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Changing the face of the nation

Taipei Times Editorial

It is rare to be able to say that one person helped change the face of their nation, but in the case of Iowa-born surgeon Samuel Noordhoff, who died at the age of 91 in the US on Monday, it is true.

Noordhoff, better known by his Chinese name, Luo Huei-fu (羅慧夫), helped change the face of medical care in Taiwan and the faces of many Taiwanese during his 40 years in the nation, and will continue to do so for decades to come.

President denies that Lai is set to quit next month

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President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a news conference in a hallway of the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday dismissed speculation that Premier William Lai (賴清德) would step down next month, saying that she believes that they would remain “close associates.”

Embassies use ‘Taiwan’ on their Facebook pages

Taipei Times

The words “Taiwan in the EU and Belgium” and a logo featuring an outline of Taiwan are displayed yesterday on the Facebook timeline of the Taiwan Representative Office in the EU and Belgium.
Image copied from the Facebook timeline of the Taiwan Representative Office in the EU and Belgium

Several of the nation’s embassies and representative offices have updated their Facebook pages, adding “Taiwan” to their names and profile pictures to promote the nation.

The name change was advised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bilingual by 2030, council says

Taipei Times

Premier William Lai presides over a ceremony on Friday in Taipei to honor this year’s outstanding civil servants.
Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

The National Development Council yesterday proposed eight major policies to Premier William Lai (賴清德) in a plan outlining how to turn Taiwan into a Chinese-English bilingual country by the year 2030 to embrace global competition.

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