Taiwan News
Date: 2016-04-26
By: Chia Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Lin Te-fu said Tuesday that he along with several other legislators will visit South Korea from May 9 to 13 on behalf of Legislative Speaker Su Chia-chyuan, marking the first time Taiwan embark on an official visit to the Northeast Asian nation since the two severed ties in 1992.
Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Lin Te-fu said Tuesday that he along with several other legislators will visit South Korea from May 9 to 13 on behalf of Legislative Speaker Su Chia-chyuan, marking the first time Taiwan embarks on an official visit to the Northeast Asian nation at the official invitation of its congress since the two severed ties in 1992.
Relations between the two nations have seen major improvements in recent years as tourism and bilateral trade have increased.
The legislator said the visiting delegates will include Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Yu Mei-nu, Wu Kuen-yuh and Chen Ying, KMT legislator Sra Kacaw, and New Power Party (NPP) legislator Chen Yi-chieh. [FULL STORY]