall in the "good" and "fairly good" categories of the index, following New Zealand (ninth), Australia (26th) and South Korea (42nd), according to the 2020 index published Tuesday.
"Youth Experience Learning Project" of Ministry of Education's Youth Development Administration encourages high school graduates to conduct experience learning. The youth conduct domestic and abroad self-learning for 2 or 3 years through making proposals on their own to explore their own personalities, interests, and life purpose.
