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Bezos Earth Fund Invests $37.5M USD to Accelerate Pacific-Led Ocean Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...

President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire
TAIWAN, September 3 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the University of Tokyo’s...
President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group
TAIWAN, September 2 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament of...
President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli
TAIWAN, September 2 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the University of Tokyo’s...
President Lai presides over fourth meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
TAIWAN, June 26 - Details 2025-03-18 President Lai meets Commander-in-Chief of US Veterans of Foreign Wars Alfred Lipphardt On the morning of March 18, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Alfred Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the...

Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

THROUGH BOLD PROJECT, SAMOA WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE, PRESERVE IDENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
SAMOA, October 2 - [PRESS RELEASE 3 October 2025, Apia] – Samoa is taking active steps to build resilience by capitalising on a “new era” where Pacific communities placed at the forefront of climate change impacts can begin to systematically...
President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister Panapasi Nelesone
TAIWAN, April 15 - Details 2025-04-10 President Lai pens Bloomberg News article on Taiwan’s response to US reciprocal tariffs On April 10, an article penned by President Lai Ching-te entitled “Taiwan Has a Roadmap for Deeper US Trade Ties” was...

President Lai pens Bloomberg News article on Taiwan’s response to US reciprocal tariffs
TAIWAN, April 9 - Details 2025-04-08 President Lai receives credentials from new Tuvalu Ambassador Lily Tangisia Faavae On the morning of April 8, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...

From Superheroes to Silver Dollars: National Coin Week Celebrates Pop Culture and Money
April 20-26, 2025 event emphasizes money is history you can hold in your hands COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- What do Homer Simpson, the Olympic games, Elvis Presley, and Superman have in common? They've...
President Lai receives credentials from new Tuvalu Ambassador Lily Tangisia Faavae
TAIWAN, April 8 - Details 2025-03-28 President Lai meets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones On the afternoon of March 28, President Lai Ching-te met with British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones. In remarks,...

PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
[PRESS RELEASE – TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025] – His Excellency Mr. Victor Vavricker presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at a Credentials Ceremony held...
President Lai meets delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Denzil Douglas of Saint Christopher and Nevis
TAIWAN, March 18 - Details 2025-03-17 President Lai meets Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council Chairman Furuya Keiji On the afternoon of March 17, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Japanese House of Representatives Member...
President Lai meets Commander-in-Chief of US Veterans of Foreign Wars Alfred Lipphardt
TAIWAN, March 18 - Details 2025-02-17 President Lai meets former United States Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger On the morning of February 17, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by former United States Deputy...
President Lai addresses opening of 2025 Yushan Forum
TAIWAN, March 17 - Details 2025-03-13 President Lai attends Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2025 Spring Banquet On the evening of March 13, President Lai Ching-te attended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2025 Spring Banquet for foreign ambassadors and...

Microbix & ACPCC support efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of...
17 Emerging Leaders from Asia-Pacific Advance Disaster Risk Reduction Skills: UNITAR Training Concludes with Workshop in Fiji
Following three months of capacity-building via online learning and virtual classrooms, the in-person workshop allowed the participants to engage in expert-led lectures and study tours for contextualized, experiential and practical learning. At...

Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry
Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry February 28th 2025 Solomon Islands Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, held […]

ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....
Presidential Office thanks White House for its statement on enduring US commitment to Indo-Pacific region
TAIWAN, January 11 - Details 2025-01-09 President Lai meets Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute delegation On the morning of January 9, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and...