Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is to give a keynote speech at a business forum in Kaohsiung today to share his insights on Taiwan’s economic development and role in the global economy.

The head of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) stated that Taiwan’s mask mandate could be phased out as soon as November if the pandemic continues to subside. In an interview with Mirror Media published on Tuesday (Sept. 27), CECC head Victor Wang (王必勝) said that the center is observing the way in which other countries phased out their mask regulations in determining how to end Taiwan’s mask rules. Wang pointed out that Singapore had first ended outdoor mask requirements before ending i

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on Thursday (Sept. 22) that Japan will lift its daily limit on the number of entries on Oct. 11. Foreign tourists will be allowed to travel freely as it restarts its visa-free program, which will include Taiwan. On Sept. 7, Japan ended its requirement that arriving passengers provide negative results of PCR tests for those who had received three shots of an approved COVID vaccine. It also raised its daily arrival quota to 50,000 and allowed the entry of f

The health authorities will no longer monitor arriving travelers for COVID-19 after the end of mandatory quarantine planned for Oct. 13, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday (Sept. 23). People will need to learn how to live with the virus and take their own preventive measures without too much government involvement, according to CECC chief Victor Wang (王必勝). When needed, the cap on foreign arrivals, set at 150,000 per week for the period from Oct. 13, could be hiked further,

On Tuesday (Sept. 20), Thailand’s cabinet approved a plan to allow visitors from Taiwan and other countries currently afforded visa-on-arrival (VoA) treatment will have their maximum stay extended from 15 to 30 days starting Oct. 1.

Foreign cyclists are expected to participate in this year’s Taiwan KOM Challenge on October 28, according to a Taiwanese tourism official. Tourism Bureau Secretary-General Lin Pei-chun (林佩君) has said that many Taiwan Cycling Festival events take place in the fall, including the popular Taiwan KOM Challenge and the FORMOSA 900, CNA reported.

Although Taiwan restored visa-free treatment to many Western countries and diplomatic allies on Monday (Sept. 12), many neighboring countries in the region have been excluded, prompting complaints from netizens from the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia, among others.

Taiwan on Monday (Sept. 12) restored visa-free treatment for visitors from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and diplomatic allies, partially ending a travel ban that had been in place since the early stages of the pandemic on March 19, 2020.

IT&CM Asia and CTW Asia-Pacific 2022 has announced this year’s line-up of conference and seminar sessions. According to the event, the knowledge sessions are designed to provide tangible learnings and innovative solutions for attendees in a post-pandemic world.

The smell of fried chicken wafted over downtown Kaohsiung recently during a popcorn chicken event that proved to be a standout success. The two-day event was reported to have drawn around 70,000 people, all keen to try food from the 100+ popcorn chicken stands offering countless varieties of Taiwanese popcorn chicken cooked by vendors from across the country.