The Marshall Islands has elected David Kabua as its new president on Monday. Taiwan’s ambassador to the Pacific nation, Jeffrey S. C. Hsiao, congratulated Kabua in person on behalf of Taiwan. Kabua said he will support diplomatic ties between the Marshall Islands and Taiwan. He also praised the way Taiwan has helped his country.

Taiwan ranks first in Asia and ninth worldwide for gender equality, according to the 2020 Gender at a Glance in R.O.C. (Taiwan) report released Friday by the Executive Yuan's Department of Gender Equality (DGE).

Palau is one of 15 countries in the world and one of four in the South Pacific that have maintained a formal relationship with Taiwan at a time when China has tried to poach Taiwan's allies. Before boarding his plane, Chen said Taiwan and Palau have established strong ties with each other in a wide range of areas such as education and agriculture.

In order to promote cross-disciplinary innovation and upgrade Taiwan’s agricultural science R&D capabilities, the Council of Agriculture (COA) is holding the first ever “National Agricultural Science Award” activity.

The establishment of strong value-based alliances with like-minded countries and international partners was among Taiwan's major achievements this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday in a review of its efforts in 2019.

Imports of canned Vietnamese pork products have been banned after a pork liver paste from the Southeast Asian country tested positive for African swine fever virus, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Dec. 25.

At the Cabinet's weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang received a Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) briefing on Taiwan's space program and efforts to expand into the global space industry.

The agriculture council says that if African swine fever breaks out in Taiwan, the government will impose a ban on the transport and slaughtering of pigs for at least one week. African swine fever does not affect humans but it is fatal to pigs. The disease has spread to 11 Asian countries, following an outbreak in China last August.

Taiwan thanked U.S. President Donald Trump Saturday for signing the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a resolution that calls for the enhancement of defense and security cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S.

The awards ceremony for airlines with outstanding performance in disease prevention and aviation safety “Fly to Health, Join Hands to Prevent Diseases” was hosted on December 18.