The 2024 Global Corporate Sustainability Forum is running through Nov. 21 in Taipei City, underscoring Taiwan’s commitment to a just, orderly and equitable energy transition at home and abroad, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Organized by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy, the three-day event invited governmental officials, members of the diplomatic corps stationed […]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Russia had to take steps to protect itself, after being asked about Russia lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike, adding NATO should review the Russian statement carefully.
President Lai Ching-te received a delegation from Denmark’s Folketing at the Presidential Office Nov. 15 in Taipei City and anticipated expanding cooperation with the Nordic state in areas spanning green energy, net-zero transition, trade and economy. According to the PO, the group was led by Pia Kjærsgaard, former parliament speaker and current head of the […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president. Zelensky said he had a “constructive exchange” with Trump during their phone conversation after his victory in the US presidential election. He did not say whether Trump had made […]
The strong support for Taiwan extended by the heads of state and government of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kingdom of Eswatini at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 13. According to […]
The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection staged the 31st Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum Nov. 6-8 in Taipei City, hosting the meeting for the second time since it joined the organization in 1994. Founded in 1994, APLMF aims to improve trade in the Asia-Pacific by removing barriers through the development of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called “total support” for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism. The speech was read out at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to his African counterparts. Several African governments have cut ties with traditional Western […]
President Lai Ching-te spoke at a press conference Nov. 7 in Taipei City to recognize Taiwan’s delegation departing for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting and express his confidence that the representatives would convey the country’s voice and perspectives to other APEC member economies. Lai praised the delegation leader, Lin Hsin-i, noting his […]
Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun presided over ceremonies receiving the Coast Guard Administration’s new vessel Lienchiang and naming the patrol ship Hualien Nov. 6 in northern Taiwan’s Keelung City. Speaking at the ceremonies, Cheng said the positive developments represent another giant step forward in the government’s domestic shipbuilding project, which aims to build 141 patrol ships […]
By Martin Banks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is being marked with the launch of a new initiative aimed at protecting the media in their work.
