The international review of the third national report on the implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) kicked off July 16 in Taipei City, highlighting Taiwan’s commitment to enacting and refining measures safeguarding women’s rights.

The government attaches great importance to Taiwan’s relations with ally El Salvador and will keep expanding exchanges for mutual benefits, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu July 13.

The Executive Yuan’s Department of Gender Equality (DGE) announced on Monday that the Review and Presentation of the ROC (Taiwan) CEDAW Third National Report is taking place between July 16 and 20 in Taipei. CEDAW is the United Nation’s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu is leading a nine-member delegation on a tour of El Salvador and Belize July 12-17 to deepen the friendships and bolster political and economic exchanges with the Central American allies.

The soon-to-launch Instagram account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will play a key role in raising awareness of the MOFA and its activities while expanding government-youth exchanges.

Taiwan and India share a firm friendship and the government is committed to expanding exchanges with the New Southbound Policy country across a broad spectrum of areas, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu July 7.

Taiwan and Japan should deepen economic ties by jointly exploring business opportunities in emerging markets across South and Southeast Asia, according to Premier Lai Ching-te July 7.

The government is committed to unlocking Taiwan’s rich tourism potential by diversifying visitor sources, upgrading facilities, and encouraging in-depth tours emphasizing the local characteristics of each region, according to Premier Lai Ching-te July 3.

The Personal Data Protection Office was launched July 4 in Taipei City by Chen Mei-ling, minister of the Cabinet-level National Development Council, as part of government efforts bringing Taiwan’s data protection laws more in line with EU standards.

President Tsai Ing-wen awarded July 3 outgoing American Institute in Taiwan Director Kin Moy the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon at the Office of the President in Taipei City for his substantive contributions to deepening the Taiwan-U.S. partnership.