Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 91-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
17,325 on turnover of 4.1 -billion N-T.
The market trended sharply higher on Tuesday to close above the 17,400-point
mark on the back of ample liquidity and a strong New Taiwan dollar - which
prompted foreign investors to move funds into Taiwan.
The bellwether electronics sector led the upturn, as artificial intelligence
development-related stock garnered investor interest due to expectations that
Nvidia will give positive leads in its investor conference.
Legislature Passes Restraining Orders to Tackle Intimate Image Abuse
Lawmakers have passed a bill allowing courts to issue restraining orders to
prevent the dissemination (散佈，傳播) of explicit images.
The provisions are aimed at both the abuser and online service providers.
The bill is an amendment of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.
It will allow courts to issue civil protection orders prohibiting the
remaking, dissemination, broadcast, delivery, or publication of intimate
images of the protected individual.
Perpetrators will be required to return any images to victims and law
enforcement authorities will be allowed to order them to delete the content
if necessary.
MOFA Slams Racists Comments about Indian Migrant Workers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is slamming racist (種族主義的) comments that
have been appearing on social media sites over the past week concerning
Indian migrant workers.
According to the ministry's Department of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, the
government strongly opposes any form of discrimination or bias against
specific groups, as Taiwan is a multiethnic country that respects human
rights.
Officials are calling on the public to refrain from posting or reposting any
derogatory comments on social media targeting Indians and the Indian
community.
The statements comes after it was confirmed that talks are underway way to
allow the employment of migrant Indian workers in Taiwan.
SKorea Suspends Military Agreement with North
South Korea is suspending a military agreement with North Korea in
retaliation to Pyongyang firing a rocket on Tuesday.
North Korea says it successfully launched a satellite into orbit (軌道,
繞軌道運行).
South Korea, the US, and Japan are working to verify the claim.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo
Congo UN Agree to End Peacekeepers Mission
Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the U.N. stabilization mission in
Congo have signed agreements to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after
more than two decades.
Congo's president in September called for them to leave a year earlier than
planned.
While no date was publicly given for the U.N. withdrawal to begin, observers
say it's unlikely to start before Congo's Dec. 20 presidential election.
Eastern Congo has long been overrun by dozens of armed groups seeking a share
of the region’s gold and other resources.
Frustrated Congolese say that no one is protecting them from rebel (反叛)
attacks.
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