TW Biz News｜WK 12/22 - 12/28
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei 101 is kicking off a five-day New Year countdown starting Saturday, highlighted by a Disney-Pixar “Toy Story” themed light show. The “Spark 101” New Year event series will feature the “Spark the Night” light projection show at Taipei 101 beginning on Dec. 27. The show includes three themes, including a Toy Story countdown display, projections from collaborating brands, and Taipei 101’s “Taiwan’s Invisible Heroes” themed light show.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kaohsiung City on Wednesday opened the new Focus 13 mall at the Kaohsiung Music Center, which sits by the city’s Love River Bay and offers harbor views in an open-plan design. CNA reported Wednesday that the mall cost about NT$300 million (US$9.5 million) to build and took nearly one year to renovate. The first floor focuses on fashion, lifestyle goods, and local design brands, while the second floor centers on light meals, coffee, and seating.
Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) Taipei 101, Taiwan's iconic skyscraper, has the highest land price in Taiwan for the 13th consecutive year, according to the Taipei City Government's Department of Land Administration. Data released by the department over the weekend showed Taipei 101's land price hit NT$2.11 million (US$66,984) per square meter or NT$6.98 million per ping. The department said Taipei 101, located in Xinyi District, one of the busiest commercial areas in Taiwan, is the tallest building in the country.
〔Taipei Times〕Taiwan per capita income overtakes S Korea, Japan: IMF
Across Asia, Taiwan ranked fourth for per capita income at US$37,827 this year due to sustained economic growth, the report said. In the top three spots were Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong, it said. South Korea ranked fifth at US$35,960, while Japan was in sixth place at US$34,720, it said.
Taitung is often called “Taiwan’s quiet backyard” — but its wide-open landscapes are anything but empty. From vast rice fields to dramatic coastlines, this remote corner of the island has become a powerful source of artistic inspiration. In part two of our five-part series “Where’s the Taitung County Chief Taking Us?” Andrew Ryan travels to Chishang Township, where some of Taiwan’s best rice grows — and where art quite literally rises from the land. Along the way, he meets renowned artist Paul Chiang, whose bold, luminous works were transformed after he settled in Taitung, and visits the Paul Chiang Art Center, home to his life’s work.
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