The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that directs the U.S. secretary of state to help Taiwan regain observer status at the World Health Organization (WHO).

Taiwan on Tuesday made another US$500,000 donation to Indonesia to support relief efforts following a deadly tsunami that left hundreds dead last December.

Taiwan's government will continue to seek support from members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and meet its standards to join the trade bloc, Andrew Lee (李憲章), the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), said Saturday.

The annual conference of Bangkok-headquartered Asian Ecotourism Network is set to kick off Jan. 19 in the southern county of Chiayi, according to event organizer Taiwan Ecotourism Association.

A total of nine Taiwan universities are among the top 100 in emerging economies, according to a survey released Jan. 7 by U.K.-headquartered Times Higher Education.

A cultural exchange program organized by Taiwan that provides Chinese language lessons to Filipino students has had positive results, according to the Taiwan Education Center Philippines.

Taiwan sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching claimed the Hobart International women’s doubles title Jan. 12 in Australia, clinching the duo’s first victory in the tournament.

A Taiwan news program produced by an indigenous station, a miniseries and a TV channel were honored at the 23rd Asian Television Awards held Jan. 11-12 in Kuching, Malaysia.

The British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group on Thursday expressed support for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's response to China's recent warning that unification with Taiwan is inevitable.

The Youth Overseas Peace Corps is deepening Taiwan’s people-to-people ties with nations around the world.