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Taiwan Trending News & Current Events

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January 4, 2021
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We continuously receive updates on news articles and other trending current events. We’ll be updating this page regularly with information relevant to those traveling in and around Taiwan. If you have information you’d like to share please send us an email to [email protected] or comment in the article below.

Taiwan Trending News & Current Events

2021/01/02 Foreigners in Taiwan will have ID cards matching format of locals – https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202101020004?fbclid=IwAR1TmcPCFImtHrHkIDD6QpLAfVOajZuRCU5Hgo62XFWsenfbEVwDz9qY6jw

2020/12/30 Taiwan to start barring non-resident foreigners in Jan due to COVID- https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4090234?fbclid=IwAR3vTdmPE06zg1EZaFb9jEydXHYxDXIv7H16bf_rRMLSswn-bKDh0k6yDQk

2020/11/22 Taiwan to begin COVID-19 vaccinations as early as 1st quarter of 2021 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4059792?fbclid=IwAR1NS7JZH2wtiuji6xJhOt7SEVO7q7QRONaRSsrM7U7zeKMc2Iq3fC8IH1U

2020/11/21 Marijuana bust in Ping Dong County: https://taiwanenglishnews.com/more-than-500-marijuana-plants-seized-in-pingtung-county-raid/

2020/11/21 Taiwan to require masks starting on December 1st: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4056612?fbclid=IwAR0csRo8e6XovArCHg3cVjkTR3MWeRtGIs-JNDGpUfieYSO8Gf_95QXvWQo

2020/04/01 Foreigner living in Taichung shares his story about surviving the Coronavirus in Taiwan: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/04/01/2003733765

2020/03/12 Trump Bans some travel to the US: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-51846923

Taiwan sets gold standard on epidemic response to keep infection rates low: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/06/taiwan-sets-gold-standard-epidemic-response-keep-infection-rates/

2020/03/02 China Airlines warns employees of contingency plans as viral panic causes financial avalanche: http://taiwanenglishnews.com/airline-warns-employees-of-contingency-plans-as-viral-panic-causes-financial-avalanche/

2020/03/02 Taiwan determined to boost renewable energy output to 20% by 2025 – ready to invest billions: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3880997

2020/03/02 Adults in Taiwan can buy 3 masks per week starting this Thursday: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20200302-1091078

2020/03/02 Jamaica bans Taiwanese tourists: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3883433

2020/03/02 Coronavirus affects pollution: As Coronavirus slows factory output in China, so does the pollution: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51691967

2020/02/27 Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage to be postponed #coronavirus #taiwan
Organizers of the largest annual religious procession in Taiwan, the Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage, said Thursday the event will be postponed. This is due to concerns over the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, which is a reversal from an announcement they made the previous day. Read more here: https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202002270004?fbclid=IwAR3eYLs_EKrYk6Bin5cL-958nF_x9RwdoFZNscFH058YdchfrrvRgvYGDHQ

2020/02/25 San Francisco Declares a State of Emergency #coronavirus #usa
San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency for the city on Tuesday amid concerns over the international coronavirus outbreak. Read more here:
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/484602-san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus

2020/02/24 Quarantine for Korea Travelers: Travelers from Korea to be subjected to 14 day quarantine starting from this week due to the recent concerns over the outbreak of the coronavirus. Read more here: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202002240012

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