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EZ NEWS DEC 12, 2025

Posted on 2025-12-12 10:49:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2025-12-12 10:49:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 73-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 28,098
on turnover of $5.9-billion N-T.

The market joined other regional indexes and lost ground on Thursday, despite
Wall Street closing higher after the U-S Federal Reserve opted to cut
interest rates.

While some leading tech companies saw sharp declines after Oracle, a
bellwether in the artificial intelligence sector, reported weaker than
expected earnings - which dented investor sentiment.

Cabinet seeks to establish agencies for seniors and children

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The Cabinet says it's finalized proposals to create two new agencies to
strengthen services for children, families and seniors.

The proposals will now be sent to the Legislature for review.

Under the proposals, a Long-term Care and Social Development Agency will be
created to handle matters related to the elderly, people with disabilities,
women.

That agency will also oversee (監督) the National Pension system.

While a Child and Family Support Agency will be established to oversee
policies related to the welfare of minors and to provide support for families
with children.

The Cabinet says both new agencies will be under the supervision of the
Ministry of Health.

According to Health Minister Shih Chung-liang, the proposed Long-term Care
and Social Development Agency is being designed to address Taiwan's rapidly
aging society and declining birthrate.

Thailand PM Receive Royal Permission to Dissolve Parliament

Posted on 2025-12-12 10:49:13

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul received royal permission
today to dissolve (解散) Parliament, setting up general elections early next
year.

The election for the House of Representatives would be held 45 to 60 days
after the Royal Decree, a period while Anutin will head a caretaker
government with limited powers and cannot approve a new budget.

Anutin posted on his Facebook late Thursday that “I’d like to return power
to the people.”

The move comes at a tricky political moment, as Thailand is engaged in
large-scale combat with Cambodia over long-disputed border claims.

About two dozen people were reported killed in the fighting this week, while
hundreds of thousands have been displaced on both sides.

Anutin has been prime minister for just three months, succeeding Paetongtarn
Shinawatra, who served only a year in office.

Questions over the legality of Donald Trump??s new golden visa

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Legal observers are raising questions over Donald Trump's golden visa scheme
(方案), in which foreign nationals can pay a million dollars to begin the
path to US citizenship.

Mitch McCann reports:

Canada Conservative Lawmaker Defects to Liberals

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A Canadian Conservative lawmaker has defected from his party and joined Prime
Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals.

The move by Michael Ma leaves the Liberal Party just short of a simple
majority of the seats in Parliament.

Ma, who represents Markham–Unionville, is the second Canadian Conservative
lawmaker to join Carney’s Liberals in just over a month.

Ma said he entered politics “to focus on solutions, not division (分歧)”.

The move puts the Liberals one shy of a majority government and being able to
pass any bill without the support of an opposition party.

EZ NEWS DEC 11, 2025

Posted on 2025-12-11 10:28:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2025-12-11 10:28:13

The Tai-Ex opened marginal down this morning from yesterday's close, at
28,385 on turnover of 4.1-billion N-T.

The market gained ground on Wednesday, as investors were optimistic that the
U-S Federal Reserve would cut its key interest rates for a third time this
year following its policy making meeting.

While reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will produce Nvidia's
high-performance H-200 A-I chips and they will be made here in Taiwan also
drove investor confidence higher.

MOFA thanks allies for their support at annual Interpol meeting

Posted on 2025-12-11 10:28:13

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has thanked eight formal diplomatic
allies for supporting Taiwan's bid to participate in Interpol during the
agency's annual General Assembly in Morocco late last month.

According to the ministry, senior officials from the Marshall Islands,
Belize, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Paraguay, and Eswatini all spoke up on Taiwan's behalf.

The foreign ministry says it delayed publicly thanking the allies until now
because the assembly was held in a closed-door format (模式，格式), and it
needed time to collect information on their respective addresses.

Former digital minister warns TSMC faces rising cybersecurity risks

Posted on 2025-12-11 10:28:13

Former Digital Affairs Minister Huang Yen-nan is warning that cyberattacks
could be the most effective way for hostile actors to damage Taiwan's
semiconductor advantage.

According to Huang, companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing need
to strengthen precautions.

The former digital minister now heads (領導) Academia Sinica's Taiwan
Information Security Center.

Speaking at a conference on geopolitics and chip strategy, Huang said
T-S-M-C's global influence has grown with A-I, making it "too big to fail,"
as any disruption to its production a national security concern.

Venezuela Opposition Leader Appears in Public

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has appeared in public for
the first time in 11 months.

She appeared on a hotel balcony in Norway's capital early this morning and
waved to supporters.

Her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf (代表她) a day
earlier.

Machado had been in hiding since Jan. 9 after being briefly detained during a
protest in Caracas.

She was expected to attend the award ceremony Wednesday in Oslo but couldn’t
make it in time.

EU leaders reject Trump "weak" comment

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European leaders have rejected claims (聲稱) from U.S. President Donald Trump
that the continent is run by weak people.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

Study: HumanClimateChange Caused Deadly Rainfall in Asia

Posted on 2025-12-11 10:28:13

New analysis suggests that ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate
change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides
across Asia in recent weeks.

The rapid study by World Weather Attribution focused on heavy rainfall from
cyclones Senyar and Ditwah in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
starting late last month.

The analysis found that warmer sea surface temperatures over the North Indian
Ocean added energy to the cyclones.

Floods and landslides triggered by (觸發於) the storms have killed more than
1,600 people, with hundreds more still missing.

The cyclones are the latest in a series of deadly weather disasters affecting
Southeast Asia this year, resulting in loss of life and property damage.

EZ NEWS DEC 10, 2025

Posted on 2025-12-10 10:50:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2025-12-10 10:50:13

The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from yesterday's close, at
28,190 on turnover of 3.8-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Tuesday as it followed most other regional markets
and closed lower after Wall Street sank overnight as investors await the
outcome of Wednesday's meeting of the U-S Federal Reserve and expectations of
more interest rate cuts.

MOFA protests South Korea listing it as part of China

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing to urge South Korea to amend
its electronic entry card system that lists Taiwan as part of China.

The ministry says it has yet to receive a direct response from Seoul on the
matter after highlighting (突出顯示) the error in its newly launched
e-Arrival card system earlier this month.

Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director-General Liu Kun-hao is
expressing the need for a correction - saying revising the island's
designation underscores the importance of longstanding economic, cultural,
and tourism exchanges between the two sides.

Liu says there are serious concerns about the improper designation and the
government is reviewing its overall relationship with South Korea - noting a
large and long-standing trade deficit that highlights what he's describing as
an unequal relationship.

Taiwan raises long-term care tax deduction to NT$180,000

Posted on 2025-12-10 10:50:13

Lawmakers have approved an amendment that will raise the annual long-term
care deduction to 180,000 N-T.

The deduction previously stood at 120,000 N-T and the amendment to Article 17
of the Income Tax Act is aimed at easing (減輕) the financial burden of
households supporting a dependent who requires long-term care.

The change will apply retroactively from January 1 of this year and start to
take effect in tax filings in May of 2026.

Under Article 17 of the Income Tax Act, taxpayers may claim the deduction to
taxable income for themselves, their spouses, or dependents officially
recognized by the Ministry of Health as requiring long-term care due to
physical or cognitive impairment.

Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

Posted on 2025-12-10 10:50:13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will not cede (放棄)
territory to Russia.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports

Canada Ambassador to US Resigning Next Year

Posted on 2025-12-10 10:50:13

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years says she’s resigning
next year as the two major trading partners review the free trade agreement.

Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said Tuesday it is the right time to put in place
someone who will see a review of the free trade agreement through to
conclusion.

Canada’s free trade deal with the U.S. is up for review in 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Hillman “prepared (準備) the
foundations for Canada in the upcoming review" of the agreement.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Hillman in 2017.

She was the first woman appointed (任命) to the role.

Hillman helped lead the trade negotiations during U.S. President Donald
Trump’s first term and worked with U.S. and Chinese officials to win the
release of two Canadians detained in China.

EZ NEWS DEC 9, 2025

Posted on 2025-12-09 10:40:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2025-12-09 10:40:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 60-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 28,364
on turnover of 10.5-billion N-T.

The market gained solid ground on Monday after surpassing the 28,000 point
mark in early trading on the back of strong investor interest in electronic
and semiconductor heavyweights.

US Congress revises bill allocating Taiwan security funding

Posted on 2025-12-09 10:40:14

The U-S Congress has released a new draft of the National Defense
Authorization Act - which includes up to 1-billion U-S dollars in funding for
Taiwan-related security cooperation in 2026.

The new draft removes earlier language that would have invited Taiwan to
participate in the US-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise.

The bill will require the U-S defense secretary to "enable fielding of
uncrewed (無人的) and anti-uncrewed systems capabilities" with Taiwan by
March 1 of next year, and those systems must comply with the Taiwan Relations
Act and be usable by both U-S and Taiwanese forces.

The compromise version was produced after the U-S.Senate and House of
Representatives reconciled their separate versions into a unified bill.

Taiwan forms clinical trial alliance to accelerate access to new medicines

Posted on 2025-12-09 10:40:14

Taiwan has launched a new clinical trial alliance aimed at coordinating
medical institutions nationwide to help patients gain faster access to
promising but not yet approved medicines.

The Taiwan Alliance of Clinical Trial Centers has been initiated by the
Taipei Medical University.

It brings together 32 medical and research institutions nationwide and is
backed by the government and aims to pool resources (共用資源), strengthen
coordination and enhance Taiwan's international competitiveness.

Health Minister Shih Chung-liang says the alliance is expected to boost
international collaboration by encouraging pharmaceutical companies to choose
Taiwan as a base for research and development.

Japan Tsunami Warning Lifted After Quake

Posted on 2025-12-09 10:40:14

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring at least
30 people and triggering (觸發) a tsunami.

The quake hit late on Monday, about 80 kilometers off the coast of the Aomori
region.

The public broadcaster NHK says all tsunami warnings have now been lifted,
while waves up to 70 centimeters were reported.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says people were mostly injured by
falling objects.

Nuclear power plants are conducting safety checks, and some train services
are suspended.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of possible aftershocks and an
increased risk of a megaquake.

Supreme Court weighs whether President Trump can fire heads of independent

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agencies

The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump
has the authority to fire a top Federal Trade Commission official - in a case
that could have far reaching consequences for independent regulators.

FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter was ousted earlier this year - told that
her service was "inconsistent (不一致的) with the Administration's
priorities".

Toni Waterman reports

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