Oceania Palau China Airlines will offer six round-trip flights between Taiwan and Palau in December, after cancelling all of its November flights because very few Taiwanese showed interest in traveling to Palau
Oceania Palau The nation is planning to introduce digital residency for foreigners as a way for businesses to use Palau's physical location for digital business transactions; the bill targets individuals and businesses using cryptocurrency for transactions
Oceania Palau The Ministry of Education has started a school breakfast programme this month in public schools aimed at ensuring that no child starts the school day hungry
Oceania Palau The country announced that visitors from Taiwan will be allowed entry with only one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of the type, as long as it is validated by the WHO or the FDA; other countries will be soon allowed too
Oceania Palau The country approaches 100% Covid-19 vaccination, emerging as one of the most vaccinated places in the world with more than 99% of the eligible population fully protected; among the total 18.000 inhabitants, nearly 15.000 have been fully vaccinated
Oceania Palau The country has approved and adopted a new tax system after more than 30 years; the new tax law, called Palau Goods and Services Tax will come into effect in January 2023
Oceania Palau Fish populations are slowly recovering after decades of overexploitation thanks to the number of conservation measures implemented, including the network of protected areas, state conservation areas and the reef fish export ban
Oceania Palau As the Belau National Hospital is at risk because of the impacts of climate change, a committee has been set up to examine a suitable location for a new hospital building
Oceania Palau Micronesian countries are looking to Palau as a leader in the success of the tourism bubble, stated the president of Nauru, pointing out that travel bubbles could be a model to emulate to reopen borders and welcome visitors during pandemic
Oceania Palau A new fully equipped tractor was donated from Japan to the Koror State Recycling Center, one of the leading waste treatment plants producing compost for local agriculture and other uses
Oceania Palau Ilana Seid, founder and CEO at Sunday Morning, has been appointed the country's permanent representative to the United Nations for her expertise in investment banking
Oceania Palau Palau National Marine Sanctuary will allow foreign fishing within its EEZ to recover from the impact of the pandemic on its economy
Oceania Palau Teachers of the year 2021 recognised at the 27th Education Conference have been announced