Hualien-based European sculptor awarded MOFA friendship medal

Hungarian-born stone sculptor Joseph Visy, who has made Hualien his home for nearly two decades, was presented with a medal by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday for using his artistic talent to help build up the friendship between Taiwan and France.

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