President of the Legislative Yuan Su Jia-chyuan delivered a speech on parliamentary diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on November 14, discussing new concepts on promoting such diplomacy and leveraging national strengths to share Taiwan’s experience with other countries. Using concrete examples, he provided insight into flexible and pragmatic ways of conducting parliamentary diplomacy.
Following the completion of a two-week mutual evaluation by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in Taiwan, the mutual evaluation committee on Friday announced its preliminary results. While the report has yet to be finalized, the committee said this morning that Taiwan had made clear progress over the last two years, thanks to high-level government support and the cooperation of the public and private sectors.
Premier Lai Ching-te on Thursday said that the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exhibition said that the event puts an international spotlight on Taiwan and is an excellent chance for the city of Taichung to connect with the world. He encouraged the public to take advantage of the opportunity to share in the spectacle while the expo continues.
To promote the President’s vision of Taiping Island as a supply base and center for humanitarian assistance and rescue operations, and in order to foster scientific research in the South China Sea in accordance with national policy, on Nov. 14 Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) Hwung Hwung-Hweng led a delegation of representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the Ministry of National Defense (MND), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),
Highlighting Taiwan’s digital economy expertise and boosting regional technology collaboration are among the nation’s top priorities for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting, according to Morris Chang, representative of President Tsai Ing-wen to the summit.
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. of Palau, one of Taiwan's six diplomatic allies in the Pacific, arrived in Taiwan Saturday for a state visit, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
With a number of Taiwanese businesses in China set to return to invest in Taiwan in the face of trade conflict between the U.S. and China, Premier Lai Ching-te on Thursday convened the 25th interministerial meeting on accelerating investment in Taiwan, where he was briefed by the National Development Council on a draft action plan to welcome such businesses home.
The short film “A Promise to the Land” was released Nov. 5 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-backed Trending Taiwan YouTube channel to spotlight the nation’s merits as a valuable global partner in combating climate change and promoting sustainable development.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs José María Liu presided over the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan (PILP) on October 24. Ambassadors and Representatives from such nations as Australia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United States joined Vice Minister Liu at the ceremony to witness 22 participants from 12 Pacific Island nations complete the program. The participants also gave a lively and colorful p
The “2018 Global Health Forum in Taiwan” (GHF Taiwan), jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), will be held at Howard Civil Service International House from October 28th to 29th. This year, President Tsai Ing-wen will be invited to speak at the opening ceremony and launch the grand opening of the forum. The theme this year is “Resilience: New Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health”.
