Panda cub Yuan Zai makes Taipei happy  

臺灣各縣市幸福指數：臺北居第二 圓仔功不可沒

據臺灣東森電視臺網站報道，臺灣一項“縣市幸福指數大調查”顯示，臺北市從去年的第8名跳升到第2名，僅次于新竹市。對此，臺北市副市長丁庭宇回應，臺北市民感到幸福，大陸贈臺大熊貓的寶寶“圓仔”功不可沒，“圓仔”讓全臺灣都感到幸福。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A happiness index survey rated Taipei city the second-happiest place in Taiwan, and the city's deputy mayor responded that Yuan Zai, the newborn panda cub, had contributed to it, according to ebc.net.tw.

The birth of Yuan Zai had great influence on citizens in Taiwan, and even people around the world, said Deputy Mayor Ting Ting-yu.

Taiwan's northern city of Hsinchu was rated happiest, followed by Taipei and Hsinchu county.

Taipei also ranked first among the five special municipalities of Taiwan. It also ranked top among cities and counties on Internet coverage, family disposable income, proportion of the population with college degrees or above, and average life expectancy.