Tuvalu

Tuvalu has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Taiwan, which aims at expanding technical cooperation in areas such as digital transformation, information and communication technology and climate change

Of the 26 square kilometres of land that make up the Pacific island of Tuvalu, 11 hectares are occupied by landfill; Moe Saitala Paulo, of the Department of the Environment, said there were no facilities or capacity to manage it

Most in the country say they would vote for their countries to remain constitutional monarchies, according to new research by Lord Ashcroft Polls

Tevaogali Elisala, primary school teacher in Funafuti, teaches cultural values of 'olaga fakafenua' (shared living systems), 'kaitasi' (shared responsibility) and 'fale-pili' (being a good neighbour), providing tools to support community and environment

'The fight to exist' is the leit motiv of the interview Simon Kofe, currently Tuvalu's Minister of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs, recently gave discussing the nation's difficult future

A media report saying that Taiwan has a significant number of troops stationed in Tuvalu, a diplomatic ally, has been denied by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project is working to develop innovative coastal protection solutions with funding from the Green Climate Fund

Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano met Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss prospects for joint cooperation in energy sectors

His Excellency Rashid Matar Al Qemzi presented his credentials to His Excellency Rev. Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor General of Tuvalu, as Non-Resident Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates

Project Digital Nation is underway and involves digitising Tuvalu's islets, species, traditional songs, recipes, language and it is thought the government may enter the metaverse and be administered virtually

Tuvalu's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tapugao Falefou, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres; since 2020 Tapugao Falefou has been Secretary to the Government of Tuvalu

The country is expected to hold parliamentary elections this year, probably in September