Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 44-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
23,228 on turnover of 6.7-billion N-T.
The market rose on Monday as investors reacted to Wall Street hitting new
records on Friday following the release of positive U-S jobs data.
FTC Extends Uber Eats-Foodpanda Merger Review
The Fair Trade Commission is extending its review of a Uber Eats' proposed
acquisition (獲得, 收購) of Foodpanda and the results of the review will now
be released in March at the at the latest.
The commission had previously said it planned to issue the results of it
review into the merger on December 19.
The commission says it chose to delay the release due to concerns the merger
could impact market dynamics as well as the economy.
Commission deputy chairperson Chen Zhi-min says the greatest concern is that
if Uber Eats acquires Foodpanda, the combined entitly would have market share
of between 80 and 90-per cent and that could increase restrictions on market
competition.
Former President and Tech Heavyweights Attend Morris Chang Memoir Event
And,
Former President Tsai Ing-wen has joined some of the tech world's biggest
names at a book launch (新書發布) event for the second installment of Morris
Chang's memoir.
Tsai was joined by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C-E-O C.C. Wei, Quanta
Computer Chairman Barry Lam and Acer C-E-O Jason Chen at the presentation in
Taipei.
Chang has been working on his autobiography since retiring in 2018.
The second installment covers Chang's life until his retirement.
US Police Question POI in CEO Killing
Police are questioning a man in connection with the killing of a health
insurance boss in New York.
26 year-old Luigi Mangione was detained (被拘留) on firearms charges at a
McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Monday.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Calls on Putin to Stop Making Nuclear Threats
Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the
representative of an organization that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize,
has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop making nuclear threats
(威脅).
The 92-year-old spoke at a news conference in Oslo, Norway, a day before the
award ceremony where he is to deliver a lecture on behalf of Nihon Hidankyo,
an organization of survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that
won this year’s prize.
He said that his organization’s message to Putin is that “nuclear weapons
are things which must never be used.”
Greece Ancient Statue Discovered
Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has
uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright
(直立) in a brick-lined pit.
Greece's Culture Ministry says in a statement that the nude statue resembles
ancient representations of messenger of the Greek gods Hermes and may have
decorated the townhouse of a wealthy Roman-era Athenian.
The ministry suggested it could be a Roman-era copy of a fifth century B.C.
original.
The ministry says the statue has been taken to a conservation workshop for
further examination.
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