Taiwan said yesterday that it will press on with negotiations with Manila on fishing issues to protect Taiwanese fishermen still vulnerable to arrest in waters claimed by both Taipei and Manila.

Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) said in the United States on Monday that Taiwan and the United States have cooperated closely on legal issues since signing a mutual legal assistance agreement in 2002.

The president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, was scheduled to arrive in Taiwan Sunday evening to kick off his first state visit to the country since taking office in January, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Taiwan and the Philippines have agreed to avoid use of force when policing their fishing grounds to prevent a recurrence of the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard officers in May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Saturday.

A United States congressman has renewed a call for Washington to sell conventional submarines to Taiwan.

Among the stories about Taiwan and the Philippines that involve boats and the sea, in this one, love and hope is the message.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) was criticized by lawmakers yesterday for failing to promote the nation's image in global media following the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel and a food scare.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday reiterated Taiwan's sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands after President Ma Ying-jeou's call for a three-way dialogue with China and Japan on fishery rights and natural resources in the East China Sea was rejected by Japan's chief cabinet secretary.

Taiwan is keeping a close eye on an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) later this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday.

The Taiwan military yesterday confirmed that one of its a naval vessels encountered a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft during a patrol in the South China Sea last month that was held to protect Taiwanese fishermen in the disputed area.