Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/06/11
By: Chen Wei-ting and Romulo Huang

Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) opened an

Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control

international workshop on the prevention and control of tuberculosis in Taipei on Monday to share Taiwan’s experience in addressing the disease with other countries in the region.

The workshop, which runs through July 6, is being held exclusively for government officials and medical personnel from nations targeted by Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, including 26 from Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province, the CDC said in a statement.

Initiated by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), the New Southbound Policy seeks to strengthening relations with Southeast and South Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand.    [FULL  STORY]