Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/03/26
By: Huang Tzu-chiang and Elizabeth Hsu
Kuala Lumpur, March 26 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) arrived in Kuala
Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Sunday on the first leg of a three-country tour to promote the 2017 Universiade that will be held Taipei.
Speaking to reporters who are accompanying him, Ko said part of his city’s tourism strategy is to encourage Malaysians to study in Taiwan.
When Malaysian students are in Taiwan, “their relatives and friends will want to visit,” he said.
As part of Taipei’s promotion as the host city of the Aug. 19-30 Universiade, Ko is visiting Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the Thailand capital of Bangkok, and New Delhi in India. [FULL STORY]