Book Doctor: Endowing Century-Old Books with New Life

As the saying goes, “Books are like treasure banks storing wisdom that is passed down from generation to generation. Not only can books break through the constrains of time and space, they can also allow people to acquire wisdom from them and learn about their culture.” However, books may be worn out as time goes by; fortunately, there is a group of people guarding these historical artifacts: the book doctors.

COVID-19強勢來襲!疫情下的房市變化

臺北房屋仲介公司擔任加盟店店長的戴龍祥,以及擔任行銷企劃處專員的曾先生都指出,109年疫情的影響對於房市反而帶有助攻、衝刺的作用,使房市交易熱絡化。109年疫情上半年買房自住客和投資客處於觀望且猶豫是否要購買的心理,且房屋網瀏覽量多。109年五、六月央行開始調降利息,調降利息後隔天買房詢問人多;109年下半年疫情減緩,造成買房賣房交易量好。

The Breath of Gods

In Taiwan’s temple culture, incense sticks and joss paper are mostly used as a medium to pray to the gods, but the gas emitted could be a hidden danger to the environment. Thus, in 2009, the Environmental Protection Administration encouraged major temples to reduce incense and joss paper burning, as well as firecracker setting in hope of reducing air pollution and protecting people’s health.

Resurrection of Handmade Blue Dyeing in Sanxia

As COVID-19 pandemic rages all over the world, many international fashion weeks have announced to either postpone or cancel their events. However, Taiwan’s Taipei Fashion Week AW21 ended successfully with the theme of “sustainable fashion” in March, 2021. Among the fashionable brands, Taichung’s Hakka brand with “blue dyeing” (藍染) as its design style was introduced for the first time to promote the beauty of blue dyeing to the public. However, when it comes to blue dyeing ,Sanxia’s (三峽)blue dyeing is peerless. In fact, Sanxia, a district in New Taipei City, is the birthplace of “blue dyeing” in Taiwan. In order to pass on this traditional technique, a group of Sanxia residents have dedicated their efforts to revitalize the heritage of blue dyeing culture.

後疫情時代 疫情下的零售興衰

新冠肺炎於2019年底以飛快的速度在全世界擴散,疫情肆虐之下,嚴重衝擊了全球經濟,導致許多企業面臨經營危機。台灣的零售業也沒逃過這場浩劫,從量販店、百貨公司到個人經營的實體店面,整體營業額銳減,加速零售商在市場上的新舊汰換,民衆的消費行為也悄悄出現轉變,這些都將帶領零售業進入一個嶄新的時代……

僑外生畢業的下一步?留台回國兩難抉擇

來台求學且畢業的僑生跟外籍生 (以下簡稱僑外生),經過台灣的高等教育資源培育,對台灣的文化語言生活具一定程度的了解。依照目前台灣的法規,就讀期間的身分選擇,就開始影響到僑外生在台的權益;畢業後僑外生若想留台工作,也要經過「評點制」的審核。然而今年因為台灣疫情升級的影響,六月剛畢業的僑外生,要留台工作或歸國,都有兩難之處。

疫情大風吹 餐飲市場重分配

新型冠狀病毒(以下簡稱新冠病毒,Covid-19)席捲全球,台灣在2020年1月28日出現第一例本土感染案例。4月1日,疫情指揮中心宣布:「室內必須保持1.5公尺的社交距離或是配戴口罩」。受疫情影響,我國餐飲產業在2020年受到重挫,從2月份開始呈現「雪崩式下跌」,較去年同期蒸發122億元產值。因各國邊境管制政策,其中受損最嚴重的,便是以服務觀光客為主的餐飲商圈。

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