A statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backing Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 8.
A statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backing Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 8.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday it has been unable to arrange a charter flight before the end of May for Taiwanese nationals who want to leave India and urged those still in the country to book commercial flights if they wish to return.
Taiwan is absolutely committed to defending the shared values of freedom, democracy and respect for human rights in the face of China’s ongoing campaign of coercion, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
A short film spotlighting the ways Taiwan Can Help realize the World Health Organization’s goal of Health For All amid the COVID-19 pandemic and saluting front-line health care workers for International Year of Health and Care Workers was released May 6 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On May 6, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that that beginning May 10, the government-funded COVID-19 vaccine would be available to individuals in the seventh priority group, i.e., members of the armed forces and civilian personnel in military agencies and national security units, and individuals in the eighth priority groups, i.e., people aged 65 and above.
A total of 15 cryogenic ISO tanks was donated by Taiwan to India May 5, underscoring the commitment of the public and private sectors to assisting the New Southbound Policy target country combat COVID-19.
A shipment of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders from Taiwan touched down May 2 in India, underscoring the government’s commitment to helping the New Southbound Policy target country combat COVID-19.
Efforts by Taiwan’s representative offices boosted foreign trade and investment in the first quarter of 2021 while strengthening the country’s relationship with its allies and like-minded partners, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 3.
On May 5, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported that local infections remained severe in Laos and cases rose rapidly in recent weeks in the country. Thus, the CECC will remove Laos from its list of medium-risk countries/region, effective immediately. The CECC also reported that local cases in Bhutan continued to increase. Therefore, the CECC will move Bhutan to its list of medium-risk countries/regions from low-risk countries/regions, effective immediately.
The government is absolutely committed to defending Taiwan’s hard-won freedom and democracy in the face of China’s ongoing campaign of coercion, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
