Nauruan President Russ Joseph Kun will make a six-day state visit to Taiwan from Nov. 14 to 19, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Thursday. Kun will head a 20-member delegation of cabinet ministers and other officials, including
The United States Congress’ long-term bipartisan support toward Taiwan will not change regardless of the outcomes of Wednesday’s midterm elections, Taiwanese experts on American politics said on Thursday. With votes still being counted, Republicans and Democrats are still in a tight race for control of the U.S. Congress. Republicans are
Taiwan reported on Wednesday 24,857 new COVID-19 infections, all but 59 of which were locally transmitted, and 66 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The new cases represented a 25.1-percent drop from a week earlier, the CECC said. The deceased ranged in
Taipei and Taoyuan mayoral candidates in the Nov. 26 local elections scored the highest in general for youth welfare policies, local NGOs said Wednesday. Among the 54 mayoral and county magistrate nominees who responded to questions about their plans to improve welfare for children and teenagers, those from the two
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan mayoral candidates on Tuesday called for expanding a monthly public transportation pass program that current only serves Taipei and New Taipei cities. The “All Pass Ticket,” launched in 2018, currently offers unlimited use of the Taipei Metro, Danhai
The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew arrived in Taiwan Monday for a visit that will include discussions with President Tsai-Ing (蔡英文) on bilateral cooperation projects, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Speaking at Taoyuan International Airport, Drew said Taiwan and St. Kitts were “friends
The three main candidates in the 12-horse Taipei mayoral race attended a TV debate ahead of Taiwan’s Nov. 26 local government elections on Saturday. The three prominent candidates running for Taipei mayor — Kuomintang Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安), former Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) of the ruling
