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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04TAIPEI3043 |
TAIWAN FIGHTS AN UPHILL BATTLE TO CONTAIN HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. In response to reftel, AIT has assessed the scope and government response to the AIDS epidemic in Taiwan. The Government is committed at the highest levels to controlling its spread and based on the numbers, HIV/AIDS rates are still manageable. In close cooperation with NGOs, Taiwa [...] |
2004-10-01 07:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3145 |
TAIWAN'S NEW PACKAGING RULE: INDUSTRY WORKING ON [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. Foreign industry representatives are strongly opposed to the rule. As reported in reftel, AIT persuaded TEPA to postpone its implementation (originally schedu [...] |
2004-10-08 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3152 |
TAIWAN TO INVESTIGATE SIGHTINGS OF POSSIBLE HIGH [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL PHSA SENV ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3154 |
DEADLY ENTEROVIRUS STRAIN STRIKES U.S. CITIZEN IN [...] Summary. AIT/T in cooperation with AIT/K has been following the incidence of the infectious disease enterovirus, which has thus far claimed 4 lives in Taiwan this year. While this year, the disease appears less prevalent than in some recent years past, it has caught AIT's attention as one o [...] |
2004-10-08 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3232 |
OFFSHORE TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: NO SERIOUS DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-17 23:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3242 |
TAIWAN'S EPA NARROWS SCOPE OF DRAFT PACKAGING [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a second revised draft of the rule on October 12. The second draft is much narrower in scope than t [...] |
2004-10-19 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3251 |
SUSPECT HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET VESSELS NOT TAIWAN [...] Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General James Sha has provided AIT with a written response to the questions posed in Ref B regarding suspected high seas driftnet fishing vessels in the North Pacific. Mr. Sha indicates that none of the vessels listed in Reftels are Taiwan-flagged, but did pr [...] |
2004-10-19 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL PHSA SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3325 |
DEMARCHE ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to MOFA Department of International Organizations (DIO) and the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (CDC) on October 21. DIO provided additional detail about its proposal to add language to Article 65 of the draft International Health [...] |
2004-10-25 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TBIO TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3341 |
NEW CDC DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT POST-SARS TAIWAN [...] (SBU) While delivering reftel demarche to the Taiwan Center for Disease Control on October 21, AIT became acquainted with the CDC's new director, Steve H.S. Kuo. Kuo introduced himself, saying that he just assumed his new position on October 18, after working in Washington for four years as t [...] |
2004-10-27 07:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCI OTRA SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3537 |
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS, SEABIRDS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 01:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA SENV AORC ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3616 |
US COMPANIES RESPOND FAVORABLY TO TAIWAN EPA'S NEW [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a revised draft of the rule on October 12. As reported in ref A, the second draft is much narrower [...] |
2004-11-16 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTDB SENV TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI3671 |
TAIWAN NGOS PLAN TO ATTEND FAO SEA TURTLE [...] In response to Reftel, AIT ESTOFF discussed sea turtle points with Fisheries Administration Senior Specialist Huang Hong-yen on November 15. Huang informed AIT that he will represent the Taiwan NGO FDCI (Fisheries Development Council International) as an observer at the meeting. He further i [...] |
2004-11-18 00:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA TW ESTH |
| 04TAIPEI4021 |
TAIWAN'S IMPENDING HEALTH CARE CRISES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan Health care system is facing a number of crises. The National Health Insurance system is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. The Department of Health faces low morale, an inflexible and conservative bureaucracy, a shortage of strong leadership, and an exodus of th [...] |
2004-12-21 02:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TW ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT1488 |
OMAN PASSES ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Health official said that Oman will not participate in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI), or in the October 6-7 senior officials meeting. However, he outlined the steps that Oman has already undertaken steps to prepare for a po [...] |
2005-10-05 05:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT151 |
OIL SPILL CLOSES PORT SALALAH FOR 48 HOURS [...] (C) Three tons of oil spilled into the port of Salalah January 18 after a routine bunkering operation went awry. The immediate cause of the accident appears to be human error aboard the "Maersk Greenwich." Based on preliminary information regarding the actions taken by Port Salalah and the [...] |
2005-01-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EWWT PHSA ETRD EPET MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT1597 |
OMAN'S RESPONSE TO WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL [...] Per reftel request for information on Oman's compliance with new regulations governing wood packaging material, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed its response through diplomatic correspondence dated October 24, 2005. 2. Begin informal translation of the operative paragraphs: "The [...] |
2005-10-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT1939 |
HOUSE CALL ON GENETIC RESEARCH [...] (SBU) On December 13, the Ambassador received a delegation of four geneticists from Harvard Medical School and their colleague from the Omani Ministry of Health. The group discussed their collaborative research into the genetic mutations that are causing such a high incidence of neurological [...] |
2005-12-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI TSPL MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT27 |
PDO SIGNS DEAL, BUT CAN IT DELIVER? [...] (C) Summary: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) signed a 40-year extension to its concession agreement with the Omani government on December 19. The agreement was touted in the local press as symbolic of Oman's commitment to PDO as well as indicative of the Sultanate's capability to continue oil [...] |
2005-01-05 09:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT272 |
OMAN - CARTAGENA PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION STATUS UPDATE [...] During a January meeting with the U.S. Agricultural Trade Officer, Oman's Director General (DG) of Specifications and Measurements at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry reconfirmed that Oman remains in the process of developing bio-safety standards to comply with its Cartagena Protocol obligat [...] |
2005-02-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT34 |
IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS STATUS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's December 27 discussion with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to encourage Oman's bringing into force its IAEA safeguards agreement and approving the Additional Protocol (ref A), A/DCM also raised the matter in a January 5 meeting on othe [...] |
2005-01-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM TRGY PREL AORC OPDC XF MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT367 |
OMAN: FTA INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS [...] (SBU) Embassy Muscat is pleased to provide additional information regarding environmental matters in Oman to assist USG negotiators for the upcoming free trade agreement talks. The following responses are keyed to questions (a - t) in paragraph 5 of reftel. a. The Law on Conservation of The [...] |
2005-03-02 10:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SENV MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT831 |
OMAN ADOPTS IAEA'S CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE SAFETY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM PREL MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT864 |
POLIO: OMANI RE-INOCULATIONS, ARAB FUND-RAISING [...] (SBU) The local UNICEF representative offered details of Omani and GCC efforts to confront the potential polio threat emanating from the outbreak in neighboring Yemen. The Ministry of Health is embarking on the revaccination of all children under age five, and is participating in GCC fund-rai [...] |
2005-05-30 06:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAID PREL XF MU ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI1901 |
DOH DRAFTING REGS FOR TAIWAN'S NATIONAL BLOOD LAW [...] AIT met with the Director General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs (BOMA) Hsueh Jiu-yuan and staff April 19 to discuss the status of draft implementing regulations for the National Blood Law passed in December 2004. An initial draft of the regulations has been prepared, AIT/T is preparing a [...] |
2005-04-25 07:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2165 |
TAIWAN MOFA CRITICISES PRC POSITION AT WHA [...] (C) Victor Chin, Director General of North American Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, forwarded to AIT late on May 12 a press release in Chinese that, he said, had been issued earlier in the day. 2. (C) The press release responds to the PRC diplomatic note that has been c [...] |
2005-05-13 11:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PREL TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2187 |
TAIWAN DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE WHO-PRC MOU [...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed to Taiwan NSC and MOFA (per ref telcon) concern that Taiwan might make public the WHO-PRC MOU on Taiwan's participation in the International Health Regulations. Vice Foreign Minister Kau called AIT from Geneva to assure AIT that they did not have a copy of the MOU and [...] |
2005-05-16 00:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EU PREL TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2205 |
TAIWAN: HIV/AIDS SPREADING AT AN ALARMING RATE [...] (U) Summary. The number of HIV/AIDS infections in Taiwan has skyrocketed over the past year. In fact, with 1,606 new cases in 2004, the new infection rate was 77 percent higher than in 2003. The primary cause of the spike in cases is due to an increased number of infections among intravenous [...] |
2005-05-17 02:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2434 |
Economic Briefing for May 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Lowest Growth since 2003 -- FRF Funds Increased, But Not Enough -- Plans to Relax Cross-Strait Investment Restrictions -- ICPI Discusses Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reform -- HIV/AIDS Infections Skyrocke [...] |
2005-06-06 00:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2530 |
TAIWAN/JAPAN TERRITORIAL DISPUTE IN FISHING GROUNDS [...] (C) Summary. On June 8, five Taiwan fishing vessels fishing in the Diaoyutai/Senkaku islands area were expelled by Japanese patrol ships. In response to the Japanese action, Taiwanese fishermen staged a protest sending a fleet of 40 fishing vessels to the region. The Taiwan Coast Guard inter [...] |
2005-06-10 01:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EFIS TW PREL ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2641 |
TORENTIAL RAINS POUND SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] Summary. Torrential rains have pounded southern Taiwan for several days, severely damaging agricultural operations and disrupting both air and ground transportation. At least seven people have died in storm related incidents and 2,000 people are trapped in mountainous areas in Pingtung County [...] |
2005-06-15 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2658 |
MEDIA REACTION: Cross-Strait Affairs [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2691 |
TAIWAN: ENTEROVIRUS UPDATE [...] Summary. Thus far in 2005, Taiwan has 70 confirmed cases of enterovirus, representing a two-fold increase compared to the same period last year. Six of the 70 cases have resulted in death. All of the cases have occurred in children aged 5 and younger. Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (CDC [...] |
2005-06-21 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO OTRA SENV SOCI TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2936 |
Economic Briefing for June 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Soft Economy Continues in Q2 -- BenQ Acquires Siemens Cell Phone Unit -- EVA Air-Boeing Business Ties Remain Strong -- Taiwan Holds Energy Conference with Mixed Results -- EZPeer Not Guilty in P2P IPR C [...] |
2005-07-07 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI2997 |
Dioxin Threatens Taiwan's Food Supply [...] Summary. Two major incidents of dioxin contamination have come to light in recent months. In one case, researchers under contract with Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) determined that dioxin levels in sludge from Tainan's Chufakang and Luermen Rivers is more than fift [...] |
2005-07-12 23:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3073 |
TYPHOON HAITANG SLAMS TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. Typhoon Haitang, the largest typhoon to hit Taiwan in five years, brought strong winds and torrential rains to Taiwan July 17-19. No part of Taiwan escaped unscathed with eastern and southern Taiwan suffering the greatest damage. At least 8 people died, 31 have been injured and [...] |
2005-07-20 23:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3076 |
TYPHOON HAITUNG CONTINUES TO POUND SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] Summary. While rains have abated in northern Taiwan, Typhoon Haitang and subsequent heavy rains are continuing to pound southern Taiwan. In addition to the impacts reported in reftel b, the storm has caused extensive damage to roads and bridges, destroyed several homes and stranded residents [...] |
2005-07-21 02:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3096 |
RAISING TAIWAN UTILITY PRICES: IF NOT NOW, THEN [...] (C) Summary. Problems in Taiwan,s water and power infrastructures abound. Water prices in Taiwan are lower than in Malawi and impede Taiwan from improving its extremely low sewage treatment rate of about 8 percent; if new power plants are not built by 2010, Taiwan will again face power short [...] |
2005-07-21 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3139 |
TAIWAN: ADVANCED SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING SPACE [...] (S) Summary. AIT ESTOFF met with National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on July 22 to deliver reftel demarche. Taiwan has already approved a budget to purchase remote sensing images. Taiwan plans to "co-own" images rather than to lease them. Taiwan does not plan to hold an [...] |
2005-07-25 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI323 |
TAIWAN PROPOSED PLASTICS BAN MAY OPEN WAY FOR U.S. [...] Summary. Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) is considering banning the use of certain plastics for food packaging. Costco and other food retailers are concerned about the potential impact of such a ban on costs and the availability of goods. In meetings with AIT, however, both C [...] |
2005-01-26 05:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTDB SENV TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3261 |
WHO GUIDELINES ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION [...] (c) Summary. Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has received a letter outlining terms for Taiwan's participation in WHO activities. Terms include: Taiwan participation be on a case-by-case basis determined by written invitation by WHO, that "experts" participate in their personal cap [...] |
2005-08-07 23:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3372 |
Taiwan Seized large amount of Endangered Tiger [...] Summary. On July 1, 2005 at the Port of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Customs seized a large amount of tiger bones that were smuggled into Taiwan from Jakarta. Local law enforcement agents are questioning the importer, the owner of local Chew Long Trading Co., who may be charged for both conducting [...] |
2005-08-12 07:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR TW KS ETRD SENV ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3491 |
China Petrochemical Development Again Cited For [...] Summary. China Petrochemical Development Corporation (CPDC), already facing soil and groundwater pollution problems in its plant in Anshun, Tainan City (see reftel), was cited after a recent survey conducted by Kaohsiung City's EPA (KEPA) that determined that total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH [...] |
2005-08-22 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3533 |
Fake Viagra from China Seized in Southern Taiwan [...] SUMMARY. Officials of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB), Kaohsiung County station, recently raided a trading company and its affiliated retail shop in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, and confiscated a large quantity of ecstasy and counterfeit Viagra. The company's owner was arre [...] |
2005-08-24 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC EWWT ETRD PREL TW KS ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3566 |
Diseased Pork Items Sold to Local Markets in [...] Summary. Inspectors of Chiayi's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) recently raided an illegal abattoir in Chiayi County in southern Taiwan and seized over 10,000 kg of diseased pork items. The two brothers who ran the abattoir were arrested. The arrested suspects confessed tha [...] |
2005-08-26 07:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3586 |
Additional Pollution Incidents in Southern Taiwan [...] Summary. In a series of investigations into industrial pollution in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) completed research on 175 unoccupied industrial factories and found five major incidents of soil and groundwater pollution that resulted from the produ [...] |
2005-08-29 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3597 |
TAIWAN: REPEAT WATER PROBLEMS LEAD TO PERSONNEL [...] Summary. Water supply problems two years running in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan County led to three officials losing their posts. Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Ho Mei-yueh saved her job by delivering running water within her deadline. Pump failures at a second pumping station built after [...] |
2005-08-29 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3598 |
HEALTH MINISTER SAYS TAIWAN WORKING TO PREPARE [...] Summary. In accordance with reftel A, AIT Director Paal delivered Undersecretary Dobriansky's avian influenza (AI) demarche to Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) Minister Hou Sheng-Mou on August 26. Paal thanked Taiwan for making AI a high priority and encouraged Taiwan to take even more pre [...] |
2005-08-29 22:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON PREL TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3664 |
TFUS01: TAIWAN OFFERS MEDICAL TEAM, SUPPLIES [...] (U) AIT Acting Director David J. Keegan on September 4 delivered reftel list of priority needs to the Taiwan government through Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division of North American Affairs Secretary General Victor Chin. SecGen Chin delivered that information to Taiwan Minister of Fo [...] |
2005-09-04 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3666 |
Indigenous Dengue Fever Cases Reported In [...] Summary. On August 19, 2005, the Taiwan CDC announced the island's first cases of indigenous Serotype III dengue fever. The outbreak occurred in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Between the date of the first reported case and August 30th, there have been a total of four confirmed cases [...] |
2005-09-06 02:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3713 |
TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. With the exception of one H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) illegal shipment of ducks, which was caught and destroyed, Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid H5N1 HPAI. Nonetheless, drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan has made extensive preparations to combat [...] |
2005-09-08 23:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3715 |
Southern Taiwan's Crippled Newspaper Industry [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, branch offices of national Taiwan newspapers as well as local Kaohsiung- based newspapers have suffered financial losses that have crippled operations in southern Taiwan. Local newspapers have been unable to maintain any semblance of their original id [...] |
2005-09-09 01:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3742 |
TAIWAN AFFIRMS PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA A TOP [...] (U) Following up on delivery of ref A demarche, AIT Acting Director also delivered the demarche to Executive Yuan (EY) Secretary General Lee Ying-yuan and National Security Council SIPDIS (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen on September 2. ADIR thanked Lee and Chiou for making Avian Influen [...] |
2005-09-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3773 |
TAIWAN WEAK ON SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION [...] Summary: In preparation for upcoming AIT/TECRO bilateral meetings on fisheries, AIT has reviewed Taiwan's efforts to reduce sea turtle bycatch. Taiwan has not kept comprehensive records on sea turtle bycatch, modified its fishing gear, or educated its fishermen to prevent sea turtle bycatch. [...] |
2005-09-12 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS SENV TW JA ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3807 |
TAIWAN DOH PROMISES DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATIONS [...] AIT accompanied members of PhRMA, the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) to meetings with Taiwan's Department of Health, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs (BOPA) and Bureau of Food and Drug [...] |
2005-09-14 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW IPR ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3809 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: TAIWAN HEEDS AIT AND COMPLAINS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) held a briefing for foreign offices in Taiwan on H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on September 12. The briefing was given by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dr. Lee Jen-chyuan, Director of the Center for Disease Control Steve Kuo, and Director [...] |
2005-09-14 23:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3835 |
TAIWAN TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE HIGH SEAS DRIFT NET [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. Per ref A, AIT ECONOFF discussed the reported sightings of high seas driftnet vessels with Taiwan Deep Sea Fisheries Deputy Director Chen Yu-Chen. AIT left a written copy of the questions posed in ref A, as well as the pictures sent by ema [...] |
2005-09-15 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PREL PHSA TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4029 |
Economic Briefing for September 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2005: --Overview: Oil prices dampen growth --Strikes stymie Taiwan's financial reform --Avian flu alert --Cross-Strait exchanges increase --Taiwan attempts WTO consultations with China --RMB appreciation affects [...] |
2005-09-30 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4139 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage October 8-11 on: President Chen Shui-bian's "Double Ten" address; the follow-up probe into the alleged shady recruitment practices regarding the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system; Taiwan's year- end "3-in-1" elections; an [...] |
2005-10-11 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4272 |
MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM/AVIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage October 20 on DPP Legislator Lin Cho-shui's proposal to trim the budget for the financial support of former presidents and vice presidents- [limiting the timeframe to 10 years of public support for former presidents, and re [...] |
2005-10-21 01:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4290 |
MEDIA REACTION: RUMSFELD'S CHINA TRIP, AVIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies gave extensive coverage October 21 on the Council of Agriculture's (COA) confirmation of the first case of avian flu in Taiwan, and the follow-up probe into the alleged Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system scandal. The COA's confirmation that some [...] |
2005-10-21 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4299 |
MEDIA REACTION: AVIAN FLU, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] "As Long as Taiwan People Support in 2008 Their Own Regime and Develop [Taiwan's] Economy Wholeheartedly, China Could Never Annex Taiwan" The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" [circulation: 100,000] said in its editorial (10/24): ". Taiwan has faced a dilemma of domestic disturbance and fo [...] |
2005-10-24 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4413 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN-TAIWAN STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies on November 1 focused on President Chen Shui-bian's comments during a National Security Council meeting on October 31 that urged the international community to monitor the transparency of bird flu control in China. Taiwan dailies also focused on the battle between th [...] |
2005-11-01 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4517 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, AVIAN FLU [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage November 8 on the arrest of a famous poet who threatened Premier Frank Hsieh by phone last week, local scandals, and Taiwan's financial assistance to Senegal, which severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in late October. Almost [...] |
2005-11-08 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4609 |
MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH, APEC, BIRD FLU [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies gave considerable front or second page coverage on November 17 to U.S. President George W. Bush's speech delivered in Kyoto on Wednesday, in which he lauded Taiwan as a model of freedom for China. Coverage also focused on the pan-Blue legislators' move to slash the Mai [...] |
2005-11-17 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4645 |
TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-21 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4685 |
TAIWAN DOH AGREES TO REGULAR MEETINGS WITH PHRMA [...] (U) Summary: Country managers from PhRMA companies joined AIT in a meeting with Department of Health (DOH) Deputy Minister Chen Shih-chung to discuss pharmaceutical pricing issues and the DOH proposal to extend National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement caps (commonly refered to as the "g [...] |
2005-11-23 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4764 |
TAIWAN ISSUES TAMIFLU COMPULSORY LICENSE, BUT DOES [...] Summary: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Jack Lu announced late November 25 that Taiwan would grant the Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) a restricted license to produce Tamiflu, despite the fact that negotiations between DOH and patent-holder Roche were on- [...] |
2005-11-30 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR TW ESTH IPR |
| 05TAIPEI4769 |
TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...] |
2005-12-01 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4779 |
Economic Briefing for November 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2005: --New accounting system for national income statistics --Alternate Minimum Tax Bill --Foreign investor acquires local bank --Compulsory licensing for Tamiflu --National Communication Commission --Hong Kon [...] |
2005-12-02 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI478 |
TRAGIC DEATH WON'T LEAD TO HEALTH CARE REFORMS [...] Summary: The tragic death of a four year-old abuse victim, refused treatment in Taipei and instead transferred more than two hours away to a hospital in Taichung, has raised calls for reforms to the Taiwan health care system. The Department of Health disputes accusations that the victim's la [...] |
2005-02-03 23:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4788 |
Taiwan's Tuna Association Blames Taiwan and Japan [...] Responding to reductions in Taiwan's Atlantic big-eye tuna quota adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT)on 18 November, Edward Huang, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Deep Sea Tuna Boat owners and Exporters Association (TTA), complained that the re [...] |
2005-12-02 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4832 |
ICCAT SANCTIONS AND FISHING BOAT PROBLEMS: A VISIT [...] Summary. December 1 AIT/T Econoffs visited Council of Agriculture Deep-Sea Fisheries Director Tsay Tzu-yaw to discuss recent sanctions, upcoming meetings and the USCG request to board a Taiwan fishing vessel. Tsay said the sanctions were too severe and the Taiwan response is still pending. [...] |
2005-12-09 01:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4852 |
TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ON WHO, AVIAN FLU AND [...] (U) Summary: Steve Kuo, Director General of Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control, met with AIT/T on December 1 and discussed aspects of Taiwan,s participation in the WHO, particularly those areas related to infectious disease control, Taiwan,s plans to construct a level 4 research laboratory, [...] |
2005-12-12 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO PREL TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4882 |
TAIWAN'S PLAN TO CUT HEALTH COSTS WORRIES PHRMA [...] Summary: In the first of what are promised to be regular bimonthly meetings between Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI), AIT, and local heads of U.S. pharmaceutical companies, BNHI explained in detail its current proposal to expand a pilot reimbursement cap program. Makers of [...] |
2005-12-14 23:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4903 |
TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ON WHO, AVIAN FLU AND [...] (U) Summary: Steve Kuo, Director General of Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control, met with AIT/T on December 1 and discussed aspects of Taiwan,s participation in the WHO, particularly those areas related to infectious disease control, Taiwan,s plans to construct a level 4 research laboratory, [...] |
2005-12-19 01:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO PREL TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4927 |
TAIWAN POLICE NAB COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] Summary: Taiwan law enforcement has had two significant counterfeit pharmaceutical cases leading to arrests and seizures in December. In the first case, Taiwan's IPR Police busted a ring selling counterfeit drugs on the internet, arresting two and seizing 5000 pills of counterfeit medicines [...] |
2005-12-20 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD TBIO SOCI TW ESTH IPR |
| 05TAIPEI4936 |
MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATION DEADLINE LEAVES 25% [...] Summary: The December 20 deadline for medical device registration passed with only about 75% of medical devices currently in use in Taiwan receiving licenses. Those that have not yet received licenses are primarily in-vitro diagnostic devices. In most cases, the Department of Health (DOH) h [...] |
2005-12-21 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4951 |
TAIWAN'S BIO-TERRORISM DEFENSE [...] Summary. Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) held a three-day International Conference on Bio-terrorism Defense in Taipei December 6 -8, with international experts on bio- terrorism and presentations on the economics, law, medicine, public health, emergency management, epidemiology and other [...] |
2005-12-22 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI5032 |
TAIWAN DEFENDS ITS PACIFIC TUNA QUOTA [...] On 12/27 ESTHOFF visited Council of Agriculture Deep Sea Fisheries Director Tsay Tzu-yaw for a read out of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting held at Pohnpei, Micronesia December 12-16. News reports had indicated that Taiwan eluded potential sanctions at this [...] |
2005-12-29 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI72 |
NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-10 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI874 |
TAIWAN: POTENTIAL FISHERIES MEETING AND DELIVERY [...] Per reftel, AIT ESTOFF provided the talking points on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General of North American Affairs Kelly Hsieh on March 3. MOFA thanked AIT for following up on its request. 2. AIT [...] |
2005-03-03 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS OTRA SENV TW ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI94 |
TAIWAN'S ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-11 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID EAGR ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI990 |
AIT TELLS TAIWAN CDC ABOUT WHO/IHR [...] (c) Summary. AIT delivered World Health Organization/International Health Regulation (WHO/IHR) points contained in refs A and B to Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) Director-General Steven Kuo on Friday, March 4. While Kuo was unaware of the compromise to allow for Taiwan's particip [...] |
2005-03-08 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV TBIO TW ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT148 |
OMAN CALLS FOR IMPROVED INTERNATIONAL POLIO [...] According to local media, four cases of polio were reported in Oman in 2004 and 2005. Two Yemeni brothers, aged 9 and 10, were treated for symptoms of poliomyelitis, while visiting the Sultanate during the summer of 2005. The Omani Ministry Of Health also reported two cases of polio were "i [...] |
2006-02-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL SA MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT26 |
OMAN RESTRICTS BIRD IMPORTS IN RESPONSE TO AVIAN [...] In its efforts to prevent avian influenza from roosting in Oman, the government banned, through a November 2005 Ministerial decree, the importation of pet and wild birds from all countries. Oman issued its first ban on bird imports from selected European and Asian countries in April 2003, an [...] |
2006-01-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT291 |
TSUNAMI FEARS FOCUS OF FORUM [...] USG scientists raised seismic awareness and delivered the keynote address on establishing a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean basin during the third annual Gulf Seismic Forum in Muscat. The real threat of tsunami-generating seismic activity between the Omani and Pakistani coasts was [...] |
2006-03-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TPHY KSCA SENV MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT296 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MOU SIGNED [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Ahmad bin Hassan al-Dheeb signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-related Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MoU) during a February 26 ceremony at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI). While other MOCI [...] |
2006-03-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD PREL KPAO MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT299 |
GOT WATER? [...] Oman's Director General of Water Resources outlined the government's water management efforts in the wake of scarce rainfall, high demand, and increasing groundwater salinity. He noted that cross-border water usage was a concern, but that Oman stood ready to collaborate with the UAE on solutio [...] |
2006-03-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TPHY MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT383 |
U.S. BEEF BANNED IN OMAN [...] Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have confirmed a ban on U.S. beef imports as a result of BSE reports. The question of when the ban might be lifted is still under study. End Summary. ---------------- U.S. BEEF BANNED ---------------- 2. On March 14, Econoff dis [...] |
2006-03-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT509 |
OMAN ROLLS OUT AVIAN FLU PLAN [...] Oman rolled out in February its much anticipated National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan with a view toward promoting public awareness, and will conduct a series of simulations in the Dhofar region to test its effectiveness. As of April 1, Oman remains avian influenza-free, notwithstandi [...] |
2006-04-03 10:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT538 |
U.S. BEEF CLEAR TO ENTER OMAN [...] A Ministry of Agriculture official confirmed on April 4 that Oman does not have in place either a ban, or any additional conditions beyond customary health certifications, on U.S. beef. End Summary. ----------- NO BAN HERE ----------- 2. On April 4, ATO Dubai Regional Director Michael [...] |
2006-04-05 08:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT847 |
OMAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] In a May 24 note verbale, Oman reaffirmed its April 4 commitment to permit the importation of U.S. beef. The text of the note verbale issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is below. 2. Begin informal translation: This Ministry would like to inform the Embassy that the concerned aut [...] |
2006-05-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAGR ETRD MU ESTH |
| 06PHNOMPENH1924 |
CAMBODIA WATER AND SANITATION ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Over the last decade, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has become a commercially viable public enterprise regarded as a model across Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, access to improved water supply in rural areas is severely limited and, throughout Cambodia, sanitation is [...] |
2006-10-23 10:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH SENV EWWT CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2138 |
DRUG PRECURSORS AND DEFORESTATION IN CAMBODIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In addition to being home to a multitude of endangered and threatened flora and fauna, the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia also contain aromatic trees being harvested and processed illegally to produce high quality sassafras oil, a substance used to produce methamp [...] |
2006-12-05 04:39:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR ESTH PGOV CB VN |
| 06TAIPEI10 |
Economic Briefing for December 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in December 2005: -- Macro Economic Performance -- Taiwan-China Integration -- Taiwan Banks -- New Tax -- Finance Reform -- Plan to Attract Investment -- High-speed Rail -- Scientific Cooperation -- Avian Influenza Macr [...] |
2006-01-03 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH |
| 07CHENNAI565 |
INDIAN AEROSPACE ORGANIZATIONS TIE "RESTRICTIVE" LICENSING [...] (SBU) Summary: High-level representatives of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently complained to us about delays in receiving visas and in obtaining export licenses for equipment purchased from the United States. HAL told us that it will [...] |
2007-09-13 11:34:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS ETTC KFPC ETRD ESTH BEXP EIND IN |
| 07KABUL3983 |
AFGHAN SUPPORT FOR NEW DEHLI AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) Embassy confirmed Afghan attendance at the New Delhi Avian and Pandemic Influenza Conference (reftel). Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Ubaidulla Ramin and Minister of Public Health Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi are scheduled to attend the conference, along with four others including their [...] |
2007-12-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH AIAG PGOV PREL EAGR SENV AF |
| 08CANBERRA886 |
AMBASSADOR MCCALLUM CALL ON INDUSTRY MINISTER CARR [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr wants the Rudd government to set up a 10-year plan to address key innovation needs, which would include funding of A$1.5 billion per year to improve research training and infrastructure and changes to the tax treat [...] |
2008-09-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ESTH EIND AS |
| 08LUSAKA982 |
TWO DEATHS BY UNKNOWN DISEASE IN ZAMBIA; EAC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Lusaka CDC office has learned that two cases of "suspected" hemorrhagic fever are being investigated in Zambia after two people died subsequent to being med-evaced to South Africa. We understand a South African nurse at Morningside Hospital who treated the second Zambian c [...] |
2008-10-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ESTH ASEC AMED ZA |
| 08LUSAKA983 |
EAC DETERMINES DEATHS NO THREAT TO AMCITS, STAFF [...] (C) Per REFTEL, EAC met to compare updated information and to determine follow up action. Based on current data, there appears to be no immediate threat to AmCits or the Embassy community. There have been no further reported cases or deaths attributable to the initial patient and it appears th [...] |
2008-10-03 11:51:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ASEC CASC ESTH ZA |
| 08TUNIS1221 |
TUNISIAN AGRICULTURAL MINISTER TOUTS COOPERATION [...] (U) Recently appointed Minister of Agriculture Abdesselem Mansour, long a contact of the US Embassy, told the Ambassador in a December 12 meeting that he will seek to improve cooperation. Mansour asked for scholarships for Tunisian agricultural engineers and suggested the two governments explor [...] |
2008-12-16 11:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD FAS ESTH TS |
| 09ASHGABAT154 |
TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR AWARDED CONTRACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Due to President Berdimuhamedov's interest in cleaning up oil pollution located around the Avaza Tourist Zone on the Caspian Sea, an Amcit businessman has concluded a contract for cleaning up oil spills -- contingent, however, on a successful demonstration that his technology can [...] |
2009-01-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ESTH TX |
| 09ASHGABAT501 |
TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...] |
2009-04-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX |
| 09BAKU618 |
AZERBAIJAN: H1N1 STATUS AND PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 30, Azerbaijan disclosed its first two lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu, a 40 year-old woman who returned from a trip to France July 27 and a teenage boy who returned from a trip to the UK July 29. By August 1, the woman was released from the Baku Hospital of Lung Diseases [...] |
2009-08-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI ESTH AJ |
| 09BEIRUT1366 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit to Lebanon, which will offer a unique opportunity to highlight the importance of scientific issues, from climate change to communications policy, at the highest levels of the GOL while raising general awareness among the public at large. Although Leban [...] |
2009-12-31 08:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ESTH EINT PGOV KGHG KIPR TSPL LE |
| 09CANBERRA489 |
AUSTRALIA RAMPS UP INNOVATION SPENDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Australia has committed A$8.6 billion (current exchange rate is $.78) between now and 2013 to upgrade its national innovation systems. The Rudd government released its policy response paper on May 12, alongside the federal budget, to highlight the substantial increase in fundi [...] |
2009-05-22 06:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL ESTH AS |
| 09DOHA152 |
EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (QATAR) [...] Proposal for fellow: "Senior Advisor to the Qatari Ministry of Environment" -- Embassy Doha proposes placing a USG fellow for a minimum three month timeframe at the newly established Ministry of Environment in Qatar. The fellow would advise the Minister and senior staff on all matters perta [...] |
2009-03-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER EPA QA |
| 09DOHA413 |
SCENESETTER: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (SBU) SCOPE NOTE: Qataris have generally responded positively to President Obama's overtures to the Arab and Muslim world and, like many others in this region, hold deep admiration for U.S. education and S&T achievements. Qatar's successful efforts to engage - even import - the U.S. education [...] |
2009-06-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESTH PREL QA |
| 09DOHA604 |
EMBASSY DOHA'S WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) The Cairo Speech is a central element in "synchronization" - Embassy Doha,s whole of government approach to USG policy implementation in Qatar. Centered on interagency groups organized around achieving shared interagency goals, the synchronization process brings together all elements of [...] |
2009-10-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO ECON EAID ESTH EAGR QA |
| 09HANOI413 |
IN VIETNAM, CHINA AND BAUXITE DON'T MIX [...] (C) Summary: Planned Chinese involvement in bauxite exploitation projects in the Central Highlands, especially the use of Chinese laborers, has triggered an unusually high-profile "open" public policy debate. Prominent Vietnamese, including famed war hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, have called [...] |
2009-04-29 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EMIN EINV ESTH SENV CM VM |
| 09HANOI537 |
BAUXITE CONTROVERSY PRODUCES LEADERSHIP DIVISIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The highly charged -- and unusually open -- public debate over plans to develop bauxite in the Central Highlands has led to spirited discussions in the National Assembly (NA), Vietnam's historically quiescent semiannual legislature, with some deputies openly questioning government [...] |
2009-06-11 06:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ESTH EMIN EINV SENV CM VM |
| 09KABUL3098 |
USG-TRAINED MIDWIVES HELP COMBAT AFGHANISTAN'S APPALLING [...] (U) Summary: In a country with high birth rates and sparse medical assistance, one in eight Afghan women dies in childbirth. Afghanistan's maternal and infant health statistics are the second worst in the world, and it is one of few countries in which women have a lower life expectancy than me [...] |
2009-10-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESTH SOCI AF |
| 09KABUL3793 |
Turkey Will Open Second PRT in Afghanistan, Wants a Seat at [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Basat Ozturk said Turkey will open a PRT in Sheberghan, Jowzjan province, in 2010 and is willing to increase assistance in the fields of health, agriculture and education, while expanding police and governance programs. Turkey's existing PRT in [...] |
2009-11-28 06:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ESTH PREL PGOV AF TK |
| 09KABUL3907 |
ENABLING THE GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN TO GIVE ITS CITIZENS [...] (U) Summary: With one of the lowest literacy rates and some of the worst health statistics in the world, the lack of an educated and healthy population is a severe impediment to social and economic progress and stability in Afghanistan. Enabling the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afgha [...] |
2009-12-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH SOCI AF |
| 10KABUL323 |
NEW GOVERNMENT POSITIONS FOR MOJADIDI SENIOR AND JUNIOR [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, January 15, Ambassador Eikenberry met with Dr. Najibullah Mojadidi, the Special Advisor to the President of Afghanistan on Health and Education. Dr. Mojadidi said he would possibly be nominated to serve as Ambassador to the United States. He also suggested possibility o [...] |
2010-01-26 08:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ESTH SOCI EAID AF |
| 10KABUL494 |
MINISTER OF EDUCATION COMMITS TO CONTINUING STRONG USG [...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador Eikenberry's February 1 courtesy call on recently confirmed Minister of Education, Farooq Wardak, the Minister provided a detailed presentation on Afghanistan's education crisis. The presentation was filled with well-documented statistics on the lack of education [...] |
2010-02-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESTH SOCI AF |
| 10KABUL633 |
DONORS SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S [...] (U) Summary: On February 7, 2010, the USAID Mission Director along with the USG Education Team attended a donor conference in support of the Ministry of Higher Education's (MoHE) new National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP). Five years in the making, involving close collaboration betwe [...] |
2010-02-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH SOCI EAID AF |