Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 64-points this morning from Friday's close, at 16,572 on
turnover of 3.9-billion N-T.
The market moved higher on Friday, extending gains from a session earlier as
investors took cues (提示) from a rally on Wall Street overnight driven by
expectations that the U-S Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle has concluded.
Senior Economics Official in London for Taiwan-UK Trade Talks
Deputy Economics Minister C.C Chen has been attending the 26th UK-Taiwan
Trade Talks in London.
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the talks are focusing on
enhancing economic resilience (彈性) and supply chain collaboration between
the two countries.
The meeting is being being jointly hosted by Chen and the U-K Minister of
State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston and is also covering
cooperation in the field of of energy, semiconductor, scientific research,
net-zero policies and offshore wind power.
The deputy economics minister is also meeting with Taiwanese business people
and local industry representatives while in London to exchange views and
promote investing in Taiwan.
Ko Calls for 'Patience' Amid Electoral Pact Questions
Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate Ko Wen-je is calling on his
supporters to remain "patient," as talks on an electoral pact with the K-M-T
appear to have stalled.
According to Ko, party officials are continuing to seek consenus on a method
to decides on process to select a joint presidential candidate.
The statement comes after K-M-T Chairman Eric Chu is insisting (堅持) that
cross party negotiations will continue.
Ko is backing a public poll to decide the presidential ticket - saying such a
poll would not give equal weighting to a cross-party vote among legislative
candidates, as has been proposed by the K-M-T.
But the K-M-T chairman has said Ko's proposed polling method would have "no
statistical meaning at all."
US Blinken in MidEast to Discuss IsraelHamas War
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent the weekend crisscrossing
(縱橫交錯) throughout the Middle East, engaging in shuttle diplomacy over the
Israel-Hamas war.
AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports.
Russia ICBM for Nuclear Warheads Successfully Tested
The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an
intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a
new nuclear submarine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Sunday that the strategic
missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in
Russia’s northern White Sea, and hit a target in the far-eastern region of
Kamchatka.
The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the
fighting in Ukraine.
Adding to those tensions, President Vladimir Putin last week signed a bill
revoking (撤銷) Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban in a move
that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States.
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