Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport saw its passenger traffic surge by 870% year-on-year in October as the country did away with quarantine mandates for arriving travelers, reports said Friday (Nov. 25).

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE), a leading trade association for the global exhibitions and events industry, has announced its full support of VSef (Virtual Standard Export Format), including the RSDE (Reporting Standards for Digital Events) standards. VSef was launched in early 2021 as a response to the rising uptake of digital event platforms and the increase in virtual event experiences. Its goal was creating a global standardised data structure and output for

Taiwan has been ranked as the third-safest country in the world by a 2022 mid-year crime index released by international database firm Numbeo. Taiwan was given a safety index score of 83.85 points. This year’s ranking included a total of 142 countries, with Qatar (85.85), United Arab Emirates (85.13), and Taiwan being listed as the top three.

AirAsia is set to bring back three flight routes connecting Taipei with three Southeast Asian cities by mid-December after having recently restored its Kaohsiung-Kuala Lumpur route, the low-cost airline said on Sunday (Nov. 13). AirAsia’s flight AK170 from Kuala Lumpur landed at Kaohsiung International Airport at 9:55 p.m. on Saturday, marking the first direct flight between Malaysia and Taiwan in two years, AirAsia said in a press release, CNA reported.

8 November 2022 – Deputy Mayor Charles Lin of Kaohsiung City Government and Chairman Lily Chang of FIACBI-Taiwan co-hosted the press conference for the 41st FIABCI Global Leadership Summit, which will take place in Grand Hi-Lai Hotel from December 6th to December 9th. The summit will gather all real estate associations in Taiwan to “light up Kaohsiung to connect with the world” as a grand opening of the remarkable summit so that guests from all over the world could witness urban characteristics

Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) in southern Taiwan is about to undergo its most ambitious transformation to date. The civil airport, which can trace its roots back to the mid-1960s, is set to benefit from a near US$3bn investment from the government to transform it from a small regional airport to a mid-sized origin and destination (O&D) hub comprising one centralized state-of-the-art passenger terminal, three concourses and an integrated ground transportation center, all under one undulat

The 8th Asian Health Literacy International Conference opened at Changhua’s Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital on Thursday (Oct. 27) and saw Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) give an opening address that highlighted international public health collaboration.

The founding members of the Asia Convention Alliance (ACA) gathered recently for the second time, at IMEX America 2022, to discuss future programmes. ACA’s founding members are Thailand Convention Bureau (TCEB), Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA), Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), Seoul Tourism Organisation (STO), and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). Bilateral MOUs were signed between MyCEB and STO as well as STO and TAITRA.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (Oct. 24) said that it will discontinue the quarantine requirement for contact with COVID cases. Previously, people who lived with a COVID case either had to undergo the “0+7” scheme if they had three COVID vaccine doses, or if not, they had to follow the “3+4” protocol. CECC head Victor Wang (王必勝) said that effective Nov.7, all persons who live with COVID cases will follow the “0+7” formula of no quarantine and seven days of self-health moni

Taiwan on Thursday (Oct. 13) opened its borders to international travelers and ended its strict quarantine two and a half years since it imposed a ban on arrivals from all countries due to the pandemic. The country issued a Level 3 travel warning for all countries and regions on March 21, 2020. This meant a full ban on travel to Taiwan for most foreign travelers, with only citizens and residents allowed to enter under the condition they undergo a 14-day quarantine.