Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 134-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
22,376 on turnover of 7.5-billion N-T.
The market closed sharply higher on Tuesday on the back of investor optimism
over ongoing trade talks between the United States and China.
The bellwether electronics sector led the rally, boosted by a surge in tech
stocks on Wall Street.
KMT passes NT$30,000 allowance for volunteer troops
K-M-T lawmakers have passed an amendment to Article 5 of the Armed Forces Pay
Act raising volunteer soldiers' monthly allowance to 30,000 N-T.
That's an increase of over 15,000 N-T, along with other benefits.
The monthly allowance will be granted to all volunteer military personnel,
regardless of rank, effective January 1 next year.
The amended article introduces new types of designated (指定的) allowances
for volunteer military personnel, with specific amounts to be determined by
the Cabinet.
And it requires all allowances to be adjusted accordingly whenever the
cumulative consumer price index reaches 3-per cent.
Increase in COVID medical visits slows and CDC says the peak has passed
The Centers for Disease Control says the number of patients seeking treatment
for COVID stood at 70,182 last week - a sign that the case numbers are
slowing.
According to the C-D-C, the number of COVID related medical visits rose by
9.3-per cent between June 1 and 7 - which is much lower than the previous
week's rise of 49-per cent.
C-D-C spokesperson Philip Luo says the peak has passed earlier than the
originally predicted end of June or early July timeframe - which suggests the
epidemic may also end a couple of weeks earlier than the projected (預計的)
date of August 9.
US Immigration Raids in Omaha
An Omaha plant was raided (查抄，突然搜查) in what U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement officials say was likely the largest ”worksite
enforcement operation" in Nebraska since the start of President Trump's
second term.
Jennifer King reports
IMF on Syria Visit and Rebuilding
The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time
since 2009 as the country rebuilds after over a decade of conflict.
The IMF says Syria cannot afford hundreds of billions of dollars of damages
and losses from the conflict that first started as protests in 2011 against
Bashar Assad’s totalitarian government.
During its five-day visit this month, the IMF met with officials from Syria's
public and private sectors, notably (尤其) the finance minister and central
bank governor, and said Syria was willing to reform its economy and make its
outdated state institutions viable again.
In 2017, the United Nations estimated that rebuilding Syria would cost about
$250 billion.
Since Assad was overthrown, some experts say that number could be as high as
$400 billion.
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