A six-member delegation from the New Zealand Parliament led by Chairperson of the Social Services and Community Select Committee Joseph Mooney MP and Cochair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan Ingrid Leary MP is visiting Taiwan from April 13 to 18. During the visit, the delegation will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and attend banquets hosted by President of the Legislative Yuan Han Kuo-yu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
On April 3, Taichung City Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen led a team from the city government on a visit to Singapore, where they visited a waste recycling facility, the Great Singapore Sale, and the Singapore National Stadium. They returned to Taiwan on the morning of April 6. Mayor Lu expressed her deep appreciation for the warm and thoughtful hospitality extended by the Singapore Government during their three-day visit.
United States President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos., Jr. held a trilateral summit in Washington, DC, on April 11.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) was informed by the Thailand Trade and Economic Office (TTEO) on April 12 that the government of Thailand has donated NT$1 million to assist with Taiwan’s reconstruction work following the earthquake in Hualien. The donation was made to the Taiwan Foundation for Disaster Relief bank account set up by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. MOFA sincerely thanks the government of Thailand and the TTEO for their concern for Taiwan and their generous donation to h
The annual Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage from Taichung’s Dajia Jenn Lann Temple will start tonight at 11 p.m., marking the beginning of a 9-day, 8-night journey on foot. The route will pass through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, and Chiayi, with plans to return on the night of April 14. This afternoon, Deputy Mayor Huang Kuo-jung, on behalf of Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen, respectfully invited Mazu onto the palanquin.
After a summit meeting between President Joe Biden of the United States and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on April 10, the two heads of state issued a joint statement reiterating the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and a fact sheet mentioning Taiwan’s contribution to development of Pacific island nations.
On April 9, Taiwan and New Zealand signed amendments to add pineapples to the list of approved products in the export plan for fruit and vegetables from Taiwan into New Zealand at a joint management committee meeting on sanitary and phytosanitary measures under ANZTEC—the economic cooperation agreement between the countries. The breakthrough is the result of almost eight years of negotiations and will expand the sale of Taiwan’s agricultural products on the international market.
“Do you think they are adequate?” This question was solicitously posed to both parties by Chou Sheng-hsin, chief executive director of the Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association, which is acting as “matchmaker” for the Taiwan–Japan “friendship trails.”
