In order to promote cross-disciplinary innovation and upgrade Taiwan’s agricultural science R&D capabilities, the Council of Agriculture (COA) is holding the first ever “National Agricultural Science Award” activity.
In order to promote cross-disciplinary innovation and upgrade Taiwan’s agricultural science R&D capabilities, the Council of Agriculture (COA) is holding the first ever “National Agricultural Science Award” activity.
The establishment of strong value-based alliances with like-minded countries and international partners was among Taiwan's major achievements this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday in a review of its efforts in 2019.
Imports of canned Vietnamese pork products have been banned after a pork liver paste from the Southeast Asian country tested positive for African swine fever virus, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Dec. 25.
At the Cabinet's weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang received a Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) briefing on Taiwan's space program and efforts to expand into the global space industry.
The agriculture council says that if African swine fever breaks out in Taiwan, the government will impose a ban on the transport and slaughtering of pigs for at least one week. African swine fever does not affect humans but it is fatal to pigs. The disease has spread to 11 Asian countries, following an outbreak in China last August.
Taiwan thanked U.S. President Donald Trump Saturday for signing the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a resolution that calls for the enhancement of defense and security cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S.
The awards ceremony for airlines with outstanding performance in disease prevention and aviation safety “Fly to Health, Join Hands to Prevent Diseases” was hosted on December 18.
Chiayi Christian Hospital and Dr. Wei Fu-chan of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital were awarded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Friend of Foreign Service Medals at a ceremony Dec. 19 in Taipei City.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday touted three major investment programs designed to attract capital from not only overseas Taiwanese businesses but also domestic corporations that have never invested in China, as well as locally based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Taiwan public and private sector support for the country’s bid to participate in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change has raised global awareness of the many ways Taiwan Can Help realize U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dec. 16.
