Taiwan Review

There are around 300 working dogs in #Taiwan🇹🇼 with canines detecting drugs, pathogens & illegal food at borders & search and rescue dogs formally integrated into national disaster response planning since 2000. ▶️tinyurl.com/yc839k44

#Taiwanese🇹🇼 ultramarathon runner Tommy Chen holds up the national flag at the finish line of the Lapland 185-kilometer Arctic Ultra, March 3 in #Sweden 🇸🇪. Chen came second, finishing the race in 1 day, 19 hours and 3 minutes, first among the #Asia runners. (CNA)

Vice Foreign Minister Ger Bau-shuan (right) met Casey Mace, U.S. senior official to APEC, on March 3 in Taipei. Mace reaffirmed U.S. support for Taiwan’s equal and dignified participation in APEC and praised its contributions to regional economic growth. (MOFA)

Steeped in history, #Taiwan’s 🇹🇼 Taipei Guest House has welcomed global leaders for over a century. Built in 1899 and later redesigned in ornate Neo-Baroque style, it stands today as a proud setting where tradition meets modern diplomacy. ▶️tinyurl.com/mwdv28df

Fencer Hung Li-hsiang (right) won bronze at the Asian Cadet & Junior Fencing Championships on Feb. 24 in Jakarta, #Indonesia🇮🇩. Coach Wang San-tsai (left) of Ming Chuan University hopes she will qualify for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. (Courtesy of Wang San-tsai via CNA)

#Taiwan🇹🇼 saw 8.57 million international tourists last year, the highest annual total since 2020. The number is expected to increase as more tourism offices open overseas to promote the country's beauty with the new slogan TAIWAN, Waves of Wonder. ▶️tinyurl.com/46ze8hn9

#Taiwan’s🇹🇼 high-speed rail system nears its 20th anniversary. With a core electromechanical system from #Japan’s🇯🇵 Shinkansen incorporating European concepts, it serves as an international model holding close ties with the global rail transport sector. ▶️tinyurl.com/yrtw4dx2

Taiwan🇹🇼 President @ChingteLai (賴清德) congratulates Japan🇯🇵 PM Sanae Takaichi. ▶️READ taiwantoday.tw/2/281707

Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Branch is driving innovation in #Taiwan’s🇹🇼 fruit sector. Via advanced breeding, smarter cultivation techniques & farmer competitions, it boosts the quality, resilience & global competitiveness of local produce. ▶️tinyurl.com/3hrmtnrs

2026 #Taipei International Book Exhibition wraps up. ▶️tinyurl.com/mruyupsj

Smart agriculture in #Taiwan🇹🇼 tackles climate change & boosts productivity. Since 2017 the Ministry of Agriculture has used big data & AI to support farmers, reduce risks & strengthen public trust to build a more resilient system. ▶️tinyurl.com/mts2r53z

MOFA welcomes teachers, trainees from #Canada🇨🇦, #France🇫🇷, #Taiwan🇹🇼. ▶️tinyurl.com/2v5srhd2

#Taiwan🇹🇼 President Lai Ching-te, right, and Minister of Culture Li Yuan, center, open the 34th #Taipei International Book Exhibition in the capital. (📷Presidential Office)

#Taiwan's🇹🇼 temples are works of art in which paintings, carvings & architecture all play a part. They are living places of worship that preserve stunning craft & skill in service of heartfelt belief. ▶️tinyurl.com/455yz2w2

#Taiwan🇹🇼 President Lai Ching-te shares EPPD results, vows to advance Taiwan-US🇺🇸 relations. (📷Presidential Office) ▶️READ tinyurl.com/yhwjzxe4

#Taipei Zoo plays a vital role in #Taiwan’s🇹🇼 pangolin conservation. Through improved habitats & innovative diets, the facility is home to the world’s longest-lived pangolin on record & the first ever to be raised successfully by humans. ▶️tinyurl.com/5n83fd58

#Taiwan🇹🇼 President Lai Ching-te, front, inspects Sky Bow III missile launchers during his visit to the 2nd Company, 613th Battalion, 792nd Air Brigade of the Air Force Jan. 30 in #HualienCounty. (📸Presidential Office)

#Taiwan's🇹🇼 national parks are rich in natural beauty. The South Penghu Marine National Park includes sublime geological features along the coast of Columnar Basalt Nature Reserve on #XijiIsland & #Dongyuping’s lush coral reefs. ▶️tinyurl.com/2jb8bhv3

Vice President @bikhim (front, 2nd right) attends a briefing at the Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Center Jan. 26 in #Chiayi County. She commended the center’s work toward realizing the goal of full-scale drone manufacture in #Taiwan🇹🇼. (Courtesy of Presidential Office)

Deputy Foreign Minister 吳志中 (fifth right) welcomes members of an #Eswatini 🇸🇿 delegation Jan. 22. The group is undertaking a civil servants’ performance management training course through Jan. 30 in #Taipei🇹🇼City. (MOFA)