Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 45-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
23,012 on turnover of 7.1-billion N-T.
The market closed slightly higher on Monday as investors opted to take
advantage of the main board's initial gains.
Large cap tech stocks saw some profit taking, but still served to stabilize
the broader market throughout the trading day.
Control Yuan Seeking Constitutional Court Ruling on LY Reform Bills
The Control Yuan has officially petitioned the Constitutional Court for a
ruling on the constitutionality of government oversight amendments passed by
the Legislature in May -- arguing they will allow the legislative body to
usurp (奪取) its power.
The petition was filed by the head of the Control Yuan's Department of
Supervisory Investigation and an attorney on behalf of the government
watchdog at the Judicial Yuan in Taipei.
They also filed an application for an injunction to halt enforcement of the
revisions to the Law Governing the Legislative Yuan's Power and the Criminal
Code.
The D-P-P's legislative caucus and the Cabinet filed similar petitions last
week.
First Green Carbon Project Listed on Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange
The Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange has listed its first green carbon project.
According to the T-C-X the newly listed project is an afforestation (造林)
initiative in eastern Paraguay and carbon credits for the project are now
available for purchase.
The T-C-X says it expects its will generate (產生) carbon credits for 10,000
tons of carbon.
The exchange is not providing any further details on the nature of the
project or how far along it is.
However, the T-C-X says it's crucial for Paraguay to receive support to
develop and protect forests and promote carbon reduction initiatives because
its current regulations on forest cultivation are underdeveloped.
Boeing Crash Families Disatisfied with Plea Agreement
Families of the victims from two major crashes involving Boeing aircraft are
said to be unhappy with a plea agreement (認罪協商) reportedly offered to the
company in recent days.
Mitch McCann reports:
Turkey Mediating Somalia Ethiopia Talks
Turkey says it has mediated (調解) talks between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease
diplomatic tensions between the east African neighbors.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry says that the Ethiopian and Somalian foreign
ministers were “able to separately have a candid, cordial and
forward-looking exchange” on Monday concerning their differences.
A second round of discussions is planned in the Turkish capital of Ankara on
Sept. 2.
Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with the breakaway region of
Somaliland in January, which Somalia denounced as infringing upon its
sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The memorandum was to allow Ethiopia’s access to the sea through Somaliland
and in return Ethiopia would recognize Somaliland as an independent country.
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