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.
The government is redoubling its efforts to keep African swine fever out of Taiwan as the busy Lunar New Year travel season approaches. African swine fever is a disease that does not affect humans, but is fatal to pigs. The disease has spread to a number of Asian countries.
Passengers flying into Taiwan from Indonesia who are caught bringing in pork products will be subject to a fine of NT$200,000 (US$6,621), the Central Emergency Operation Center for African swine fever (ASF) said Friday. The announcement came after Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the previous day that an ASF outbreak has taken place in the country's Sumatra Province, according to a weekly report issued that day by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
To encourage young people from Taiwan to find creative ways to promote Taiwan on the world stage, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has teamed up with the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity’s representative organization in Taiwan for the fifth time, in selecting teams from August 27 to December 3 to represent Taiwan as part of the Young Lions film competition at the festival.
At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang thanked 14 government ministries and agencies for efforts this past year to keep Taiwan free of African swine fever (ASF). In the work of disease control, he reiterated, there is absolutely no room for negligence or oversight.
