tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8548254501812679998..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taroko people vs Asia Cement: the long twilight struggleMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75201486196719721742016-05-28T07:11:10.861+08:002016-05-28T07:11:10.861+08:00I visited this company's deep ocean water extr...I visited this company's deep ocean water extraction facility in Hualien last week. It seems they are diversifying. I wouldn't be surprised if some of that 417 hectares gets used for cold water aquaculture in the near future. It's a huge amount of land on an island where the average farm is 1 hectare in size.Philliphttp://news.thewildeast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7030825743549931412016-05-28T03:35:31.997+08:002016-05-28T03:35:31.997+08:00Regarding the article about Tsai facing the "...Regarding the article about Tsai facing the "world's worst property market" - isn't it odd that a market where, maybe, people will be able to afford to buy an apartment, and where, maybe, homes will be viewed as places to live rather than places to gamble money, is described as "world's worst property market"? Clearly the people who read Bloomberg have an odd perspective on what a home is. I wonder what framed cross-stitching they have on their walls: "Home is where the stash is", "Home Sweet Investment", "It takes hands to build a house, but only laundered money can build a home", ...Brian Schacknoreply@blogger.com