Property Buyers Attracted to Star Politician’s Taiwan Port City
Chengcing Lake in Niaosong, Kaohsiung.)
Photographer: Yuri Smityuk/TASS/Getty Images
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The enthusiasm that swept a political unknown to an unlikely victory as mayor of southern Taiwan’s biggest city is translating into economic optimism, the latest data show.
Property transactions rose 16 percent in Kaohsiung in the first three months of this year compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from the city government. That’s the fastest growth among Taiwan’s six biggest cities.