Seoul: Taiwan will showcase its literature and a variety of art forms as the guest of honor at this year's Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF). At a news conference to promote the event, Minister of Culture Li Yuan stated that Taiwanese have embraced foreign cultures through the ages, thereby cultivating their own unique culture. He emphasized that the SIBF provides a long-awaited opportunity to showcase this cultural richness.

According to Focus Taiwan, there will be 23 featured artists at the Guest of Honor Pavilion, highlighting Taiwan's literature, picture books, comics, documentaries, and music to audiences in South Korea. Deputy Culture Minister Sue Wang expressed anticipation for South Korean audiences to learn about Taiwan's cultural sensibilities, and praised the event as a launchpad for future collaborations between Taiwan and South Korea in publishing, television, films, and video games.

Under the pavilion's theme of reading, visitors can expect to learn about literature, lifestyles, graphics, folk culture, and tourism in Taiwan from 550 books that will be showcased at the book fair, according to a statement by Taiwan Creative Content Agency, a government foundation that markets Taiwanese art internationally.

The Hokkien rock band Tsng-kha-lSng will kick off the book fair on June 18 with a performance. Additionally, 40 events featuring Taiwanese and South Korean authors and discussions among Taiwanese content creators, publishers, and translators are planned, according to the culture ministry.