On December 20, 2021. The family of the late President Kuniwo Nakamura had an unveiling ceremony for his statue in Peleliu State, which was donated by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government. Ambassador Jessica Lee was invited to attend the ceremony. Paramount High Chief Reklai, Governor of Peleliu State Temmy Shmull, Governor elected of Peleliu […]
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Manhunt for cults in PNG
PORT MORESBY 1 (THE NATIONAL) — Papua New Guinea Police have launched a massive manhunt for a notorious cult group that has been terrorising villagers in Rai Coast’s Nayudo local level government (LLG) for the past few weeks. Mibu villagers in Rai Coast, Madang with their bows and arrows ready to assist police hunt the […]
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CNMI Governor is not resigning, looks forward to a fair Senate trial
SAIPAN (MARIANAS VARIETY) — “I am not resigning,” CNMI Governor Ralph Torres said on Tuesday. “The issue between former Governor [Benigno R.] Fitial and myself is totally different,” he added during a media briefing on KKMP radio. In February 2013, Fitial became the CNMI’s first governor to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He […]
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Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. “There is only one China,” the Nicaraguan government said in a statement Thursday announcing the change. “The People’s Republic of China is the […]
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Taiwan delivers stimulus grant of 2019 and 2020
Ambassador Jessica Lee of the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented two stimulus grant checks of 4.78 million US dollars to Minister of Finance Kaleb Udui, Jr., as the fifth tranche of 2019 annual grant and the second tranche of 2020 annual grant. 14 Funded projects in this action for 2019 are: Meltelatel Road of Aimeliik, […]
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Omicron found to grow 70 times faster than Delta in bronchial tissue
HONG KONG (THE GUARDIAN) —The Omicron Covid variant has been found to multiply about 70 times quicker than the original and Delta versions of coronavirus in tissue samples taken from the bronchus, the main tubes from the windpipe to the lungs, in laboratory experiments that could help explain its rapid transmission. The study, by a […]