Press Releases
Looking for more press releases? Explore our full press release archive by date to access past announcements, news updates, and media releases published on Funafuti Tech Report.

President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Deputy Prime Minister Panapasi Nelesone
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, 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,...

Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
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 delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau
TAIWAN, November 30 - President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau President Lai delivers remarks before departing for Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau On the afternoon of November 30, President Lai...

Tuvalu sees opportunity in organic waste in effort to survive triple planetary crisis
1 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The impacts of the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is evident in every aspect of life in Tuvalu. While the rising Pacific Ocean threatens shelters and homes of communities...

President Lai meets Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli
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....

President Lai presides over fourth meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
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...

Official Address by Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General SPREP, 4th Clean Pacific Roundtable 2024, 5-9 August, 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu
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...

Opening Remarks, Director General, Sefanaia Nawadra, Clean Pacific Roundtable, Funafuti, Tuvalu, Day 4.
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...

Protecting communities in Tuvalu from the threat of asbestos
11 July 2024, Funafuti – The Tuvalu Department of Waste Management (DWM) is determined to keep their communities safe from the potential hazard of asbestos though accurate data collection and assessment. Director of DWM, Mr Epu Falega, knows the...

President Lai meets New Zealand delegation from All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan
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, 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...

Microbix & ACPCC support efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of...

President Lai delivers remarks at International Holocaust Remembrance Day event
TAIWAN, April 23 - Details 2025-04-23 President Lai pays respects to Pope Francis On the morning of April 23, President Lai Ching-te visited the Taipei Archdiocesan Curia to pay respects in a memorial ceremony for His Holiness Pope Francis. As...

President Lai meets US CNAS NextGen fellows
TAIWAN, April 23 - Details 2025-04-23 President Lai pays respects to Pope Francis On the morning of April 23, President Lai Ching-te visited the Taipei Archdiocesan Curia to pay respects in a memorial ceremony for His Holiness Pope Francis. As...

President Lai pays respects to Pope Francis
TAIWAN, April 23 - Details 2025-04-23 President Lai meets US CNAS NextGen fellows On the morning of April 23, President Lai Ching-te met with fellows from the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Program (NextGen) run by the...

President Lai meets US delegation led by Senator Pete Ricketts
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...

President Lai delivers remarks on US tariff policy response
TAIWAN, April 6 - Details 2025-03-13 President Lai holds press conference following high-level national security meeting On the afternoon of March 13, President Lai Ching-te convened a high-level national security meeting, following which he held...

President Lai delivers 2025 New Year’s Address
TAIWAN, January 1 - Details 2024-10-10 President Lai delivers 2024 National Day Address President Lai Ching-te on the morning of October 10 attended the ROC’s 113th Double Tenth National Day Celebration in the plaza fronting the Presidential...

President Lai meets 2025 Yushan Forum participants
TAIWAN, March 18 - Details 2025-03-18 President Lai meets Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs On the afternoon of March 18, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. In remarks, President Lai said that Taiwan and...