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EZ NEWS MAR 6, 2025

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 189-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
33,484 on turnover of $9.9-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan rebounded sharply Thursday, posting the fifth-largest
single-day gain on record, as bargain hunters returned after reports the
United States and Iran could enter negotiations eased geopolitical concerns.

Among major technology stocks, chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
rose 1.88 percent to close at $1,900 NT, and other large-cap tech firms also
advanced.

Memory-related stocks staged a strong rebound as well, while shipping stocks
moved in the opposite direction.

Analysts say investors will continue to monitor developments in the Middle
East, including the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, while the long-term
growth outlook for Taiwan's artificial intelligence supply chain remains
intact (完好) despite potential technical corrections.

Taiwan signs double taxation pact with Tuvalu

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:13

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has signed an agreement to avoid double
taxation and donate funds to cover the maintenance costs of Tuvalu's first
undersea cable.

Lin is currently visiting Tuvalu as a special envoy of President Lai Ching-te.

According to the foreign minister, the agreement was signed during a banquet
hosted by Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo, and is expected to boost trade
and encourage Taiwanese investment in Tuvalu.

Lin also donated funds to cover the maintenance costs for Tuvalu's first
undersea cable, to help ensure (確保) the country's communications resilience
during the banquet.

Lin and his delegation arrived in Tuvalu on Wednesday on what is his third
trip to the Pacific ally.

Ukraine Sharing Expertise on Shahed Drones

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:14

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies
in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering (對抗)
Iran’s Shahed drones.

Zelenskyy says various countries, including the United States, have
approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones.

He said he has spoken in recent days with the leaders of the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.

Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded its
neighbor just over four years ago.

Iran has responded with the same type of drones to joint U.S.-Israeli strikes
on Iranian targets.

Pentagon officially labels Anthropic a supply chain risk

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:14

The US Defense Department has formally labelled (標記為) the artificial
intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, following a dispute over its
efforts to limit how the government could use its products.

Anthropic has said it intends to challenge the label in court.

Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.

Cuba Power Outage Continues

Posted on 2026-03-06 10:33:14

Swaths of Cuba remain without power nearly a day after a massive blackout hit
the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile
(脆弱的) electric grid and a lack of fuel.

Crews worked overnight to repair a broken boiler at one of Cuba’s largest
thermoelectric plants.

Officials have warned that it could take three to four days for power to be
fully restored.

State media reported on Thursday that 52% of customers in Havana have power,
as well as 30 hospitals and 10 water supply stations.

EZ NEWS MAR 5, 2025

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 791-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
33,620 on turnover of 19.1-billion N-T.

The market plunged over 1,400 points on Wednesday as escalating tensions in
the Middle East spooked investors and triggered heavy selling across the
board.

Large-cap tech stocks bore the brunt of (首當其衝) the decline.

However, all eight major industrial sectors finished lower, with plastics,
electric machinery, cables and glass stocks posting steep losses.

Prosecutors indict 62 individuals and 13 companies in Prince Holding Group

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

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The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office has indicted 62 individuals and 13
companies in connection with its money laundering investigation into the
Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group.

Prosecutors says the network laundered more than 10.7-billion N-T in Taiwan.

The individual and companies have been charged with violating the Organized
Crime Prevention Act, the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and the Criminal
Code with intent to profit from gambling.

Prosecutors are also seeking court approval to confiscate (沒收) the full
10.7-billion N-T in alleged criminal proceeds held in Taiwan.

Authorities have so far seized more than 5.5-billion N-T in Prince Group
assets (資產) during raids last year and they include 24 luxury properties,
35 high-end vehicles, 337 financial accounts, cash and designer goods.

Dozens injured in raucous Lantern Festival events in Tainan and Taitung

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

At least 47 people have been injured while attending Lantern Festival-related
folk events in Tainan and Taitung.

Both of the event saw participants forming processions and braving
(勇敢面對（困難/危險）) barrages of bottle rockets or firecrackers.

Officials in Tainan says 30 people suffered burns after being hit by dense
barrages of bottle rockets, while six were injured stemming from falls
at the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival on Monday and Tuesday.

While officials in Taitung say 11 people were taken to the city's MacKay
Memorial Hospital on Tuesday after suffering injuries on the first day of the
Bombing of Master Han Dan Festival.

US submarine sinks Iranian warship

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

At least 80 bodies have been recovered by Sri Lankan authorities after a
torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the Islamic Republic's prize
ship. And the first such strike since World War 2.

Kate Fisher has more from Washington

Africa Clean Energy Fund to Double Financing

Posted on 2026-03-05 10:27:13

Africa’s flagship clean energy fund says it plans to more than double its
financing to $2.5 billion over the next two years, as momentum builds behind
the continent’s energy transition.

The African Development Bank bank approved slightly fewer renewable energy
projects last year but succeeded in increasing its funding.

The lender's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa has mobilized about $1
billion in commercial capital alongside its own commitments.

Based on projects in the pipeline, that figure is expected to reach $2.5
billion within the next two years.

The public-private finance facility supports utility-scale and decentralized
projects, facilitating deals and supporting pan-African renewable energy
investment platforms.

EZ NEWS MAR 4, 2025

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:16

The Tai-Ex opened down 94-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
34,228 on turnover of 11.1-billion N-T.

The market plunged more than 700-points on Tuesday following a sell-off
sparked by sky-rocketing international crude oil prices due to the U-S and
Israel's war with Iran.

Economics minister dismisses power rationing concerns

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:16

Economics Minister Kung Ming-hsin says the government has secured sufficient
natural gas supplies for this month and there will "absolutely be no power
rationing."

The statement comes amid concerns that escalating hostilities in the Middle
East could trigger rationing.

According to Kung, gas shipments for early March have already passed through
the Strait of Hormuz, while supplies for the second half of the month have
been secured from "alternative (可供替代的) markets."

Speaking at a legislative hearing, Kung told lawmakers that he hopes the
conflict will be short-lived and the government use of coal-fired power
generation will be "a last resort."

CDC warning Japan-bound WBC fans of infectious disease risks

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:16

And,

The Centers for Disease Control is advising people heading to Tokyo to attend
World Baseball Classic games to take precautions against measles, flu and
infectious gastroenteritis.

The C-D-C is citing elevated disease activities in Japan for the warning.

According to C-D-C spokesman Lin Ming-cheng, travelers should be aware of a
rise in measles cases in Japan, which have reached their highest cumulative
(累計) total for the same period since 2020, while flu activity in Japan also
remains at a high level.

Lin is also warned travelers about infectious gastroenteritis in Japan,
saying the country recorded an average of 8.02 cases per clinic in the eighth
week of the year, the highest for the same period in five years.

US to offer insurance, escort to tankers traveling through Strait of Hormuz

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:16

President Donald Trump says the US will start offering insurance and navy
escorts to tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, as oil and gas
prices spike due to the war in Iran.

About 20% of the world's oil and roughly (大概) a third of its Liquefied
Natural Gas passes through the narrow waterway off of Iran's coast.

Toni Waterman has more

Argentina Navy Trial for Sinking of Sub

Posted on 2026-03-04 10:40:16

Four former Argentine navy officers are on trial for the 2017 sinking of the
ARA San Juan, which killed 44 crew members.

Prosecutors say the officers neglected duties and ignored serious maintenance
problems.

The submarine vanished (消失了) on Nov. 15, 2017, during a trip after a
training exercise.

The crew reported water entering batteries, then lost contact.

Investigators say water reached a battery tank and triggered a short circuit
and fire.

The submarine then plunged and imploded (內爆) at extreme depth.

Relatives of the deceased crew members argue that the current trial falls
short of achieving true justice.

EZ NEWS MAR 3, 2025

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:14

The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from yesterday's close, at
35,106 on turnover of 8.9-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday, as investor sentiment took a dive on the
back of concerns about global oil prices after the U-S and Israel attacked
Iran over the weekend.

MOEA talks boosting energy imports due to Middle East tensions

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:15

The Ministry of Economic Affairs says it plans to increase energy imports in
response to the current situation in the Middle East.

According to the ministry, it will diversify import sources and strengthen
energy supply security.

The ministry says although the conflict is effecting some shipments oil and
gas import coming through the Strait of Hormuz, short-term energy shipment
arrivals remain unaffected and long-term contingency plans are in place to
maintain a stable power supplies.

The economic ministry's statements come as Premier Cho Jung-tai has been
meeting with senior government officials for talks on the impact of higher
international oil prices.

Cho says C-P-C has been asked to ensure uninterrupted supplies, and Vice
Premier Cheng Li-chiun will convene a series of price stabilization meetings.

Man detained over Taipei Main Station bomb and death threats

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:15

A man has been ordered detained following his arrest for allegedly sending
threats in late February to set fires, plant bombs and kill people at Taipei
Main Railway Station.

Prosecutors say they secured court approval to detain the Changhua County
resident - who police say admitted making the threats due to stress and being
in a bad mood.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation and the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
received separate threats on February 25 and 26, respectively.

Police heightened security measures as the threats were made just ahead of
the 228 Memorial Day long weekend holiday.

The suspect was arrested following a raided (襲擊) his residence on the night
of February 27 and taken into custody.

He is facing charges of public intimidation.

Trump: Iran operations to last 4 to 5 weeks or "far longer"

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:15

US president Donald Trump says American operations against Iran could last
four to five weeks, but warned the US had the capability to go "far longer
than that".

He promised Washington would "prevail" (戰勝) after news that a fourth US
service member has died.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Cuba Detains Panama Citizens for Propaganda

Posted on 2026-03-03 10:20:15

Cuba’s government says it has detained 10 Panamanian citizens it accused of
creating subversive propaganda in the latest international incident involving
the Caribbean island.

Monday's announcement comes just days after a fatal shooting involving a U.S.
boat in Cuban waters.

The government said that according to initial statements from those detained,
the Panamanians were ordered to leave Cuba “once the objective was
achieved,” and that they would receive between $1,000 and $1,500 each upon
their return.

Officials did not provide further details, including the nature of the
alleged (被指控的，據稱) propaganda.

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