In his book Shuicheng Taipei (“The Water City of Taipei”), author Shu Guozhi describes the dense concentration of waterways and ubiquity of wet rice paddies in 1970s Taipei. “Women did laundry at the sides of streams that could be found everywhere. When out and about, people walked alongside rivers or water-filled channels and often had to cross bridges. Indeed, some people could simply open their doors and see the bridges that they had to stride across every day.”

The global health network is incomplete without Taiwan.

Through government agencies and civic groups, Taiwan provides medical and health care assistance, as well as humanitarian aid, to allies and partner countries around the globe.

Taiwan shares its medical expertise with Eswatini.

Australia held a federal election on May 3 to elect its 48th Parliament, including all 150 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate. According to the results, the ruling Australian Labor Party won a majority of seats. The smooth and peaceful election process was characteristic of a mature democracy. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses sincere congratulations to the people and government of Aust

Singapore smoothly completed the election of its 15th Parliament on May 4. The result was a victory for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the People’s Action Party that he leads. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincere congratulations to the people and government of Singapore on the successful conclusion of yet another parliamentary election.

Taiwan has concluded its first round of in-person tariff talks with the U.S. in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 2025 (Eastern Daylight Time). The two sides held extensive discussions and exchanged views on a range of issues, including tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and other aspects of Taiwan-U.S. economic and trade cooperation. They expressed hope for creating more opportunities for industrial and economic development on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity, and agreed to continue discus