Governor Gary Herbert is on his way to Asia to promote Utah as a valuable trading partner. Herbert plans to visit Taiwan with representatives of more than two-dozen Utah companies and organizations. The governor had planned to visit South Korea but has decided to cancel that portion of the trip due to the wildfires currently burning in Utah. He issued a statement saying he had full confidence in the firefighters who were working to contain those fires and that he will monitor the fires during his trip.

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