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GREAT CARE: Taiwanese women come forward with generous donations for the poor community care centre and make a difference
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GREAT CARE: Taiwanese women come forward with generous donations for the poor community care centre and make a difference

By James Lee-Jiang: Sister Sarah Sibiya, founder and director of the Tshepang Care Centre in Tembisa, was beaming with joy when a group of women from the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women brought wonderful news – a generous donation of a ton of food and essential goods for the centre. This incredible support will greatly benefit the over 600 children, primarily orphans, that the centre lovingly cares for. It’s heartwarming to see such kindness, which will make a real difference. We do this for God,” she says. It was a warm Sunday filled with celebrations, dancing, and play, with active participation from community members and the children of Vusimuzi, a densely populated informal settlement in Tembisa, Kempton Park, outside Johannesburg. The community liv...
CHIPS REVENGE: Taiwan fights back with chip sanctions against SA
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CHIPS REVENGE: Taiwan fights back with chip sanctions against SA

By James Lee-Jiang: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company at Hsinchu outside Taiwan, which designs and makes chips (Image: CNN) Taiwan has embarked on a fight-back against South Africa's decision to downgrade its liaison office in the country to a commercial office, a move seen as undermining Taiwan's sovereignty. This week, Taipei announced a move to halt the export of its famous chips to South Africa in retaliation for the country's decision to change the status of the Taipei Liaison Office in Pretoria and its satellite in Cape Town to a commercial office.  Taiwan is a global leader in the electronics and semiconductor industries, with companies like the famous Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),  situated at Hsinchu industrial hub...
GRATITUDE TO CHAN CHAO: Taiwan exhibitors shine at the South Africa’s Propak Africa 2025
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GRATITUDE TO CHAN CHAO: Taiwan exhibitors shine at the South Africa’s Propak Africa 2025

By James Lee-Huang Experts discuss various topics pertaining to trade at the Propak Africa exhibitions. (Image from the Propak website) Taiwan’s leading exhibitions organising company, Chan Chao International Enterprise Group, is proud to have been central in organising for Taiwanese companies to participate in local and international trade shows. The firm, which is based in Taipei, is an organiser and authorised agent of various trade shows in Taiwan and abroad. One of its major tasks this year was facilitating several Taiwanese companies' participation in showcasing their goods and enhancing their business profiles at the Propak Africa 2025 Expo, which took place at the Nasrec Johannesburg Expo Centre, South Africa, from 11 to 14 March 2025. The show is Africa’s definitive p...
Advancing health equity and promoting a healthier Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance system
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Advancing health equity and promoting a healthier Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance system

By Dr. Chiu Tai-yuan - Minister of Health and Welfare: ROC (Taiwan) ROC Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taipei (Image: Taiwan Today/CNA) Health is a fundamental human right and a universal value. Improved health results in greater well-being for the people and has ramifications for the survival and development of a country and even the world. At the 77th World Health Assembly, members adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Fourteenth General Programme of Work for 2025-2028. The program includes such strategic objectives as improving health service coverage and bolstering financial protections to ensure universal health coverage. WHO has called on all countries to take action on these issues. As concerns universal health coverage, Taiwan laun...