HONORED GUESTS: Two delegations from Japan are to attend National Day events, along with 223 members of goodwill ambassador associations across Japan

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 10, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

More than 400 foreign dignitaries are to attend today’s Double Ten National Day events to celebrate the 107th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China (ROC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

As of yesterday, 416 foreign dignitaries belonging to 56 delegations had arrived to attend the celebrations, ministry spokesman Andrew Lee (李憲章) said.

By region, 37 delegations comprising 280 guests are from the Asia-Pacific region, followed by six delegations of 59 dignitaries from Latin America, eight delegations of 41 members from North America, three delegations of eight members from Europe and a delegation of seven people from Africa and western Asia, Lee said.

Twenty-one foreign journalists are also to attend, he added.    [FULL  STORY]