Premier, health minister receive first AstraZeneca jabs in Taiwan
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine program in Taiwan started Monday at 57 designated hospitals, after the country received its first batch of 117,000 AstraZeneca doses on March 3.
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine program in Taiwan started Monday at 57 designated hospitals, after the country received its first batch of 117,000 AstraZeneca doses on March 3.
Taiwan ranks No. 24 on World Happiness Report, happiest in East Asia
The joint statement also expressed concern over China's behavior, which it described as "inconsistent with the existing international order" and poses political, economic, military and technological challenges to the international community.
"Chinese medicine practitioners in Taiwan have been actively developing a treatment method for COVID-19, using both Chinese and Western medicine approaches," Tsai said at an annual Chinese medicine forum.
The organizers said the three concerts will be held at the Taipei Arena starting April 23 and run for three days in a row. Tickets will be up for grabs starting at 3:28 p.m. on March 28 on the ticket selling platform KKTIX.
China could invade Taiwan within the next six years as Beijing accelerates its moves to supplant American military power in Asia, said Washington’s top military officer in Asia-Pacific, Admiral Philip Davidson, on Tuesday.
Democratic and self-ruled Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by China.
The vaccines, produced by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, arrived at Taoyuan International Airport at 10:25 a.m. on a Korean Air flight.
The resolution urges the U.S. government to resume normal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwan's membership in international organizations.