Unanimous approval of the Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s application for membership in the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation was welcomed Dec. 10 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Unanimous approval of the Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s application for membership in the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation was welcomed Dec. 10 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Taiwan’s farsighted One Country, One Center initiative is sharing the country’s health care experience with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific, underscoring the government’s commitment to improving lives across the region.
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.” These words provide an apposite description of the year 2020. Throughout this year, Covid-19 has caused economies across the world to shrink. Lockdowns, social distancing rules, canceled flights, and other anti-coronavirus measures have dealt a crushing blow to many industries, giving rise to a wave of job losses. Creative artists are bearing the brunt because of the cancellation of income-generating events and performances.
On December 10, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced four new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Among those four new cases confirmed today, one is an Indonesia woman in her 30s (Case #722), and the other three are Philippine nationals (Cases #723-725). Among the three Philippine nationals, Case #723 is a man in his 20s, Case #724 is a man in his 30s, and Case #725 is a woman in her 40s.
President Tsai Ing-wen marked Human Rights Day on December 10 by addressing the 2020 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award ceremony via video at the invitation of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD). She congratulated the award winner the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF), headquartered in Australia, and emphasized that Taiwan is determined to play a more proactive role in promoting international human rights.
President Tsai Ing-wen was invited by the Hudson Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, to deliver remarks at 8:00 a.m. this morning (December 10 local time; December 9, 7:00 p.m. US EST) at their virtual year-end celebration.
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has become a full member of the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR) at 14th ICCR Annual Meeting, held on December 7, 2020. This is a new chapter for the collaboration between Taiwan and ICCR. It can represent that TFDA has been affirmed for our recent efforts in the internationalization of cosmetics administration regulations.
The World Masters Games 2025 will be held in Taiwan. President Tsai Ing-wen delivered an address today at the virtual press conference for the contract signing, jointly held by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) and the governments of host cities Taipei City and New Taipei City. President Tsai affirmed that Taiwan aims to host the most successful ever World Masters Games, and will do its utmost to realize the ideal of “Sport for All.”
