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Foreign minister to attend inauguration of Palau s new president 01/12/2021 09:10 PM Taiwan s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) CNA file photo Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) Taiwan s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) will attend the upcoming inauguration of Palau s President-elect Surangel Whipps Jr. on Jan. 21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. Wu will travel to the Pacific ally Jan. 20 and return two days later, ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou (歐江安) said at a regular press briefing in Taipei. Given the strong friendship between Taiwan and the Pacific island nation, which has not recorded a single coronavirus case to date, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) appointed Wu to head Taiwan s delegation to the inauguration of the new president and vice president, Ou said. ....
Coronavirus-free island nation of Palau could soon vaccinate almost all its people Adam Taylor and Miriam Berger, The Washington Post Jan. 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The tiny island nation of Palau could be one of the first countries to vaccinate nearly its entire population against the coronavirus. If it succeeds, it will have Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. vaccine development and distribution plan, to thank. Palau is spread across hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 500 miles east of the Philippines. The nation s isolation has substantial downsides, but it has served as a shield during the coronavirus pandemic: Palau has not recorded a single case of covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. ....