The 2025 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE) opened at the Taipei World Trade Center on Feb. 4. President Lai Ching-te attended the opening event, along with Minister of Culture Li Yuan, Taipei Book Fair Foundation Chairperson Isabella Wu Yun-yi (吳韻儀), Representative Marco Lombardi of the Italian Economic, Commercial and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei, and other distinguished guests.
The 2025 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE), themed “Follow Your Fancy in Reading” is taking place from Feb. 4 to 9 at the Taipei World Trade Center. On Feb. 3, the exhibition organizer held a press conference, inviting Minister of Culture Li Yuan, Taipei Book Fair Foundation Chairperson Isabella Wu Yun-yi (吳韻儀), Representative Marco Lombardi of the Italian Economic, Commercial and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei, and other distinguished guests to unveil the highlights of this yea
Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling announced the council’s policies and goals for 2025 while praising its success last year Jan. 22 at a press conference in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City.
The Taiwan International Science Fair got underway Jan. 20 in Taipei City, bringing in record numbers of participants to the largest event of its kind in the country, according to the National Taiwan Science Education Center.
Recently published Port of Keelung statistics confirm robust growth in the port’s international cruise sector in 2024, with 166 cruise ship visits and 787 thousand passengers handled. Although passenger levels are still only 83% of the pre-pandemic peak, the 266 thousand foreign passengers handled this year represents an all-time record, surpassing the previous record of 257 thousand recorded set in 2018.
The “2025 World Masters Games” will officially begin on May 17. Today (16th), New Taipei City Mayor Hou, Yu-Ih and Taipei City Mayor Chiang Wan-An hosted the “Countdown to 2025 WMG：International Woodball Friendship Tournament,” inviting diplomats and representatives from 19 diplomatic missions and foreign chambers of commerce in Taiwan to experience woodball, a sport that fosters friendships and serves as a warm-up event for the World Masters Games.
The Ministry of the Interior said Jan. 9 that the government is committed to attracting and retaining international professionals by, for example, relaxing permanent residence restrictions and naturalization laws.
Time Out recently announced its Best Places to Visit in Asia in 2025. The magazine, published by the well-known Time Out Group in London, invited local editors and writers to vote and select eight destinations. Tainan is listed as the 4th best place to visit in Asia and the only city in Taiwan selected. Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che remarked that the Tainan 400 event series not only brought out a shared sense of pride among the citizens but also successfully introduced Tainan to the world as an att
The official website of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture (MOC) is now available in Malay and Thai, in addition to its current versions including English, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Indonesian. Continuing to align with the New Southbound Policy and fostering cultural exchanges with Malaysia and Thailand, the launch of the new websites aims to reach out to a broader audience from Southeast Asian countries to deepen their understanding on the achievements of the cultural exchange programs.
The first national white paper on the prevention of sea contamination was released Dec. 25 by the Kaohsiung City-headquartered Ocean Affairs Council, underscoring the government’s commitment to achieving a pollution-free marine environment by 2030 and promoting the circular economy.
