Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network-New Immigrant Multicultural Talent Training Program postponed due to the coronavirus

New Immigrant Multicultural Talent Training Program is providing free courses for new immigrants and their children

【NIA Global News】／translated by Amy Hsieh The National Immigration Agency launched a New Immigrant Multicultural Talent Training Program, intending to encourage new immigrants and their children to participate in public events, and boost international exchanges. The program will launch eight training courses in partnership with Providence University and other Incubation Centers in seven universities. The program includes eight courses from June to September. NIA mentions, the program cooperates with the Providence University, Chung Yuan Christian University, National Ilan University, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, and Asia University. More articles: MOFA establishes a new Formosa Club for the Indo-Pacific area Starting from June to September, the courses will include preliminary and advanced training classes. There would be eight courses, 28 training hours in total. The course is completely free. And each course will recruit 40 students. And after passing a test, students may receive a certificate of the course. And their information will be included in a human resource database. For the preliminary course applicant requirement, new immigrants and children of new immigrants have to be over 20 years old and need an education diploma above high school (include). And for the advanced course, people have to pass the preliminary course or interpreter training by relevant government agencies or legal private organizations. Find more information on the Providence University website, NIA Website or the IFI Network. More articles: Taiwan government releases multiple language video to support to the medical field

YouTuber Hailey Jane Richards shows support to Taiwan

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Recently, famous YouTuber Hailey Jane Richards had to travel back to America to visit her family and deal with personal matters. In her recent video, Richards expressed her sadness about leaving Taiwan on April 30. She cried on her last day in Taiwan. Many fans left their comments, hoping to see Richards back in Taiwan soon.Hailey Jane Richards is a famous YouTube celebrity from America. She has billions of subscribers on her channel. Richards videos that show her life in Taiwan gained huge popularity on the internet.Richards also received anEmployment Gold Cardfrom the NIA earlier this year (2021). Richards feels sad to say goodbye to Taiwan, but she says she would be back soon. She says that this isn’t goodbye, and they will be back soon. She says America and Taiwan are both their homes. In the video, Richards and her husband also shared their trip back to America.Furthermore, Richards mentioned that she couldn’t believe the recent surge of COVID-19 cases happening in Taiwan. She prays for safety for people in Taiwan. Richards believes Taiwan can win this pandemic battle. And she reminds people to stay at home to avoid the COVID-19 from spreading.

Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan are facing new Covid infection cases in May

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According to NIKKEI Asia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan once was regarded as relative "safe havens" since the start of 2021. However, in May, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan are back to battle mode as the coronavirus is quietly spreading in local communities.NIKKEI Asia mentions, in the early days of the pandemic, Singapore struggled with coronavirus clusters in packed dormitories for migrant workers. But since it contained those outbreaks, it has largely controlled the virus with tight border restrictions and domestic safety programs. The country enjoyed a stretch of months, until April, when it was reporting zero or single-digit new locally transmitted cases per day.A cluster that emerged at Changi Airport, however, has altered the picture. Singapore reported 21 new non-imported cases on May 17. Some were found to be a variant first identified in hard-hit India.Singapore's economy has shown signs of recovering, growing 0.2% on the year in the first quarter. But Moody's Analytics warned on Monday that the food and retail sectors will be hurt by the tougher restrictions imposed until at least mid-June: Dining in restaurants has been banned and social gatherings are limited to two people.NIKKEI Asia says, Singapore is not alone. Vietnam, after more than a month without detecting new community transmissions, logged about 1,200 cases in the three weeks up to May 24 afternoon. An Indian variant has been confirmed there, too, and the government has ordered lockdowns of affected areas and factory shutdowns.NIKKEI Asia adds, Taiwanese authorities are also rushing to tackle a cluster of local transmissions. On May 17, 335 new cases were confirmed, breaking the island's record for a fourth day in a row. On May 18, the health minister announced 240 new domestic cases.Starting May 19, Taiwan will ban arrivals by foreign nationals without resident certificates for one month. School classes will be online-only until May 28.NIKKEI Asia explains, relatively slow vaccination rates only add to the concern. While about 32% of Singapore's 5.7 million people have received at least one vaccine dose -- one of the highest rates in Asia -- the figure for Vietnam's 96 million was just 1% as of May 15, according to the website Our World in Data. Taiwan has also struggled to secure doses, having reportedly received only 300,000 so far for its population of roughly 23.5 million.