Diplomatic Quarter (Taiwan)
The Diplomatic Quarter () is a building that houses most of Taiwan's foreign embassies, as well as the headquarters of the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF). It is located in the Tianmu neighbourhood of Shilin District in the capital Taipei. Additionally, the term may refer to the area around this building, for example in the context of the housing market. 2009 H1N1 case. On 15 June 2009 a female diplomat went to work inside the building after returning from a trip to the Americas. That afternoon, she felt uncomfortable and thus went home. On 16 June  she was examined in the National Taiwan University Hospital and the day after it was known that the examination was positive for the Pandemic H1N1/09 virus. The story only went public after a delay, for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was widely criticized as trying to keep the news hidden, endangering the health of other people inside the building and the general public.