CULTURE
Dance troupe to go on tour
National Taiwan University of Arts’s Grand View Dance Troupe is to tour India, Indonesia and Malaysia from Saturday next week through Aug. 5 as part of the government’s New Southbound Policy. Paul Chang (張國葆), head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Information Services, on Tuesday said that the three countries have their own unique cultures and such programs seek to enhance understanding and deepen friendships through artistic exchanges. The policy emphasizes two-way communication, Chang said, also expressing the hope that cultural exchanges would allow the peoples of South and Southeast Asia to learn more about the diverse culture of Taiwan. The ministry said it is working closely with the nation’s representative offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur to invite local dignitaries and people from all walks of life to attend the performances.
EDUCATION
NTU System inks deal
The National Taiwan University (NTU) System which comprises NTU, National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University of Science, has signed a cooperation memorandum with Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City. The memorandum was signed at the Vietnamese university, NTU System president Chang Ching-ray (張慶瑞) said on Monday. The two sides agreed on many cooperative programs and the promotion of exchanges of students and teachers, and also promised to conduct joint academic research and set up scholarships, Chang said. He said the deal is an important accord on academic cooperation between the higher education sectors of the two nations.
Several Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials including Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) are to be summoned for questioning and then transferred to prosecutors for holding an illegal assembly in Taipei last night, the Taipei Police said today. Chu and two others hosted an illegal assembly and are to be requested to explain their actions, the Taipei City Police Department's Zhongzheng (中正) First Precinct said, referring to a protest held after Huang Lu Chin-ju (黃呂錦茹), KMT Taipei's chapter director, and several other KMT staffers were questioned for alleged signature forgery in recall petitions against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators. Taipei prosecutors had filed
Taiwan would welcome the return of Honduras as a diplomatic ally if its next president decides to make such a move, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday. “Of course, we would welcome Honduras if they want to restore diplomatic ties with Taiwan after their elections,” Lin said at a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, when asked to comment on statements made by two of the three Honduran presidential candidates during the presidential campaign in the Central American country. Taiwan is paying close attention to the region as a whole in the wake of a
President William Lai (賴清德) has appointed former vice president Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) to attend the late Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican City on Saturday on his behalf, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. The Holy See announced Francis’ funeral would take place on Saturday at 10am in St Peter’s Square. The ministry expressed condolences over Francis’ passing and said that Chen would represent Taiwan at the funeral and offer condolences in person. Taiwan and the Vatican have a long-standing and close diplomatic relationship, the ministry said. Both sides agreed to have Chen represent Taiwan at the funeral, given his Catholic identity and
NEW WORLD: Taiwan is pursuing innovative approaches to international relations through economics, trade and values-based diplomacy, the foreign minister said Taiwan would implement a “three-chain strategy” that promotes democratic values in response to US tariffs, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said. Taiwan would aim to create a “global democratic value chain,” seek to capitalize on its position within the first island chain and promote a “non-red supply chain,” Lin was quoted as saying in the ministry’s written report to the Legislative Yuan submitted ahead of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee meeting slated for today. The Ministry would also uphold a spirit of mutual beneficial collaboration, maintaining close communication and consultations with Washington to show that Taiwan-US cooperation
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