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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
