Taipei,  Taiwan’s culture minister has denied that a controversial proposal to downgrade the world-famous National Palace Museum’s (NPM) status as a Cabinet-level body was being…

Taipei,  The Sydney-based Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) was named winner of the 2020 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award, by…

Taipei,  One person died and 20 others were injured after a tour bus overturned Monday on a road leading to a national forest recreation area…

Taipei,  Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) will start on Dec. 1 to carry out new quarantine rules amid a surge in COVID-19 cases around the world. The rules focus on three broad areas — community prevention, border quarantine and medical response. They require people in Taiwan to wear masks in eight types of venues; require that all travelers entering or transiting through Taiwan have a PCR test for COVID-19; and ask that medical facilities strengthen case reporting and testing. The following are answers to some questions related to the new rules. @ What are the eight types of venues where mask wearing is a must?  1. Medical and Health Care Facilities Hospitals, clinics, blood donation centers; Nursing homes, long-term care institutions, senior citizen welfare center, veterans’ homes, infant care centers, early intervention institutions and related shelters; Facilities for those with physical or intellectual disabilities; Other similar places 2. Public Transportation High-speed rail trains, TRA trains, MRT trains, light-rail trains; Freeway and highway buses, city buses and taxis; Ferries and flights (including ship and aircraft cabins, seaports and airports) 3. Accommodation and Shopping Venues Hotels, shopping centers, department stores, indoor retail markets and…

Taipei,  Six more Indonesian manpower agencies were added Monday to a list of companies banned from sending migrant workers to Taiwan after a spike in…