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President Ma Ying-jeou on the morning of November 30 attended the Economic Daily News 2011 International Economic and Financial Forum. The president stressed that the government will act as soon as possible to formulate measures for responding to the European debt crisis. He also urged the European Union (EU) to quickly come up with concrete and effective methods to achieve economic recovery. ...[Detail] |
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President Ma Ying-jeou met on the morning of November 24 with representatives of the Crazy About Green Power Alliance. During the meeting, the president explained the government's current energy policies and its visions in this regard, emphasizing that the development of alternative energies is a policy that the government will continue to implement. ...[Detail] |
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President Ma Ying-jeou made a special trip to Taitung County on the evening of November 19 to inspect agricultural losses there following days of torrential rains. The president listened to a briefing from Taitung County Magistrate Justin Huang (黃健庭) and the county's Agriculture Department to get a better picture of the situation in the county. President Ma then instructed the Executive Yuan's Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Taitung County government to immediately examine rules that provide the basis for extending compensation to farmers in the stricken areas in an effort to alleviate their losses resulting from the incessant rains. ...[Detail] |
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President Ma Ying-jeou attended a celebration on the afternoon of November 12 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Feng Chia University. In remarks at the event, the president presented a comprehensive blueprint and visions for such youth issues as education, employment, and the starting of families. After delivering his address, the president was accompanied by National Youth Commission Minister Lee Yun-Jie (李允傑) and Feng Chia University President Chang Pao-long (張保隆) to plant Taiwan beech trees. Together with students and faculty, President Ma congratulated the school on its golden anniversary. ...[Detail] |
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President Ma Ying-jeou convened a press conference on the morning of November 3 at the Presidential Office to unveil his energy policy. The president announced that the lifespans of the First, Second, and Third Nuclear Power Plants will not be extended, and that all safety requirements will be satisfied at the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, which is currently still under construction, before it is commissioned. The president added that if the two generating units of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant both come online and operate stably prior to 2016, the First Nuclear Power Plant will be decommissioned ahead of schedule. ...[Detail] |
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October 25 is Taiwan’s Retrocession Day, which commemorates the day of Taiwan's retrocession to the ROC from Japan at the end of World War II. President Ma Ying-jeou in the morning unveiled a new addition to a memorial marking the event at Zhongshan Hall plaza in downtown Taipei. The memorial commemorates the sacrifices of Chinese patriots in the War of Resistance Against Japan (1937-1945). President Ma reiterated that the ROC is our nation and that Taiwan is our home. We are all Taiwanese and ROC citizens, he added. ...[Detail] |
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