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President Lai meets Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute delegation
TAIWAN, January 9 - Details 2025-01-06 President Lai receives credentials from new Guatemala Ambassador Luis Raúl Estévez López On the morning of January 6, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and...

ADB, Australia, Tuvalu Handover New Climate Resilient Boat Harbor in Nui
The Asian Development Bank, Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, and the Government of Australia joined the Government of Tuvalu on 14 June 2024 in the handover ceremony of the Nui Island Boat Harbor to the local community...

President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
TAIWAN, December 26 - President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee President Lai presides over second meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee On the afternoon of December 26,...

President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu
TAIWAN, December 4 - President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu On the...

President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the evening...

President Lai visits Nauti Primary School and receives traditional send-off in Tuvalu
TAIWAN, December 4 - President Lai visits Nauti Primary School and receives traditional send-off in Tuvalu President Lai visits Nauti Primary School and receives traditional send-off in Tuvalu On the afternoon of December 4 local time (noon of...

President Lai attends state banquet hosted by Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu
TAIWAN, December 4 - President Lai attends state banquet hosted by Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu President Lai attends state banquet hosted by Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu At noon on December 4 local time (morning of...

President Lai meets President Hilda C. Heine of the Marshall Islands and her cabinet
TAIWAN, December 3 - President Lai meets President Hilda C. Heine of the Marshall Islands and her cabinet President Lai meets President Hilda C. Heine of the Marshall Islands and her cabinet On the afternoon of December 3 local time (morning of...

President Lai addresses Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
TAIWAN, December 3 - President Lai addresses Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands On the afternoon of December 3 local time (morning of December 3 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te addressed the Nitijela (parliament) of the Republic...

President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 30 - President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the afternoon of November 30, President Lai...

President Lai arrives in Tuvalu and attends traditional welcome ceremony
TAIWAN, December 3 - President Lai arrives in Tuvalu and attends traditional welcome ceremony On the morning of December 4 local time (early morning of December 4 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te arrived at Funafuti International Airport in...

President Lai holds reception for traveling press corps
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai holds reception for traveling press corps At noon on December 6 local time (morning of December 6 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te held a reception in Palau for the press corps traveling with his delegation....

ADB, Tuvalu Commission Latest Achievements of Clean Energy Project in Funafuti
FUNAFUTI, TUVALU (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tuvalu today commissioned 500 kilowatt on-grid solar rooftops in Funafuti and a 2 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) that will provide...

COP29 Concludes: Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking another milestone in the global fight...

Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam
TAIWAN, December 6 - Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam On November 30 and December 4...

President Lai transits in Guam en route for a state visit to Republic of Palau
TAIWAN, December 4 - President Lai transits in Guam en route for a state visit to Republic of Palau On the afternoon of December 4 (noon on December 4 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te departed from Tuvalu while en route for a state visit to...

ADB, Tuvalu Sign a Grant Agreements to Improve Water and Sanitation Services in Funafuti
FUNAFUTI, TUVALU (19 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tuvalu have signed today a grant agreement amounting to $16.53 million to support the improvement of water supply and sanitation management in Funafuti....

President Lai arrives in Republic of the Marshall Islands
TAIWAN, December 3 - President Lai arrives in Republic of the Marshall Islands President Lai Ching-te departed from Hawaii while en route for state visits to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Palau. After a...

President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 30 - President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November...

President Lai to lead delegation on visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 22 - President Lai to lead delegation on visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai to lead delegation on visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the morning of November 22, the Presidential Office...