Prior to the meeting with United States President Donald Trump, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. told the media that Palau and other close allies of the US would like to see the latter invest in their private sector other than the government federal assistance. In an interview with the media at the sideline of the United […]
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China’s urge for US to block President Tsai’s Hawaii stopover does not hamper meeting with US ambassador
President Tsai Ing-wen with United States Ambassador to Palau Amy Hyat (Source: US Embassy Koror) Tsa Ing-wen’s planned stopover in Hawaii did not prevent the United States Ambassador to Palau Amy Hyatt from showing up at a banquet hosted by the former in Palau at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center on March 23. President Tsai, who was […]
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Pacific leaders urge PIF to be fair in handling activities relating to China, Taiwan
Five Pacific leaders “strongly encouraged” the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), an intergovernmental organization composed of 18 countries across the Pacific, to be “respectful and fair” in the conduct of activities to be participated by disputing entities, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China – Taiwan in the future. In the joint communique […]
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US says Taiwan’s embrace of democracy must be supported internationally
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (Photo Courtesy of the US Department of State) United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, in his issued statement to the 19th Micronesia Presidents’ Summit, quoted US Vice President Mike Pence in saying that America believes that Taiwan’s embrace of democracy is an example that should be supported internationally. […]
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Remengesau says severance of ties with Kosovo does not affect relationship with Taiwan
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. during the conference on January 23. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Palau severing ties with Kosovo has no indication that the country is going to do the same with its current relationship with Taiwan, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. clarified during the weekly press conference on January 23 when asked by the media about […]
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Over 6K tourists visit Palau in October
Only 6,217 tourists visited Palau last October, a number that pales in comparison to the sum of tourists that visited the country in the same month last year which was recorded at 9,622, according to October Statistics provided by the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA). The PVA statistics also revealed that this year’s October arrivals shows […]