Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/30
By: Lu Hsin-hui and William Yen
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Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) A meeting is to be convened Friday to review the visa free policy for a number of countries covered by the New Southbound Policy (NSP), an Executive Yuan official said Thursday.
Minister without Portfolio Chang Jing-sen (張景森) said the meeting will also discuss whether to offer visa-free treatment to more countries and related issues including crime prevention.
Minister without Portfolio Chang Jing-sen (張景森) / CNA file photo
There have been notable increases in the number of visitors from Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines since visa-free treatment was granted, Chang said.
Taiwan introduced visa-free treatment for Thai and Bruneian nationals on a trial basis in August 2016 and extended it last year to July 31, 2018, while the visa-free trial program for the Philippines began on Nov. 1 last year and ran through July 31. [FULL STORY]
