Taipei, April 26 (CNA) Republic of China Vice President Annette Lu Friday lauded Taiwan volunteers for their outstanding contributions at home and abroad.
She made the praise while speaking at the inauguration of a local association designed to promote Taiwan's international exchanges on volunteer services.
Lu encouraged the volunteers to serve not only Taiwan, but also in the international community, and added that high-technology equipment must also be applied when doing volunteer work.
She said that there are 20,000 volunteer groups and 1,500 foundations in Taiwan, which are devoted to volunteer work.