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President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli
TAIWAN, September 2 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the University of Tokyo’s...
President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister Panapasi Nelesone
TAIWAN, April 15 - Details 2025-04-10 President Lai pens Bloomberg News article on Taiwan’s response to US reciprocal tariffs On April 10, an article penned by President Lai Ching-te entitled “Taiwan Has a Roadmap for Deeper US Trade Ties” was...
President Lai receives credentials from new Tuvalu Ambassador Lily Tangisia Faavae
TAIWAN, April 8 - Details 2025-03-28 President Lai meets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones On the afternoon of March 28, President Lai Ching-te met with British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones. In remarks,...

Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
11 October 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu - The Environment Department and the Marine Ports Department of Tuvalu, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Regional Invasive Species...

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 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 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...
Bezos Earth Fund Invests $37.5M USD to Accelerate Pacific-Led Ocean Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking effort led by Pacific Island leaders to safeguard the ocean took a major step forward today, with the Bezos Earth Fund announcing $37.5 million USD in grants to support marine...

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...

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...

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 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...

Transformer les déchets en énergie – une autre voie vers l’économie circulaire
2 octobre 2024, Port Vila – Les dispositifs existants de transformation des déchets en énergie et la manière dont cela peut contribuer à une économie circulaire ont été discutées lors de l’atelier régional sur l’économie circulaire qui s’est tenu...

Turning waste into energy – a pathway to achieving circular economy
2 Oct 2024, Port Vila – The possibilities of turning waste into energy and how this can contribute to a circular economy were explored during the Regional Circular Economy workshop being held in Port Vila this week. Waste-to-Energy technologies...
President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group
TAIWAN, September 2 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament of...
President Lai receives credentials from new Paraguay Ambassador Darío Filártiga Ruiz Díaz
TAIWAN, September 12 - Details 2025-09-12 President Lai receives credentials from new Belize Ambassador Katherine Vanessa Meighan On the afternoon of September 12, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and...
President Lai receives credentials from new Belize Ambassador Katherine Vanessa Meighan
TAIWAN, September 12 - Details 2025-09-12 President Lai receives credentials from new Paraguay Ambassador Darío Filártiga Ruiz Díaz On the morning of September 12, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and...
President Lai receives credentials from new Haiti Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn
TAIWAN, September 9 - Details 2025-09-03 President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire On the afternoon of September 3, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister...

President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire
TAIWAN, September 3 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the University of Tokyo’s...
President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
TAIWAN, August 27 - Details 2025-08-28 President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly On the morning of August 28, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening ceremony of the 53rd...