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President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister Panapasi Nelesone
Taiwan President News
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April 15, 2025
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 President News
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April 8, 2025
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,...
Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry
Solomon Islands Government
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February 28, 2025
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 […]
Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
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 attends state banquet hosted by Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo of Tuvalu
Taiwan President News
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December 4, 2024
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
Asian Development Bank
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November 20, 2024
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
Asian Development Bank
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November 19, 2024
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....
LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries
Stockholm Environment Institute
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November 14, 2024
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...
President Lai presides over fourth meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
Taiwan President News
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June 26, 2025
TAIWAN, June 26 - Details 2025-03-18 President Lai meets Commander-in-Chief of US Veterans of Foreign Wars Alfred Lipphardt On the morning of March 18, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Alfred Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the...
Turning waste into energy – a pathway to achieving circular economy
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 5, 2024
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...
Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
Solomon Islands Government
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October 4, 2024
Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, Minister for Infrastructure Development, presenting instruments of accession to...
President Lai meets Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli
Taiwan President News
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September 12, 2024
TAIWAN, September 12 - President Lai meets Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli On the morning of September 12, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu Iakoba Taeia Italeli and his wife....
Official Address by Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General SPREP, 4th Clean Pacific Roundtable 2024, 5-9 August, 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 12, 2024
Clean Environment, Resilient Ocean and Healthy Communities. Pastor Fitilau Puapua, President of Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu.Honourable Feleti Penitala Teó, Prime Minister, Tuvalu. Distinguished representatives, Development Partners, Waste and...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Opening Remarks, Director General, Sefanaia Nawadra, Clean Pacific Roundtable, Funafuti, Tuvalu, Day 4.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 12, 2024
Honourable representatives of Tuvalu, esteemed colleagues, development partners, private sector representatives, community leaders, and participants of the Clean Pacific Roundtable, good morning. It is my great pleasure to stand before you on the...
Pacific-EU Waste Management Programme’s contribution to Cleaner Pacific highlighted in Tuvalu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 3, 2024
2 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - A project designed to ensure the safe and sustainable management of waste with due regard for the conservation of biodiversity, health and wellbeing of Pacific island communities is making a tangible difference in...
ADB, Partners Launch Ship as Part of Strengthening Domestic Shipping Project for Tuvalu
Asian Development Bank
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July 9, 2024
OITA, JAPAN (9 July 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Tuvalu, and representatives from the Honda Heavy Industries Co. Ltd today participated in the launch of a new passenger and cargo ship in Saiki. The new ship, the Manu...
President Lai meets New Zealand delegation from All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan
Taiwan President News
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April 17, 2025
TAIWAN, April 17 - Details 2025-04-15 President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister Panapasi Nelesone On the afternoon of April 15, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...
President Lai pens Bloomberg News article on Taiwan’s response to US reciprocal tariffs
Taiwan President News
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April 9, 2025
TAIWAN, April 9 - Details 2025-04-08 President Lai receives credentials from new Tuvalu Ambassador Lily Tangisia Faavae On the morning of April 8, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...
President Lai meets US delegation led by Senator Pete Ricketts
Taiwan President News
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April 18, 2025
TAIWAN, April 18 - Details 2025-04-17 President Lai meets New Zealand delegation from All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan On the morning of April 17, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from New Zealand’s All-Party Parliamentary Group...