Black Friday Boosts Online Shopping Amidst Sluggish Retail Performance in the USA Amélie Poulain2023-12-0201.4K views After COVID-19 subsided, business and tourism exchanges became more frequent, U.S. consumer confidence gradually recovered, and consumer spending increased significantly. However, retail sales began to decline in October. On the contrary, the online shopping market has grown significantly due to the Black Friday shopping trend. Read more
Living in Japan is Not Easy! The Average Annual Salary is Only 4.43 Million Yen Amélie Poulain2023-09-0306.5K views Japan is one of the countries where many people yearn to go to work. In recent years, the prices have risen, but the salary level has not risen proportionally, so life has become more difficult. The average annual private salary announced by the Japanese National Tax Agency is 4.43 million yen, and it is more likely to reach this level after the age of 35, which makes many people feel great pressure in life. Read more
Pasta Manufacturer Excessive Price Hike Sparks Public Outcry, Italians Start an Activity Against Buying Pasta Amélie Poulain2023-07-0302.6K views The price of Italian pasta has caused an uproar in Europe recently. The public is dissatisfied that after wheat prices have gradually dropped, the prices of various flour products have continued to rise. Consumers believe that the industry is greedflation, so in Italy, they launched a refusal to buy retail pasta products to express their dissatisfaction and anger. Read more
The World Economy Faces a Crisis of Disintegration as The Workforce Ages Amélie Poulain2023-04-0701.8K views The World Bank warned in March that the impact of an aging workforce on the global economy continues to intensify. In Japan and South Korea, due to the rapid increase in the proportion of the elderly population and the lack of a young labor force, the economic growth rate has been significantly dragged down. China, the United States, and many European countries are facing the problem of an increasing retirement population, but there is a shortage of a replaceable labor force. Read more
The World Cultural Heritage “La Baguette” Faces the Crisis of Closure due to Rising Prices Amélie Poulain2023-01-2302K views The baguette is a must on the French table. At the end of 2022, it will be listed as an intangible world cultural heritage symbolizing France by the World Heritage Committee. But now it is currently facing a double crisis of changing food culture and rising wheat and energy prices. Read more
How Much Money You Should Have to Retire? $1.25 Million to Enjoy Life Comfortably Amélie Poulain2022-11-0501.6K views The latest survey in the United States shows that a person needs to prepare 1.25 million US dollars, which is about NT$40 million, to enjoy retirement life and pay all expenses. In recent years, due to rising prices and inflation, the demand for savings has increased by 20% compared with last year. Read more
World Bank Warns of Severe Global Recession, the Violent Storm could Take Shape Amélie Poulain2022-10-2201.3K views Countries around the world have raised interest rates to combat inflation, and monetary tightening has reached the largest extent in 50 years. The three major economies of the United States, China, and the eurozone have experienced the sharpest slowdown since 1970. The GDP growth rate will be greatly affected, and the global economy will fall into recession. Read more
2022 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Dignity For All in Practice Derrick Smith2022-10-170968 views December 22, 1992, the UN deci… Read more
Global Wealth Report 2022 Released, Taiwan’s per Net Assets Ranks 5th Globally and Became the Richest in ASIA Amélie Poulain2022-10-1603K views The “Global Wealth Report 2022” released a few days ago shows that Asia has surpassed Europe in terms of wealth. Taiwan’s per net assets reached 138,220 euros, surpassing Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, ranking first in Asia. It ranks fifth in the world, after the United States, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden. Read more
The Price of Food and Daily Necessities has Risen, and People cannot Bear Inflation Amélie Poulain2022-09-1701.6K views Inflation has become a common concern all over the world. Energy costs such as daily necessities, food, gasoline, water, and electricity have all risen. Global price inflation has reached its highest point since 2008, and tens of millions of households are affected by inflation. Read more