A workshop on incorporating blue carbon ecosystems into climate policies is taking place Oct. 15-16 in Taipei City through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, underscoring government commitment to enhancing regional climate resilience.

The Ministry of Agriculture held a workshop on best practices and innovations in circular agriculture through the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Sept. 23-25 in Kaohsiung City, highlighting government commitment to jointly advancing food security and sustainability in the region and internationally.

Shih Chung-liang, head of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, led a delegation to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy Sept. 15-16 in Seoul.

The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) hosted the APEC Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges on September 12th. Representatives from member economies of the APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG), as well as privacy and cybersecurity experts from Canada, Belgium, Chile, Japan, Thailand, etc. are invited to Taipei to discuss the latest developments and challenges of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in terms of policy making, technological innovation and

Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Chien-hsin Lai led a delegation to attend the “15th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting,” held on August 27-28 in Busan, South Korea. He shared Taiwan’s achievements in renewable energy development, strategies for enhancing grid resilience, and examples of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the energy sector.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare National Health Insurance Administration hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Workshop on Strategies to Enhance Integrated People-Centered Health Care Sept. 2 in Taipei City, demonstrating commitment to advocating for effective healthcare.

The APEC 2025 High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries (HLD-CCI) was held in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Aug. 26. Vice Minister of Culture Hsu Yi-chun (徐宜君) led the Taiwan delegation and engaged with representatives from 20 APEC member economies.

To strengthen regional collaboration in industry-academia engagement and cross-domain talent development, the Ministry of Education of Chinese Taipei hosted the 2025 APEC Industry-Academia Collaboration Workshop from August 27 to 28 in Taipei.

To promote regulatory convergence across the Asia-Pacific region and enhance the quality and efficiency of drug registration management and medical device regulatory science, the Taiwan FDA organized the 2025 APEC Good Registration Management (GRM) & Medical Devices (MD) Regulatory Science Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop from August 26 to 28.

A delegation from Taiwan took part in the Women and the Economy Forum held by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Aug. 9-12 in Incheon, South Korea, to share the country’s gender equality and digital resilience policies.