Updates

FM Lin visits Poland, gives speech at Warsaw Security Forum

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung gave a keynote speech at Poland’s Warsaw Security Forum titled “The Taiwan Model: A Trusted Partner for Europe’s Reindustrialization” Oct. 13.     The forum...

President Lai receives Canadian parliamentary delegation

President Lai Ching-te welcomed a Canadian parliamentary delegation Oct. 14 at the Presidential Office...

Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month

Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026...

North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory loyalty tours

Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory...

Economic, technological consultations conclude in Prague

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang and David Müller, her counterpart from the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, hosted the 9th Taiwan-Czechia...

Taiwan holds Tier 1 in US anti-human trafficking report

Taiwan maintained its Tier 1 status in the U.S. State Department 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report for the 17th year running, reflecting global recognition...

MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 5.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Interview: How bribery holds North Korea’s market economy together

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr. Justin Hastings (University of Sydney) – conducted a series of...

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki Uchino is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   According...

South Korean-style natural makeup catches on among young North Koreans

Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South Korean makeup style in 2026 that arrived through people who...

FM Lin leads trade delegation to Phoenix

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and a business delegation from Taiwan’s National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (NiEA) visited Phoenix, Arizona Oct. 3-5 to...

China’s bold and audacious strategic initiative that escaped most experts’ attention

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to South Korea on August 19-20, 2026, received relatively little international attention, despite being a consequential meeting for...

Taiwan, Australia discuss circular economy

Lai Ying-ying, director general of the Ministry of Environment Resource Circulation Administration (RECA), led a delegation to Australia, underscoring government commitment to bilateral policy...

Taiwan, US stage first GCTF event in New Zealand

A workshop on disaster management in the Pacific was organized by Taiwan and the U.S. under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework Sept. 29-30...

Taiwan, UK deepen economic, technology partnerships

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang co-chaired the 28th UK-Taiwan Trade Talks with Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science...

Ukrainian regional head pays tribute to Nazi SS veteran

Lviv Region Governor Maksim Kozitsky thanked veterans of the Waffen-SS Galicia Division while commemorating a recently deceased member ...

Pope calls on artists to unite against AI

Technology cannot replicate the uniquely human “spark” behind art, Leo XIV has said ...

- A word from our sponsors -

Follow us

HomeUpdates