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EZ NEWS MAY 24, 2019

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 4.8-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
10,313 on turnover of $2.2-billion N-T.

Lawmakers Move to Limit Activities of Former Officers in China

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:13

Lawmakers are getting ready to pass a bill for what retired (退休)
high-ranking military officers and former (前任的、原) officials from Taiwan
are allowed to do when they are visiting China.

The draft amendment to the Act Governing Relations between the People of the
Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area has now passed a committee review.

The bill says former national defense, foreign affairs, intelligence, China
affairs and national security officials will not be allowed to go to
political events in China.

Retired generals and other former high-ranking officials who break this law
could see their pension cut by at least 10-per cent for five years or a fine
of up to 5-million N-T.

Registration for Same-Sex Couples Starts Today

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:14

The government says it's ready for marriage registrations for same-sex
couples from today.

Deputy Interior Minister Chen Tsung-yan says the household registration
(註冊) system is ready and the steps will be the same as for heterosexual
marriages.

Chen says as of last week, 289 same-sex couples have made reservations (預約)
to register their marriages today.

It is the first day of legalized same-sex marriage here in Taiwan.

EVA Air and Flight Attendants Union to Restart Negotiations

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:14

The Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union and EVA Air are meeting again to talk
about work conditions.

Their last round of talks in April did not end with an agreement.

Union Deputy Secretary-General Chou Sheng-kai says for the latest meeting,
they talked about salaries, work hours and corporate governance (治理),

Chou says the union is "seeking a more friendly working environment for EVA
Air flight attendants, and most of the conditions being negotiated are very
similar to those already enjoyed by China Airlines flight attendants."

Union members started casting their vote earlier this month on if EVA Air
flight attendants will go on strike.

At least 80-per cent the union's EVA Air members must vote in favor
(贊同，支持) of a walk-out before any strike action can be taken.

Assange Faces Additional Charges

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:14

The US Department of Justice has filed seventeen additional charges against
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Those charges include violating the espionage (間諜、特務活動) act.

Harry Horton reports.

India Elections See Modi Victory

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party have won a majority in India's
general election.

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won 287 out of the 525 constituencies in the
lower house of Parliament, as of early today.

The party's top rival, the Indian National Congress, won 50 seats.

Vote counting of the estimated 600 million ballots started early Thursday.

The election is the world's largest democratic vote.

Botswana Lifts Elephant Hunting Ban

Posted on 2019-05-24 12:23:15

Botswana is now allowing elephant hunting.

The southern African nation is home to an estimated 130-thousand elephants.

Critics are worried about more illegal poaching (偷獵) of elephants for their
tusks (長牙、象牙).

Some had said they would boycott (抵制、杯葛) tourism to the country if the
ban is lifted.

The decision to lift the ban comes months ahead of general elections in
October.

EZ NEWS MAY 23, 2019

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 52-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
10,404 on turnover of 2.3-billion N-T.

The market was a bit lower Wednesday, with lower turnover of 94 billion NT.

There were gains earlier in the session, but the gains (收益) were lost
because investors were still worried about trade tension between the United
States and China.

The bellwether electronics sector climbed back from a fall in the last
session.

But old economy and financial stocks lost value, and pushed the broader
market lower.

Gou Outlines Plan to Tackle Stagnating Salaries

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:14

Terry Gou is suggesting changes to deal with the problem of salaries not
growing.

Gou wants to be the KMT's nominee for president.

He says if he is elected to be the leader of Taiwan, he will use big data
technology to set up a site that shows salary levels in listed companies and
their profitability (盈利能力).

Gou says this will help jobseekers understand which companies are willing to
share their profits with their employees by offering good pay.

He says this will push low-paying employers to raise their salaries.

Gou says companies that do not follow the rules would not be allowed to bid
for government contracts.

Those companies would also not be given any government incentives or
subsidies aimed at encouraging industrial transformation (轉型).

MOHW Signs Emergency Response and Rescue MOU with Swiss Hospital

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:14

Taiwan's Health Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with a
Swiss hospital.

Health Minister Chen Shi-chong signed the agreement for disaster and
emergency medical collaboration (
合作) with the Geneva University Hospital.

This means the two sides will work together on emergency medical response and
regional disaster rescue efforts.

The agreement was signed in Geneva by Chen and the head of the hospital's
Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine Department.

Chen says the agreement will help Taiwan respond to disasters more
effectively (有效) and help save lives throughout the world.

Theresa May Survives (For Now)

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:14

UK officials say UK Prime Minister Theresa May is NOT resigning.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

France Taking in Yazidi Group

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:15

France is taking in another group of Yazidi women who were hurt by the
Islamic State group.

The women and their children arrived Wednesday night in Toulouse.

The 130 families came from Irbil, Iraq to resettle (安置) in France.

Another group of 16 Yazidi women and their children arrived in December.

Japan Anti-groping App Popular

Posted on 2019-05-23 12:45:15

A smartphone app to fight groping (伸咸豬手) is very popular in Japan

The "Digi Police" app was set up by Tokyo police three years ago, but a new
function to scare off molesters was added just a few months ago.

Since then the app has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times.

The app can show a message asking for help, and also emit (發出) a voice that
repeatedly says "Please stop!".

It also has an alarm and can send out an email when it's used, something that
could be useful for children and their parents.

Users can also see areas with lots of crime and police stations on a map.

EZ NEWS MAY , 2019

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:13

News Intro

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:13

I'm Jane Lee w/ the top of the hour news .....

Int'l Header

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:13

Starting off with a look at this hour's headline, Top US officials say the
Trump administration is aiming to deter (防阻) attacks from Iran, and not to
encourage war.

But first, in local news.

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:14

The Tai-Ex opened up 16-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 10,481
on turnover of 1.8-billion N-T.

The market recouped (補償) early losses to close higher Tuesday, overcoming
technical resistance on the back of (得到...幫助) investor interest in
non-high-tech stocks.

Gains posted by financial and old economy stocks helped the broader market
offset (抵銷，彌補) the slump in the bellwether electronics sector, as
integrated circuit (積體電路) stocks, led by TSMC, came under heavy pressure
throughout the session.

Lai Accuses Tsai Camp of Lying

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:14

Former Premier William Lai is accusing President Tsai Ing-wen's re-election
campaign team of spreading lies by saying he previously told Tsai he would
not run for the presidency.

According to Lai, when he met with Tsai on March 8, she did not ask him if he
planned to seek the party's nomination for the upcoming presidential race,
refuting (駁斥) suggestions that she did.

Lai is calling for a clean primary campaign and is insisting that the right
course of action is to follow the party's established procedures.

He says he's willing to meet with Tsai for further talks about the party's
primary, but has no intention of dropping out of the race, even if the
D-P-P's Central Executive Committee decides to delay the primary once again.

The committee is meeting today to discuss the presidential primary process.

MOEA Touts Taiwan's Benefiting from US Ban on Huawei

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:14

Economics Minister Shen Rong-jin says Taiwan is likely to benefit from a U-S
ban on American companies from doing business with Huawei, as other
smartphone brands order more from Taiwanese suppliers(供應商).

According to Shen, when Huawei's market share is affected by the restrictions
(限制), its competitors are expected to see shipments rise and Taiwanese
O-D-M makers (代工廠商) could secure more orders from other smartphone
brands.

However, a European brokerage is less optimistic, saying if restrictions on
Huawei are prolonged (拉長), Taiwanese tech firms such as Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing and Largan Precision (大立光) will in fact see
their sales decline.

US vs. Iran

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:15

Turning to world news...

Top US officials say the Trump administration is aiming to deter attacks from
Iran, and not to encourage war.

The comments follow days of tensions between the two adversaries (敵對雙方).

US President Donald Trump has also sent mixed signals by offering talks but
threatening the country's leaders via Twitter.

The U.S. has already sent an aircraft carrier group to the region.

America's acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan has been briefing U.S.
lawmakers...

That's U.S. acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan

Philippines Elections

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:15

Final results from the Philippines' midterm elections last week show the
president's allies won a majority of the 12 Senate seats being decided.

Analysts say a shutout of the opposition slate heralds (預告)a stronger grip
on power by a leader accused of massive human rights violations
(大規模違反人權的事件).

Philippine elections officials are to proclaim the winning Senate candidates
later today after finishing the official count of the May 13 elections
overnight.

The tally had been delayed by glitches (障礙) in automated counting machines.

Eight aspirants (競選者) to seats in the 24-member Senate were backed by
President Rodrigo Duterte.

United Nations on Global Growth

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:15

The United Nations says it is lowering its forecasts for global economic
growth in 2019 and 2020 as a result of high trade tensions, uncertainty over
economic policies and softening (減弱的) business confidence.

In its mid-year report Tuesday on economic prospects, the U.N. said that
following an expansion of 3% in 2018, the world economy is now projected to
grow 2.7% in 2019 and 2.9% in 2020.

U.N. officials had projected 3% growth for both years earlier.

WEATHER AM .....

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:16

Looking at the weather across Taiwan ...

Partly cloudy skies in the north and center,

And partly clear skies in the south and east.

Current Temperatures ....

Taipei -- 24

Taichung -- 27

Gaoxiong -- 28

Hualien -- 25

News Outro

Posted on 2019-05-22 14:26:16

That's the I-C-R-T news at 10, I'm JL.

EZ NEWS MAY 21, 2019

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:13

Tai-Ex Opens Down 36 Points at 10,362

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 36-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
10,362 on turnover of 2.2-billion N-T.

The market moved higher Monday, but the upturn was limited on the back of
technical resistance(技術阻擋) and lingering (徘徊) concerns over trade
friction (摩擦) between the United States and China.

Analysts say investors moved to sell off large cap stocks (大型股票) in the
bellwether electronics (貝爾威勒電子) sector late in the session, forcing the
broader market to give up most of its early gains.

However, buying in old economy and financial stocks helped offset some of
those loses.

Tsai Touts Cross-Strait Peace and Stability as Main Priority

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:14

President Tsai Ing-wen says her cross-strait policy (兩岸政策) will likely
remain unchanged in the future, and the maintaining of regional peace and
stability will continue to be the focus of her administration (行政).

The statement comes amid speculation (推測) Tsai could change her
cross-strait policy.

Speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Office marking the third
anniversary of her inauguration (就職), Tsai said the government will
continue to do its best to maintain the current peace and stability across
the Taiwan Strait.

Registration of Transnational Same-Sex Marriages to Begin on Friday

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:14

The Ministry of the Interior says the government will begin to register
(登記) same-sex marriages this Friday, including those between Taiwan
nationals and partners from countries where gay marriage is legal.

According to Deputy Interior Minister Chen Tsung-yan, under the new
legislation (法規), same-sex couples where one party is a foreign national
from any one of the 26 countries where same-sex marriage is legal can freely
register to be married here.

However, the law bans Taiwanese nationals from entering into a legally
recognized union with a partner from a country where gay marriage is not
legal.

Iran Slams Trump Over Threats

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:14

In international news ....

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif is dismissing Donald Trump's
"genocidal (種族滅絕姓) taunts" on Twitter - and is warning him not to
threaten the country.

And Zarif says the U-S president should look to history - as "Iranians have
stood tall for millennia (幾千年) while the aggressors are all gone."

The U-S has deployed additional warships and planes to the Gulf in recent
days.

However, Trump's weekend tweet marked a shift in tone after recent attempts
by him to downplay (低調處理) the possibility of a military conflict with
Iran.

Maduro Touts Election Anniversary

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:14

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is celebrating the anniversary of his
disputed re-election amid political upheaval (動盪).

Maduro tweeted that the May 20, 2018, election, was a "victory" for
Venezuelans

The government staged a rally on the anniversary, and members of a loyalist
assembly delivered speeches.

However, Maduro's re-election to a second six-year term lies at the heart of
Venezuela's political standoff.

Eiffel Tower Closed After Intruder Tries to Climb Up

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:15

The Eiffel Tower has been temporarily closed to visitors after a person tried
to scale (攀登) it.

The Paris monument's media office says the unidentified individual tried to
climb up the tourist attraction on Monday afternoon.

It wasn't clear how high the trespasser (擅闖者) managed to get, but a team
of firefighters including a climbing specialist was sent to the scene.

Google Says Basic Services on Huawei Smartphones will Still Function

Posted on 2019-05-21 12:35:15

And finally ....

Google says its basic services on Huawei smartphones will still function
(運行) following U-S sales curbs (制止), but the Chinese tech giant still
faces the possible loss of other features.

The A-P's Charles de Ledesma explains.

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