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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...
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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 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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry
Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry February 28th 2025 Solomon Islands Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, held […]
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Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 15, 2024
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai issues remarks after returning from state visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the evening...
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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...
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President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu
TAIWAN, December 4 - President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu President Lai meets Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu On the...
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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...
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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...
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President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 30 - President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the afternoon of November 30, President Lai...
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President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 30 - President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai delivers remarks aboard aircraft en route to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November...
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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...
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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...
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