UN under fire for rejecting the voice of Taiwan
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After 12 years of failure it is time for Taiwan to adopt a new strategy in its quest to gain a seat at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) said yesterday.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s spokesman Wednesday declined comment on recent calls for Annan&#39;s resignation over Oil-for-Food Program allegations.
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Taiwan on Saturday accused China of preventing Taipei from being an active member of the international community after Beijing resumed its seat at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen () yesterday condemned as &quot;nonsense&#39; a warning by his Australian counterpart that Taiwan should refrain from provoking China in any way, saying that Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer failure to ask ...
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied yesterday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.
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The United Nations rebuffed on Friday what appeared to be Taiwan's final attempt of the year to have its long-standing quest for membership considered by the General Assembly.
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TAIPEI : Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen has lashed out at Singapore over remarks by the Republic&#39;s own Foreign Minister George Yeo at the United Nations.
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A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body.
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China on Tuesday branded Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian a "schemer" after the United Nations rejected Taiwan's bid to join the world body, a state news agency reported.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island's inclusion in the United Nations under the name of &quot;Taiwan,&quot; in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported.
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Taiwan has launched a fresh bid for membership of the United Nations, a presidential aide said Friday, but the move met with an immediate riposte from China.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing early Thursday that facts have shown Taiwan, as part of China, is not qualified at all to join in the United Nations which is made up of sovereign countries.
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN staff union was meeting late last night to discuss a no-confidence measure against senior management of the United Nations, which has been hit by a series of scandals involving top UN officials.
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Taiwan&#39;s foreign minister has sparked a diplomatic row by calling Singapore &quot;the size of a piece of snot&quot;. Chen Tan-sun was angry over comments made by Singapore&#39;s foreign minister, George Yeo, who recently said Taiwan should not press for independence.
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Taiwan said on Saturday it regretted  U.S. comments criticizing the island's planned referendum on  U.N. membership and hinted that Washington should not to give  in to pressure from China on the matter.
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The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on United Nations membership, while China urged Washington to help block the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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China rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for talks, saying he must first acknowledge that Taiwan and China are part of one country, the China Daily reported, citing government researchers it didn&#39;t identify.