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Ikea builds housing for Icelandic staff 宜家家居為冰島員工打造住宅

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The furniture retailer is worried that staff are being priced out of the Icelandic property market 家具零售商 擔心員工因為負擔不了冰島房地產市場而出走 Swedish furniture and lifestyle chain Ikea is building an apartment block in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik in order to give its employees somewhere affordable to live. 瑞典家具與生活方式的連鎖店宜家家居正在冰島首都雷克雅維克建造公寓大樓,為了提供其員工可負擔的住處。 The 36 flats will be available to staff next summer, the   Reykjavik Grapevine website   reports, saying that rents in the city have "skyrocketed" in recent years. 根據雷克雅維克葡萄藤網站報導,明年夏天將會有 36 層樓提供給員工住宿,也表示該城市內的房租近年來不斷「飆升」。 Thorinn Ivarsson, the company's CEO in Iceland, said the development is intended to provide safe housing for its staff at a reasonable price, with the lowest rent expected to be from 100,000 krona ($889; £716) per month. 公司在冰島的 CEO , Thorinn Ivarsson 表示這項發展是要以一個合理的價格,提供安全的住宅給他們的員工,最低價格預計為每月十萬克朗起( 889 美元; 716 歐元)。   "That's a lot less than people pay for a dump here and there in t...

Hong Kong's best secret bars, and how to get in 香港最棒的秘密酒吧,以及如何進去

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A hidden bar adds an element of discovery to a night out, and Hong Kong has no shortage of hiding spots thanks to a plethora of nondescript commercial towers and tiny alleyways. Modern speakeasies in Hong Kong pay homage to the 1920s Prohibition era with throwback décor and classic cocktails, replacing bathtub gin with premium whiskey.  一個隱密的酒吧為夜間外出增添了一點探索的成分,然而香港並不缺乏隱密的景點,是因許許多多看似平凡的商業大樓和小巷弄使然。香港現代的地下酒吧為向禁斷的 1920 年代致敬,有著復古的裝潢和經典的調酒,以高檔的威士忌取代私釀劣酒。 FuLuShou Hidden in a commercial building in SoHo, right under the Mid-Level Escalators,  Fu Lu Shou  takes a little extra effort to find. Check the Facebook page or call ahead for the passcode, which you’ll punch into a keypad outside the commercial building. 隱身在蘇豪區的一棟商業大樓裡,中間電梯的正下方, Fu Lu Shou 需要費點力找。瀏覽臉書專頁或是致電尋求通行密碼,你得用來鍵入在商業大樓外的密碼鍵盤。 Once inside, take the elevator up to the 9th floor—the button marked with Fu Lu Shou’s logo. From there, you’ll enter a cozy space with indoor and outdoor seating.There’s a t...

Uniqlo threatens to leave U.S. over Trump threats面對川普恐嚇 優衣庫揚言離開美市場

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Popular Japanese fashion chain Uniqlo has a message f or President Trump: We'll leave the U.S. if you insist we make all of our clothes in America. 日本知名連鎖品牌優衣庫跟總統川普喊話:如果你堅持我們要將所有的衣服在美國製造,我們會離開美國市場。 Trump's main economic message is "Buy American, Hire American." He campaigned on reviving American manufacturing, especially in the Rust Belt. 川普的主打競選口號是「 Buy American, Hire American. 」(買美國商品,僱用美國人),他在競選時主張要復蘇美國製造業,尤其是鐵鏽地區(位於美國東北部等地區,工業衰退的地帶)。 But Tadashi Yanai, the billionaire head of Fast Retailing Co., which owns Uniqlo, doesn't like being given an ultimatum by Trump. 但是柳井正(旗下有優衣庫的迅銷集團億萬富翁執行長)不喜歡這個川普所下的最後通牒。 "If I was directly told to do so, I will withdraw from the United States," Yanai told Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun this week when he was asked about Trump's Made in the U.S.A push. 本週柳井正被問及川普的美國製造說時告訴日本報紙朝日新聞:「如果他們直接告訴我要這麼做,我將會退出美國市場。」 Uniqlo currently has 51 stores in the U.S. Yanai said the ...