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Taiwanese woman on busy Taipei street wearing face mask to protect herself against the covid-19 coronavirus epidemic. Another one of those $3 sales... Editorial website Image Size: Any size Duration: up to 5 years Country: Worldwide Industry sector: Travel & tourism Additional Details: Editorial website and app multiple use, in perpetuity

All good. The sale finally registered today, three weeks after publication.

Editorial, educational use, worldwide, high $$ Caption: Banners with pro-Taiwan independence slogans are displayed in the dedicated protest area during the inauguration ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2016, for Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen, the country’s first female president. Since its founding, Tsai's party, the Democratic Progressive Party, has claimed Taiwan's independence from China.

The Taiwanese government and CDC are promoting social distancing, but they have been so good at keeping Covid-19 outside the country (less than 400 confirmed infections so far despite the proximity to China) that many people don’t seem to take it as seriously as they should.

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. Perry

Lining up to buy rationed surgical masks at a pharmacy in Taipei. A very organized operation. Every citizen or resident non-citizen has a national health insurance card. Those with a card that ends with an even number can get their ration on even days, those that end with an odd number can get theirs on odd days. On Sundays anyone can get them, if there are still any available for that week. We can get only them once a week, and it’s registered in an online database, so if you got it on Wednesday this week, you can’t get it again until Wednesday next week, either at the same place or at any of the other authorized pharmacies. The ration is now up to nine masks per person per week.

I found one of my images on a website last weekend that hasn't been registered as sold in my sales history (yet). It had my full credit, and it also included five other fully credited Alamy pics, so I'm assuming that it's on the up and up. In addition, the Alamy form for unauthorized use says: "Remember, some customers confirm use after publication so it might take a few months for your sale to be processed". Still, it's the first time I've found one of my pictures before it's been reported, so I'm wondering if this is common, and how long others have had to wait before it is reported. Perry https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/the-great-face-mask-debate-the-great-face-mask-debate/

Taiwanese woman on busy Taipei street wearing face mask to protect herself against the covid-19 coronavirus epidemic. RF, mid-$$ Country: Worldwide Usage: Commercial electronic, Websites, apps, social media and blogs (excludes advertising). Worldwide for 5 years. Media: Website, app and social media Taiwan has been very lucky this far, no lockdown and less than 400 infections.

Book, print and/or e-book, one time editorial use within all formats of a single title. $$ The King Boat surfs on a wave of ghost money in preparation of its burning as part of a tri-annual daoist ritual to cleanse the area of Xigang in southern Taiwan from misfortune, pestilence and bad spirits for the next three years.

A battery swapping station for Gogoro electric scooters in Taipei. $$ Country: Worldwide Usage: Presentation or newsletters, Use in a presentation/talk (eg,Powerpoint and Keynote) or in an editorial newsletter. Start: 17 February 2020 End: 17 February 2025

Taiwan is in the news these days becuse of the coronavirus epidemic and the recent presidential election. Low $$. Single placement on a news website, includes archive rights in perpetuity. Includes use on social media as part of a link back to the original article; Duration: 1 week.

Yes, it's completely covered in white by now. We want to visit sometime during the winter as well and do some skiing (not much of that here in Taiwan), but if you like this kind of autumn landscape and hiking, I really recommend it. We've been a couple of times but only done long day hikes from the hostel we stayed at so far, but are thinking about going again, bringing camping gear and spending several days walking from one end of the national park to the other.

First sale of the year. From one of our autumn hiking trips to lovely Daisetsuzan National Park in the middle of Hokkaido. Low $. China, Editorial website, Bulk Discount, Flat Rate

A lovely autumn day hiking in Daisetsuzan NationalPark in central Hokkaido a couple of years ago. RF $$, sold for Corporate Package Use – Internal use and external non-advertising use

RF, NU Editorial website and app multiple use, in perpetuity. Lowest $. Love the religious festivals here in Taiwan, they are wild with all the firecrackers, self-flagellating spirit mediums, drums, cymbals, horns and incense smoke. And I like the picture. Note the smoke cloud from the small mountain of firecrackers going off in the background