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Taipei Customs Provides 24/7 Clearance Service during Moon Festival Holiday and National Day

2020-09-22   Ministry of Finance

To facilitate customs clearance service during Moon Festival Holiday (from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4) and National Day (from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11), Clearance Units of Taipei Customs provide 24/7 services for stakeholders.

Taiwan export orders hit record high in August

2020-09-22   Taiwan Today

Taiwan’s export orders gained 13.6 percent year on year to reach US$45.49 billion in August, a record high for the period backed by global demand for the country’s high-tech products, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Sept. 21.

Tsai observes earthquake drill on National Disaster Prevention Day

2020-09-22   Taiwan Today

President Tsai Ing-wen said Sept. 21 that the government will spare no effort in working with all segments of society to enhance Taiwan’s disaster prevention preparedness and rescue capabilities.

President Tsai attends 2020 Presidential Hackathon award ceremony

2020-09-21   Office of the President

President Tsai Ing-wen attended the 2020 Presidential Hackathon award ceremony on the afternoon of September 20. She stated that the best way to realize the hackathon spirit is to resolve current challenges through interdisciplinary cooperation and public-private efforts, which are essential to continuous progress in civil society and the nation as a whole.

U.S. Under Secretary of State Krach wraps up Taiwan visit

2020-09-21   Focus Taiwan

American Under Secretary of State Keith Krach concluded a low-keyed visit to Taiwan Saturday afternoon, departing with his delegation less than 48 hours after they arrived for the memorial service of former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝).

EU to pitch investment opportunities to Taiwan at forum

2020-09-18   Focus Taiwan

Member states of the European Union will co-host an investment forum in Taipei on Sept. 22 to introduce Europe's investment environment to Taiwanese companies, the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) in Taiwan announced Thursday.

Taipei ranked eighth smartest city in global index

2020-09-18   Focus Taiwan

Taipei is the eighth smartest city in the world, according to an index published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Thursday.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration holds “2020 APEC International Workshop on Food Safety and Threat from New Psychoactive Substances”, continuing to keep the analytical technology in line with international standards to prevent the spread of NPS and illegal drugs ahead

2020-09-17   Ministry of Health and Welfare

In order to prevent the spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and illegal drugs to protect public health, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), holds the “2020 APEC International Workshop on Food Safety and Threat from New Psychoactive Substances”, which has been successfully granted by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC).

Travelers allowed to bring in 250 face masks

2020-09-17   Focus Taiwan

Travelers who bring in no more than 250 medical or non-medical grade face masks when they arrive in Taiwan will not have to declare them to customs or provide an import permit, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Wednesday.

President Tsai attends reception for 199th anniversary of Central American independence

2020-09-16   Office of the President

While attending a reception for the 199th anniversary of the independence of Central America on the morning of September 15, President Tsai Ing-wen thanked our diplomatic allies in Central America for working with us to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. She also emphasized that Taiwan will continue to devote its strengths to sharing and safeguarding freedom with its diplomatic partners and the international community in a variety of ways.

Southeast Asian countries air TV shows promoting Taiwan

2020-09-16   Focus Taiwan

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).

Contact tracing, quarantine keys in COVID-19 fight: ex-VP told CNN

2020-09-15   Focus Taiwan

Stringent contact tracing and quarantine measures were more effective than locking down cities in containing the spread of COVID-19, former Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) told CNN on Sunday.

In Line with the Trend of Green Recovery, Taiwan and EU Jointly Create a New International Circular Value Chain

2020-09-15   Ministy of Economic Affairs

The global economy has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the EU has also proposed a new policy for green recovery based on Green Deal. The government of Taiwan also proposed the Circular Economy Promotion Plan in 2018. The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the MOEA held the Link and Loop: 2020 Circular Supply Chain Matchmaking Meeting on September 9th in partnership with the European Chamber of Commerce’s Low Carbon Initiative (ECCT LCI). More than 50 international brand manufacturers and domestic supply chain representatives participated in the event.

INTERVIEW/EU to hold 'milestone' investment forum in Taipei

2020-09-14   Focus Taiwan

Member countries of the European Union (EU) are set to hold their first forum in Taipei to pitch investment opportunities directly to Taiwanese companies, with the top EU envoy encouraging local businesses to play an important role in Europe's post-pandemic economic development.

Kaohsiung arts center wins U.S. architecture award

2020-09-14   Focus Taiwan

The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, was among six works of architecture in Taiwan honored at the 2020 International Architecture Awards, the museum said Sunday.

Corporate governance key to Taiwan’s future role as financial hub in Asia

2020-09-11   Executive Yuan

Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday directed the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to move forward with the promotion of its Corporate Governance 3.0 plan—a roadmap for the sustainable development of corporate governance in Taiwan—with the goal of building the nation into an Asian corporate financial hub. The premier’s instructions came following an FSC briefing on the roadmap at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards the winners of the Sixth Trending Taiwan Short Film Competition, showcasing local and foreign perspectives on Taiwan’s pandemic-prevention efforts

2020-09-11   Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the awards ceremony for the Sixth Trending Taiwan Short Film Competition Sep. 9 at the Eslite Xinyi Store in Taipei, presided over by Deputy Minister Harry Ho-Jen Tseng.

4 countries including Taiwan, U.S. host forum in Latin America

2020-09-10   Focus Taiwan

Taiwan, the United States, Japan and Guatemala hosted the first international forum under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) focused on Latin America and the Caribbean region on Wednesday, according to the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards the winners of the Sixth Trending Taiwan Short Film Competition, showcasing local and foreign perspectives on Taiwan’s pandemic-prevention efforts

2020-09-10   Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the awards ceremony for the Sixth Trending Taiwan Short Film Competition Sep. 9 at the Eslite Xinyi Store in Taipei, presided over by Deputy Minister Harry Ho-Jen Tseng.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan’s envoy to share COVID-19 success at French Senate

2020-09-09   Focus Taiwan

Taiwan’s top envoy to France will attend a hearing at the French Senate Wednesday where he will discuss the nation’s success at containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Tsai attends the Ketagalan Forum－2020 Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue

2020-09-09   Office of the President

While addressing the Ketagalan Forum－2020 Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue on the morning of September 8, President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that security and economic development are inextricably linked. She stated that by coming together to build a free, open and prosperous region, like-minded countries can continue to drive future development.

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Subway car ad promoting Taiwan tourism wins U.S. advertising award

2020-09-08   Focus Taiwan

A subway car advertisement that resembles an old-style Taiwanese bathroom recently won a U.S.-based advertising award, the Singapore branch office of Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, which commissioned the ad, said on Monday.

Taiwan’s exports hit single-month high in August

2020-09-08   Focus Taiwan

Taiwan’s exports in August hit a single-month high of US$31.17 billion thanks to peak season sales, booming business in emerging technologies and increased stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Finance said Monday.

CORONAVIRUS/Coast guard brings stranded Taiwanese, Japanese from Tuvalu

2020-09-07   Focus Taiwan

A Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol vessel that returned to Taiwan on Sunday following a month-long patrol mission in the Pacific Ocean, has brought back three Taiwanese and two Japanese nationals who were stranded in Tuvalu due to COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Haiti thanks Taiwan for helping upgrade electricity grid

2020-09-07   Focus Taiwan

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise thanked Taiwan on Saturday for its contributions to promoting people’s livelihoods and the country’s infrastructure during a groundbreaking ceremony for a project to upgrade the Caribbean nation’s electricity grid, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday.

Vice President Lai thanks Google for investing in Taiwan

2020-09-04   Focus Taiwan

Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday thanked American hi-tech giant Google LLC for investing in Taiwan, praising the company as one of the country’s most important partners as it moves toward realizing the goal of becoming a “smart island.”

Visit of Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil yields numerous tangible results; Taiwan and the Czech Republic working towards a comprehensive, democratic and cooperative partnership

2020-09-04   Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Jaushieh Joseph Wu and President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Miloš Vystrčil held a joint press conference on September 3. They were joined by Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun and Chairman of the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber Pavel Diviš, who had been invited to witness the accomplishments realized through the Czech delegation’s visit. Minister Wu stated that the visit of President Vystrčil’s delegation to Taiwan bore great historic meaning, and had created a cooperation mechanism between Taiwan and the Czech Republic as like-minded partners, allowing the countries to deepen collaboration in a number of areas, including democratic values, trade and industrial supply chains, and cultural exchange.

New passport cover to highlight ‘Taiwan’

2020-09-03   Executive Yuan

Executive Yuan Spokesperson Ting Yi-ming and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu co-hosted a press conference Wednesday to unveil a new design for Taiwan’s passport cover. The government redesigned the document to highlight the word “Taiwan” in accordance with a resolution passed by the Legislative Yuan so that Taiwanese citizens would not be mistaken for Chinese nationals while traveling abroad or during international exchanges, the spokesperson said. Passports with the new design are expected to be issued next January, while current passports will remain valid until expiry.

President Tsai attends 2020 Europe Day Dinner

2020-09-03   Office of the President

While addressing the 2020 Europe Day Dinner on the evening of September 2, President Tsai Ing-wen stated that Taiwan and the European Union have worked together to combat the spread of Covid-19, overcoming many obstacles in this trying time. She expressed hope that by beginning discussions for a bilateral investment agreement, we can further our economic and trade collaboration and open the door to an even more concrete partnership.