A total of 100 metric tons of relief supplies were donated by Taiwan to the Philippines Jan. 26, underscoring the government’s commitment to helping the New Southbound Policy target country bounce back from Typhoon Rai, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Taiwan recorded the decade’s highest rate of female participation in the workforce among women aged 45-64 years — 52.3 percent in 2020, according to the Cabinet-level Department of Gender Equality Jan. 22.
Taiwan is deepening economic and security relations with fellow forces for good such as Australia while contributing more to the international community, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
After discussions with relevant agencies and assessments, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on January 24 that it will maintain the Level 2 epidemic alert and adjust related measures, effective from January 25 and February 7, in response to the severe global coronavirus situation and the domestic cases of the Omicron variant. Adjustments and related regulations are listed below.
A total of 62 pledges aimed at combating corruption, promoting human rights and resisting authoritarianism were released Jan. 11 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of Taiwan’s commitment to advancing the objectives of the Summit for Democracy hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.
At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang received a National Development Council briefing on economic trends for 2022. Over the past year, the Cabinet team worked side by side with the people of Taiwan to keep COVID-19 at bay while creating another economic miracle. Nevertheless, we still face many challenges in the new year ahead, the premier said, such as new COVID variants, inflationary pressure, and global requirements for net-zero emissions.
The decision by the Czech Republic to expand cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan as contained in a new government program statement is sincerely welcomed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Jan. 8.
People who try to bring pork or pork products from Thailand into Taiwan will be fined at least NT$200,000 (US$7,218) after African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in the Southeast Asian nation, the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) for ASF said Tuesday.
In response to the threat posed by the Omicron variant, after discussions with relevant agencies and assessments, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on January 9 that it will maintain the Level 2 epidemic alert, effective from January 9 and January 24. Adjustments and related regulations are listed below.
Diplomats from 11 Indo-Pacific countries stationed in Taiwan took part in a specially organized New Year’s Eve function staged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, underscoring the commitment of the government to strengthening bonds with the country’s like-minded partners.
