President Ma Ying Billion

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou travels to America and Africa President who starts on January 23, Republic of China (Taiwan), Ma Ying-jeou, his eight day tour of Central America and Africa. The inauguration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will attend MA on January 27 in Tegucigalpa, then continue to travel to Sao Tome and Principe, and Burkina Faso. President MA will be accompanied by scientists, businessmen and Government officials who will examine the progress of cooperative development projects between the ROC and its diplomatic allies to the further deepening of the Friendship Association. The National Development Council”is opened on 22 January, by the Minister without portfolio, Kuan Chung-min at the same time as a Minister of the Council for economic planning and development,” acts and is willing to forego to become head of the new Committee on this dual role. The National Development Council”will by the merger of the Council for economic planning and development,” research, development and evaluation Commission”and parts of the public construction Commission” are formed. The legislature passed on January 7″also the Organic Act of the Ministry of technology.

“” The new Ministry is through the amalgamation of the National Science Council”, the national disaster prevention and Protection Commission” and the National Center for disaster reduction “are formed. In the year 2013, Taiwan’s exports reached 303,22 billion US dollars, an increase of 0.7 percent over the previous year. This is the third year in a row that exports have exceeded 300 billion US dollars. Imports for the year 2013 fell by 0.1 percent on 270,07 billion US dollars, with the total trade volume for the year at $ 573,29 billion. The trade has exceeded already the fourth year in a row the 500 billion US dollars. The trade surplus was for the year at a record value of 33,14 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.9 percent. (ca)

Tags:

Comments are closed.