Taiwan gets WHO invitation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has invited Taiwan to attend the 62nd World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

"Such an arrangement shows our willingness to achieve practical benefits for the people of Taiwan and indicates our sincerity to promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations," ministry spokesman Mao Qun'an said.

The WHA runs May 18-27.