WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Taiwan - political and security issues (No. IF10275) on Jan. 10, 2023, by Asian policy analyst Caitlin Campbell and Asian policy specialist Susan V. Lawrence. Here are excerpts: * * * Taiwan: Political and Security Issues Taiwan, which officially calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is a self-governing democracy of 23 million people located across the Taiwan Strait from mainland China. more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has accepted an FY 2023 Compact Impact grant of $15,798,564 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Carmen G. Cantor. The federal funding will help defray the state's costs of providing services to citizens of the Freely Associated States who live in Hawai'i. "We welcome this generous assistance from the federal govern more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSbook) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston's John Paul II Institute will invite in April author and scholar Dr. Monika Jablonska-Chodakiewicz to talk about her newly released book titled "A Pope for All Seasons: Testimonials Inspired by Saint John Paul II." Jablonska is a scholar, lecturer, business consultant, and author of "Wind from Heaven: John Paul II, the Poet Who Became Pope." She holds law degree more PR