Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has been invited to speak in Los Angeles later this month on Taiwan's possible role in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has been invited to speak in Los Angeles later this month on Taiwan's possible role in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is redoubling efforts to expand Taiwan’s international space on the back of closer cooperation with local nongovernmental organizations, according to MOFA Deputy Minister Hsu Szu-chien Feb. 23.
Taiwan’s first self-contained testing facility for self-driving vehicles had its grand opening on Monday. Located in Tainan City’s Shalun District, the Taiwan CAR Lab hosts a unique testing environment closely modeled on actual traffic and street conditions characteristic of Southeast Asia.
A bill proposed by the Ministry of Justice on same-sex marriage in Taiwan was approved Feb. 21 by the Cabinet, underscoring the government’s commitment to promoting freedom, human rights, and the right to marry and found a family.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) welcomes and appreciates the resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC) at its winter meeting on February 13 to reaffirm the US commitment to Taiwan on the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act. The resolution highlighted the Democratic Party’s staunch support of Taiwan-US relations.
At Thursday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, Premier Su Tseng-chang said that the Smart Machinery Development Program has produced encouraging results since its launch, powering a 7.3-percent increase in the industry’s production value, from a record of over NT$1 trillion (US$32.4 billion) in 2017 to a new record high of NT$1.18 trillion (US$38.3 billion) in 2018.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday said that in 2018 the total value of Taiwan’s agricultural exports hit US$5.47 billion, a 20-year high, and agricultural exports to China alone grew by 23 percent, setting a new record at US$1.27 billion. The government has continued to develop new markets and steadily increase exports to countries covered by the New Southbound Policy.
A resolution in support of Taiwan passed by the Executive Committee of the Association of State Democratic Committees was welcomed Feb. 14 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Chairman of the European Parliament-Taiwan Friendship Group (EPTFG) Werner Langen will lead a seven-member delegation, comprising Members of the European Parliament and staff, to Taiwan from February 17 to 22. MOFA warmly welcomes the delegation’s visit.
A yearlong program of events celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act was announced Feb. 12 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei City.
