That favorite of Taiwan book afi-cionados, the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), was held February 13-18. The 410,000 visitors viewed 1,838 booths manned by 687 publishers from 38 countries. This oldest Chinese-language book fair has its feet firmly planted in Asia and its eyes on the rest of the world.
從 2 月 13 日到 18 日為期 6 天的展覽期間，共湧進了 41 萬人次，參觀來自 38 國共計 687 家出版社、1,838 個展出攤位的各式圖書，主辦單位並以立足亞洲、放眼世界的一貫堅持，力圖維繫著華文世界最老牌書展的名聲不墜。