Taiwan's representative to the Philippines on Monday argued in an op-ed that Taiwan can provide a model for successfully controlling COVID-19 without a lockdown, as the Philippines prepares for a phased re-opening of its economy this week. In the op-ed, which was published in the Philippine Star and Malaya Business Insight, Representative Michael Hsu (徐佩勇) detailed the public health and economic challenges the pandemic has posed to the international community.
Taiwan could see its surgical face mask production top 19 million per day by mid-May after 22 additional production lines went into operation, Economic Affairs Minister Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) said Tuesday. Speaking during a radio interview, he said that the 19 million daily output is only a conservative estimate, expressing optimism that the 22 additional production lines could exceed that number once they are running smoothly.
Punk-influenced Kaohsiung band Fire EX. sings in Taiwanese about the times we live in and the band’s deep love of Taiwan, writing and performing such highly popular tracks as “Good Night! Formosa!” and “Island’s Sunrise” that kindle their fans’ hopes for Taiwan’s future.
Speaking from the Presidential Office yesterday evening, Vice President Chen Chien-jen participated in a videoconference at the invitation of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, joined by Bloomberg School Dean Ellen J. MacKenzie and American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Taipei Office Director Brent Christensen.
Taiwan's government has reasserted its sovereignty over the South China Sea and called on all claimants of the disputed waters to exercise restraint amid rising tensions. In a statement released late Friday, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed "stern protest and concerns" on the actions and statements of some countries in the region pertaining to the South China Sea.
The government platforms for the online purchase of surgical face masks now have a function that allows Taiwanese to donate their quota of surgical face masks to other countries that are in short supply, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
