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EZ NEWS NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

The Tai-Ex opened up 12-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,150
on turnover of 1.5-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday, falling below the 17,200-point mark, as
investors opted to dump artificial intelligence development-related stocks
amid continuing concern over the U-S ban on chip sales to China.

The semiconductor sector also trended (轉向) lower on the back of news that
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could cut the price of some of its more
advanced chips next year.

10 Indicted on Charges of Spying for China

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

The High Prosecutors Office has indicted 10 people, including several active
duty military personnel, for allegedly spying for China.

Five of them are also facing more serious charges and remain in custody.

Prosecutors says the indictments follow an investigation into a former Army
major, who is believed to have been recruited (被招募) by China in 2021 to
carry out espionage activities in Taiwan.

According to the High Prosecutors Office, the former officer then recruited a
businessman to help in persuading both serving and retired military personnel
to collect military intelligence for China.

The other suspects include a serving Army lieutenant-colonel and three
active-duty soldiers, who stole classified military information.

EVA Air Expects Airfares to Remain High into 2024 H1

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

EVA Airways is warning that airfares are expected to remain high until at
least the end of the first half of next year due to strong demand for air
travel.

According to the carrier, it is seeing strong demand for passenger flight
services from late January to mid-February and over 90-per cent of seats on
Japan-bound flights are already booked.

Speaking at an investor conference, EVA said the company's long-haul flights
have maintained 90-percent passenger loads (載客率) since the beginning of
the year - and the carrier firmly believes "the future is promising."

Israel Hamas Agree to Extend Ceasefire

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days
past Monday.

The announcement made by a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry came on
the final day of the original four-day truce (休戰) between the warring
sides.

As part of a fourth swap under the original deal, Hamas released 11 Israelis
on Monday night.

Then Israel released 33 Palestinians.

Monday’s releases bring to 51 the number of Israelis freed under the truce,
along with 19 hostages of other nationalities.

So far, 150 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons.

But Israel says it remains committed to crushing Hamas’ military
capabilities and ending its 16-year rule over Gaza after its Oct. 7 attack
into southern Israel.

US Biden to Invoke ColdWarEra Law to Lower Prices

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

US President Joe Biden has announced plans to use a Cold War-era law to try
and ease (緩解) supply chain issues and counter inflation.

Ira Spitzer reports.

Sumatra Rhino Calf Born in Indonesia

Posted on 2023-11-28 10:41:14

A Sumatran rhino has given birth to a male calf in Indonesia, a welcome
addition to a critically endangered species that numbers fewer than 50
animals.

The mother gave birth Saturday at a national park sanctuary on Sumatra, where
the entire species now lives.

Their tropical forest habitat is disappearing and poachers kill the animals
for their horns, which are used for ornaments (裝飾品) and in traditional
medicine.

The unnamed calf is healthy and able to walk and eat.

EZ NEWS NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from yesterday's close, at
17,291 on turnover of 2.1-billion N-T.

The market closed little changed on Friday on low turnover, due largely to
the absence (不在場的, 缺席) of foreign institutional investors because of
the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

CDC on Alert for Mycoplasma Pneumonia Risk

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

The Centers for Disease Control has issued a health warning - instructing
medical professionals to be on alert to the risk of mycoplasma pneumonia
spreading to Taiwan.

The warning comes amid a surge in respiratory infections such as influenza
and clusters (群集) of pneumonia among children in northern China.

C-D-C Deputy Director-General Philip Luo says China began reporting
mycoplasma pneumonia outbreaks in May, but an epidemic usually reaches its
peak in 2 to 3 months, and there could be multiple known pathogens
circulating there.

Doctors are being asked to closely monitor cases of respiratory illness to
prevent cluster infections at hospitals here in Taiwan.

TRA to Add 116 train services for New Year's Day holiday

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

And,

The Taiwan Railways Administration says it will be providing 116 additional
train journeys to meet the expected spike in demand during the New Year's Day
holiday from December 29 through January 2.

Passengers will be able to book tickets for the weekend holiday from December
1.

According to the T-R-A, the extra train services will include 23 EMU-3000 and
Puyuma limited express train journeys, and 12 EMU 900 local express train
services along the east and west coasts.

Four extra Tze-Chiang express trains will also be added to the east coast
line.

The highest daily number of passengers during the holiday is expected to
exceed (超過) 80,000.

Israeli Ship Seized and Let Go

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

Attackers have seized and later let go a tanker linked to Israel off the
coast of Yemen.

The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park in the Gulf of Aden.

Yemen’s internationally recognized government blamed (指責) the
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, which followed at least two
other recent maritime attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

Early Monday morning, Zodiac said the vessel carrying phosphoric acid and its
crew of 22 sailors from multiple nations were “unharmed.”

The Pentagon said that the vessel was “currently safe” without elaborating
on what happened to the attackers.

The Houthis did not acknowledge the attack.

Netanyahu

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

Earlier...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited troops (軍隊) inside
the Gaza strip.

Mimmi Montgomery reports.

Booker Prize Won by Irish Writer

Posted on 2023-11-27 10:29:13

Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for fiction with his
dystopian novel “Prophet Song.”

The judges said it was a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle
to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism (極權主義)
and war.

Lynch was awarded the $63-thousand US dollar literary prize at a ceremony in
London on Sunday.

He beat five other writers from Ireland, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada.

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