2021/05/06 15:10 Formosa Club s latest chapter will launch in Indo-Pacific on May 7. Formosa Club s latest chapter will launch in Indo-Pacific on May 7. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) An estimated 250 legislators from 17 countries are expected to sign up when Taiwan launches the Indo-Pacific chapter of its Formosa Club, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday (May 6). The pro-Taiwan association already has branches covering Europe, Africa, Latin America, and West Asia, with hundreds of member lawmakers working to improve relations and enhance ties with the country. The official launch ceremony for the chapter has been scheduled for Friday (May 7), according to MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department chief Larry Tseng (曾瑞利).
Ministry looking to help 80 Taiwanese leave India
By Lu Yi-hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said that it is assisting more than 80 Taiwanese citizens to return from India, but panned media reports that it had been against the idea.
Six staff members of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India have tested positive for COVID-19: two diplomats and four employees, with one of them having become seriously ill, the ministry said.
The TECC’s deputy director-general is reportedly one of the patients, although the ministry on Wednesday said that it could not give out the patients’ details out of consideration for their privacy.
2021/03/10 10:58 Palau Rock Islands Southern Lagoon. (flickr, Michael photo) Palau Rock Islands Southern Lagoon. (flickr, Michael photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) As Taiwan negotiates with diplomatic ally Palau on a travel bubble, travel agencies report that the cost of a four-day trip to the island country will rise by 166 percent to NT$80,000 (US$2,821). The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Central Epidemic Command Center, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) are in discussions with the Palauan government on setting up a travel bubble as soon as April. During a press conference on Tuesday (March 9), Larry Tseng (曾瑞利), head of MOFA s Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said negotiations should conclude in mid to late March.