Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 15-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
22,362 on turnover of $4.2-billion N-T.
Shares in Taiwan staged a significant technical rebound, soaring more than
400 points Thursday led by the electronics sector, as buying was triggered by
a U.S. rally following a Federal Reserve decision described by the market as
dovish.
Artificial intelligence-related stocks also bounced back from a recent slump
with iPhone assembler and AI server maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. both
ending up, and buying was seen across the board, although the gains posted by
nontech stocks were largely capped.
Labor ministry mulls opening up six types of jobs to foreign students
The Ministry of Labor is planning to amend regulations that will allow
foreign students who have graduated from a Taiwan university to work six
types of jobs categorized by the ministry as "intermediate-skilled" jobs.
According to the labor ministry, revisions represent an interdepartmental
(跨部門的) effort to tackle a growing labor shortage.
The six types of jobs covered by the amended regulations include assistant
nurses, intercity and city bus drivers and cargo vehicle drivers.
The amendments will be made to employment qualifications, skill requirements,
and regulations on changing employers.
Officials say they will enter a public review period by the end of this month
at the earliest, to solicit input from the public before they go into effect.
The labor ministry's Cross-Border Workforce Management Division says the
positions will be open to graduated students from Hong Kong and Macau, but
not to those from China.
MH370 Search to Resume
A robotics company in Texas has been given the green light to resume a search
for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - 11 years after the plane disappeared
without a trace (無影無蹤) over the Indian Ocean.
Toni Waterman has more.
Turkey Protests Against Istanbul Mayor Arrest
Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second
consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s popular mayor.
Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested Wednesday as part of investigations into
alleged corruption and terror links.
Many view the arrest of a prominent contender against President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the
next presidential race.
The government strongly rejects the claim insisting that the courts operate
independently.
On Thursday authorities detained 37 people for allegedly sharing
“provocative (煽動的)” content on social media following Imamoglu's arrest.
World Happiness Report Finland Top
A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the
world.
The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the
eighth year in a row.
The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest
countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin
America and one from the Middle East.
The United States has fallen to its lowest-ever position at 24, having
previously peaked at 11th place in 2012.
Afghanistan is again ranked (排名) as the unhappiest country in the world.
That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.
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