Press Releases from Presseabteilung Taipeh Vertretung (75 total)
Yani Tseng breaks LPGA record with fourth major win
By Meg Chang
Taiwan’s Yani Tseng, 22, became the youngest player in history to win four major Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament titles when she…
President Ma urges US to sell Taiwan more weapons
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou again called on the U.S. to sell Taiwan weapons such as F-16 C/D fighters to help maintain the nation’s…
R.O.C. (Taiwan) President presides over 2011 national security drill
By Meg Chang
Taiwan’s first exercise combining multiple natural disasters with a military crisis successfully wrapped up June 21, the National Security Council said.
Presided…
New lab makes Taiwan solar cell companies more competitive
By Aaron Hsu
The recently completed Certification Body Testing Laboratory will make it easier for Taiwan’s photovoltaic cell manufacturers to sell their products on the…
Premier Wu eyes expanded Taiwan-Europe ties
By Elaine Hou
Taiwan will capitalize on improved relations with countries throughout Europe to strengthen exchanges in commerce, trade and culture, according to ROC Premier…
Taiwan makes breakthrough in solar cell efficiency
By Kwangyin Liu
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute has developed a new type of solar cell with metal wrap-through technology that boosts its light to power…
Taiwan’s April unemployment rate drops to 4.29 percent
By Meg Chang
Taiwan’s jobless rate fell 1.1 percentage points year on year to 4.29 percent in April, its lowest level since October 2008, according to…
Taiwan’s health minister lodges WHO protest
By Elaine Hou
Department of Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta lodged a formal complaint with the World Health Organization May 16 over its reference to Taiwan as…
Heritage Foundation ranks Taiwan's economy 25th most free
By Aaron Hsu
Taiwan was ranked as having the world’s 25th freest economy in the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom released May 15 by U.S.-based think…
Taiwan President slams WHO for hypocrisy
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou described the actions of the World Health Organization as hypocritical for referring to Taiwan as a province of mainland…
Taiwan President urges Beijing to step up political reforms
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou called on mainland China Feb. 21 to step up political reforms leading to democracy, rule of law and the…
Taiwan President welcomes democratic developments in Egypt
By Meg Chang
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou hopes to see the rapid establishment of democracy in Egypt in accordance with the people’s will, Presidential Spokesman Lo…
Reading festival debuts at Taipei book fair
By Kwangyin Liu
More than 40 public reading sessions will be held during the upcoming Taipei International Book Exhibition, organizer Taipei Book Fair Foundation said Feb.…
Taiwan President, MAC minister laud cross-strait relations
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said patience, persistence and in-depth exchanges are the best ways for Taipei and Beijing to resolve any knotty issues…
Taiwan President welcomes US commitment to TRA
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said he was encouraged by continuing U.S. adherence to the Taiwan Relations Act, which requires Washington to provide Taipei…
President Ma calls for US arms sales to Taiwan
By Elaine Hou
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou urged the U.S. to continue selling Taiwan defensive weapons during a reception for members of Washington-based think tank American…
EU visa waiver boosts Taiwan tourism
The EU visa-waiver program for ROC nationals, which took effect Jan. 11, is set to play a pivotal role in bolstering visitor exchanges, according to…
Taiwan MOEA promotes smart handheld device industry
By Audrey Wang
The Ministry of Economic Affairs is gearing up to promote the development of smart handheld devices in Taiwan, targeting industry output value of…
TAITRA initiative boosts image of Taiwanese products
Meg Chang
A year-long promotional campaign has seen popularity of Taiwan’s two signature industries greatly increase in select overseas markets, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council…
Taiwan President outlines clean energy objectives
By Kwangyin Liu
ROC (Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou said Dec. 14 that Taiwan will take advantage of its high-tech capabilities to increase its energy efficiency by…
EU grants visa-free entry to ROC (Taiwan) nationals
By Elaine Hou
The EU Council of Ministers voted unanimously to include Taiwan in its visa-waiver program Nov. 25, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy…
Taiwan develops upgraded disease-simulation program
By Grace Kuo
A simulation program that models the spread of highly communicable diseases at least a thousand times faster than its U.S. counterparts was unveiled…
Taiwan Former Vice President Lien outlines APEC goals
By Audrey Wang
Taiwan will push for the formation of a regional free trade area at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting, according to former…
Taiwan tops world at Nuremberg invention fair
By Grace Kuo
Taiwan has won the team championship at the iENA International Trade Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, for the second year in a row.
With…
Taipei Flora Expo pavilions win top architecture prize
By Kwangyin Liu
An architectural project designed especially for the Taipei International Flora Exposition is co-winner of the Taiwan Architecture Awards' top prize for 2010, the…
President Ma calls for expansion of ROC soft power
By Audrey Wang
At the 8th Annual Global Views Business Forum, ROC President Ma Ying-jeou urges Taiwan businesses to exercise the country’s soft power in an…
Taiwan's GDP growth to hit fastest pace in 21 years
By Audrey Wang
The Economist Intelligence Unit expects Taiwan’s gross domestic product to grow by 9.2 percent in 2010, the fastest rate in 21…
Taiwan ranks 4th in BERI global investment report
By Audrey Wang
Taiwan is the world’s fourth best place to invest in, trailing only Switzerland, Singapore and Norway, according to the latest Business Risk Service…
Taiwan ranks 25th on Best Countries for Business list
By Audrey Wang
Taiwan advanced one spot to No. 25 in the fifth annual Best Countries for Business list published by U.S.-based magazine Forbes Sept. 8.
A…
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou sees no need to rush cross-strait ties
President Ma Ying-jeou said Aug. 31 that there is “no need to move too fast” on expanding the scope of ties with mainland China.
In…
Taiwan Government to further subsidize solar power facilities
By Meg Chang
The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced Aug. 17 it will soon begin distributing NT$435 million (US$13.6 million) in subsidies to help public institutions…
Taiwan to launch investment recruitment campaign
Following up on the signing of the cross-strait economic cooperation framework agreement, the Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) briefed the Cabinet on July…
Global investors wooed after ECFA signing
The Executive Yuan established a task force on July 7 to attract global investments to Taiwan following the signing of the economic cooperation framework agreement…
ECFA will accelerate Asia’s economic integration: President Ma
After Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation and its mainland Chinese counterpart, the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, signed the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA)…
Taiwan set to sign ECFA with mainland China
A preparatory meeting for the fifth round of talks between Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and mainland China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait…
Concrete progress seen in Taiwan’s promotion of emerging industries
Taiwan’s industrial sector currently suffers from over-concentration, insufficiently diversified development and susceptibility to international economic downturns. To map out a developmental direction for future industries,…
Taiwan’s sovereign rating and peace index rise
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) on June 11 boosted Taiwan’s sovereign rating outlook from “negative” to “stable.” KimEng Tan of S&P stated that this…
President Ma calls on mainland China to not block Taiwan from signing FTAs
Government Information Office
Republic of China (Taiwan)
June 9, 2010
One day after Ma Chaoxu, a spokesman for mainland China’s foreign ministry, voiced Beijing’s opposition to Taiwan signing…
Taiwan places No. 2 in Asia for investment environment
Taiwan was named fourth-best investment destination in the world by U.S.-based Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI), according to an announcement by the Ministry of Economic…
Taiwan achieves remarkable Q1 economic growth
Taiwan registered 13.27 percent growth in the first quarter of 2010, said the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) on May 20. This was…
Taiwan attends the World Health Assembly meeting as an observer
The 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA) will convene in Geneva from May 17 to May 21. At the invitation of the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Taiwan Strait Tourism Association opens office in Beijing
The Taiwan Strait Tourism Association (TSTA) opened its Beijing office with an inaugural ceremony on May 4. Janice Lai, head of the TSTA and director-general…
Taiwanese vegetable seller among TIME 100 heroes
“There’s a kind of joy that I can’t express in words. I don’t know where it comes from. But every time I help others, I…
Taiwan wins big in Geneva
Taiwan garnered 28 gold, 21 silver and 10 bronze medals at the April 24 award ceremony of the 2010 International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva,…
President Ma: ECFA to bring advantages to Asia
In an interview with Agence France-Presse on April 15, President Ma Ying-jeou indicated that Taiwan hopes to sign a historic economic cooperation framework agreement with…
Taiwan pledges support for Copenhagen resolutions
Though not a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as a member of the global village, Taiwan is willing to…
President touts Taiwan’s Achievements in Harvard Videoconference
President Ma Ying-jeou took part in a videoconference hosted by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University on April 6, 2010 and delivered…
Taiwan fosters four key intelligent industries
The Executive Yuan will inject at least NT$15 billion over the next six years into promoting cloud computing, intelligent electric vehicles, intelligent eco-friendly architecture, patent…
Taiwan to raise Health Insurance Premiums
The Executive Yuan announced on March 17 that the National Health Insurance (NHI) premium rate will be raised by 0.62 percent starting April 1, as…
Taiwan improves Copyright Protection
The Bills of Copyright Act and Copyright Intermediary Organization Act completed third reading at the Legislative Yuan on January 12, 2010, and has been promulgated…
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