The historic Dihua Street in Taipei is a sea of festive red as thousands gather to ‘remove the old and bring in the new’ for the Year of the Horse. However, despite the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, a quiet anxiety lingers among the market stalls as according to some, the festive bustle isn’t translating into a windfall … Continue reading Hold your horses? – Taipei crowds surge but ‘spending slows’ as prices rise for Lunar New Year