President Baron Divavesi Waqa of Taiwan's Pacific island ally Nauru arrived in the country Monday for a five-day state visit, during which he will meet President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and tour the Taichung Flora Expo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

To prepare for the official implementation of “new immigrant language” courses in the 2019-2020 school year, the Ministry of Education has trained more than 2,000 part-time teachers and developed pilot programs for teaching the languages remotely in 44 schools, the ministry said yesterday.

Taiwan will continue to demonstrate its determination to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday as the free trade agreement took effect.

Premier Lai Ching-te on Thursday touted the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ (MOTC) intelligent transportation systems development program, which he said is boosting Taiwan’s smart transport industry and enabling technological integration across multiple disciplines.

Taiwan’s foreign policy in 2018 strengthened relations with key partners, defended the country’s sovereignty and values, enhanced travel convenience for the people and raised the nation’s global profile, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dec. 30.

The friendship and support extended to Taiwan by the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. are sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jan. 1.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) welcomes and appreciates the enactment of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (ARIA) by the United States government.

Premier Lai Ching-te, joined by Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji, Executive Yuan Secretary-General Cho Jung-tai and Executive Yuan Spokesperson Kolas Yotaka, held a year-end press conference on Friday.

The Executive Yuan on Thursday approved draft amendments to portions of the Patent Act to create a more robust patent protection system and promote industrial innovation.

In remarks Thursday following a presentation by the National Development Council (NDC) on planning for smart government, Premier Lai Ching-te said that accelerating the digital transformation of government is an important policy for Taiwan to match developments within the international community.