Premier Lai Ching-te today highlighted the importance of promoting innovative social development. Externally, Taiwan can demonstrate its pursuit of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, bring the nation in line with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and strengthen links to the international community.
Recognition of Taiwan’s democratic society, economic development and high-tech prowess by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his address on the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is deeply appreciated, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs July 31.
In order to help industries to tap into New Southbound markets and export Taiwan’s health supplements to Malaysia smoothly, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (namely TFDA) and the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (namely NPRA) of Malaysia have reached an agreement through negotiations in September 2017.
The 2018 Taiwan Muslim Youth Exchange Camp for Southeast Asian Countries wrapped up July 28 in Taipei City, offering 40 young people from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore a deeper understanding of the nation’s economic, political and social development.
President Tsai Ing-wen will make a nine-day state visit to Paraguay and Belize next month, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Maria Liu announced at the Office of the President July 30 in Taipei City.
Premier Lai Ching-te touted Taiwan’s world-leading recycling efforts during opening remarks at the 20th anniversary exhibition of the Environmental Protection Administration’s Resource Recycling Fund on Tuesday, saying Taiwan’s recycling rate of 52.51 percent (4.13 million metric tons recycled) in 2017 fell behind only Germany and Austria. He thanked people from all sectors of Taiwan society for their hard work.
President Hilda C. Heine of the Marshall Islands arrived July 26 in Taiwan on a seven-day state visit aimed at expanding exchanges and deepening friendship between the Indo-Pacific nations.
Monthly nongovernmental organization seminars will be staged at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei City as part of government efforts to deepen cooperation with local NGOs and help the groups expand their international presence, the MOFA announced July 26.
China’s campaign of coercion against international airlines designating Taiwan as a country on their websites was strongly condemned July 25 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The government is fully committed to maintaining the cross-strait status quo for the benefit of the people of both sides and throughout the region, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu July 23.
