The Republic of China (Taiwan) government extends its sincere condolences to those affected by Hurricane Irma and is ready and willing to assist ROC diplomatic allies in the Caribbean with relief and reconstruction efforts.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) government extends its sincere condolences to those affected by Hurricane Irma and is ready and willing to assist ROC diplomatic allies in the Caribbean with relief and reconstruction efforts.
Premier Lai Ching-te today attended the gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT), where he represented his administration to extend a warm welcome to Taiwan to the conference’s 3,700 information technology leaders from 80 nations.
Taiping Island, the largest naturally formed island of the Nansha (Spratly) Islands in the South China Sea, was visited Sept. 6 for the first time by an international group of academics and researchers organized by the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Science and Technology.
Two groups of Taiwan youth agricultural ambassadors will visit Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively, Sept. 10-16 as part of government efforts to foster closer exchanges with the nations under the New Southbound Policy, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Participants in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-organized International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program are set to conclude the first portion of their two-city tours Sept. 2, according to the MOFA.
The 2017 Summer Universiade concluded Aug. 30 at Taipei Stadium with a ceremony featuring a wide array of dance and music performances.
Against the flitting notes of the suona and saxophone, Taipei slowly extinguished the Universiade torch, bringing the flame to the end of a long journey. By this light, nearly 7,700 athletes part of 134 delegations from around the world had participated in the 2017 World University Games. The flag of International University Sports Federation (FISU_ was taken down in a closing ceremony in Taipei on Wednesday and passed to Naples, the host of the 2019 Summer Universiade.
Taiwan secured eight golds Aug. 29 on the final day of competitive events in most sports at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade, pushing its gold medal tally at the games to a national record-breaking total of 26.
Taiwan sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching snatched women’s doubles tennis gold Aug. 28 at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade.
Taiwan’s first indigenously produced ultra-high resolution Earth observation satellite Formosat-5 was launched at 2:51 a.m. Aug. 25 Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, representing a milestone in the nation’s space technology industry.
