Taiwan officials said Saturday that they will closely watch the impact of the decision by United States' President Donald Trump to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO), with Taiwan's health minister saying the move could create an opportunity for closer cooperation between the countries.
After a briefing by the National Development Council on economic development plans for the post-coronavirus era, Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday said that Taiwan’s democratic response to the pandemic has emerged as a model for other countries, and that international investment confidence in Taiwan has risen even further.
The Vietnamese government will dispatch a charter flight Friday to pick up Vietnamese nationals stranded in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed Thursday. "According to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, the repatriation flight will take place on May 29, with priority given to pregnant women, the elderly, seriously ill patients and young children," MOFA spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said during a regular press briefing.
The border control measures implemented in Taiwan to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus will remain in place, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday, while announcing an easing of social distancing guidelines soon. The announcement came as the country marked its 45th day of no new domestically transmitted coronavirus cases.
Premier Su Tseng-chang called a meeting of government officials Tuesday to discuss how Taiwan is to lift coronavirus restrictions after having successfully contained the spread of the disease. In principle, the government will maintain strict control measures at the borders while easing restrictions within the nation.
Taiwan donated US$700,000 to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in May to help the inter-governmental forum better handle transmittable diseases by using digital technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
On May 23, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it gradually eased restrictions on applicants for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing considering that domestic coronavirus situation is under control.
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) constantly employs technology to assist in implementing disease prevention efforts. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) recently established a bilingual chatbot on Google Assistant to serve as another channel for the public to obtain latest information regarding disease prevention.
A total of 92 foreign dignitaries, including officials with the United States government, have congratulated President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on her inauguration for her second term through video messages, Taiwan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. In a statement issued after Tsai's inauguration ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said 92 political figures from 41 countries relayed their well-wishes to Tsai and Taiwan in pre-recorded messages.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) sincerely thanks Taiwan’s diplomatic allies and like-minded countries for voicing strong support at the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly May 18 and 19 for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization. This support was particularly appreciated considering that the agenda for this year’s WHA had been significantly shortened and each country was only given two minutes to deliver remarks.
