Visitors rise 6.5 pct to 3.6 million in August

Several members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council yesterday urged the government to consider constructing government buildings on a plot in Nam Van that would be higher than what it proposed.Yesterday’s meeting, held at the Transport Bureau (DSAT), included a discussion of the proposed legal conditions for the plot where the government proposes to erect a 18-metre-tall building and another 25.9-metre-tall building which would include an exhibition hall, a convention centre

Commentary        GENEVA – Both the General Committee and the Plenary Session of the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday decided to reject the so-called proposal of “inviting Taiwan to participate in the WHA as an observer” submitted by a handful of countries.The decision is another proof that the one-China principle is a consensus of the international community, corresponds with the trend of the times, and brooks no challenge, and that such downright political