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EZ NEWS JAN 9, 2025

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

The Tai-Ex opened up 10-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 30,370
on turnover of $6.5-billion N-T.

FDA announces recall of Nestle formula powder over potential contamination

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

The Food and Drug Administration says Nestle has preemptively recalled 83,496
cans of baby formula powder over potential contamination (污染) of the toxin
cereulide.

The move comes amid a global recall of the food company's baby formula
products earlier this week.

According to the F-D-A, Nestle Taiwan self-reported that two batches of its
products sold in Taiwan may have used potentially contaminated ingredients.

Those products are batches (批次) of it Illuma Infant Growth Formula and
Illuma Toddler Growth Formula.

Nestle Taiwan says it initiated voluntary recalls as a precaution to
safeguard consumer health and safety.

The company says it has lso set up a dedicated hotline to handle returns and
exchanges.

The F-D-A is urged consumers who have purchased the products to stop
consumption and return the product.

MOEA updates guidelines for foreign students interning in Taiwan

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has updated guidelines to protect the rights
of foreign students interning in Taiwan.

The updated Guidelines Governing the Application of Foreign Students to the
ROC in the Capacity of Interns in Enterprises and Organizations includes
clearer rules on student eligibility, internship stipends and working hours.

Under the revised rules, students must be enrolled (已註冊) at overseas
universities officially listed by the Ministry of Education, the and the
economic ministry's Department of Investment Review.

Students must have completed at least one semester of study before coming to
Taiwan and be of an age appropriate for their program.

They must also be studying a field related to their internship and have basic
Chinese or English communication skills to ensure the quality and
effectiveness of the internship.

US Withdraws from dozens of international bodies and organisations

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

The United States is withdrawing from dozens of international organizations
and bodies, many of which are associated with the United Nations, in the
latest sign of Washington stepping back from multilateralism (多邊主義).

Mitch McCann reports:

Philippines Garbage Mound Collapse Leaves Dead and Missing

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

A huge mound of garbage has collapsed in a waste segregation facility in a
central Philippine city, killing one person and leaving at least 27 others
missing.

Police say that firefighters and disaster-mitigation personnel retrieved
eight people, including workers at the facility, who were trapped (被困)
Thursday afternoon in the avalanche of trash and debris in the village of
Binaliw in Cebu city.

Local officials say one of those rescued, a female worker at the landfill,
died while being brought to a hospital.

Authorities and officials at the waste management facility, which has 110
employees, are to hold an emergency meeting today

UN Forecasts Global Growth Slightly Lower This Year

Posted on 2026-01-09 10:42:15

The United Nations is forecasting that the global economy will grow by 2.7%
this year.

That's slightly lower than last year’s estimate, citing the impact of higher
U.S. tariffs, economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions.

U.N. economists predict that growth will edge up to 2.9% in 2027.

That’s still well below the average 3.2% growth between 2010 and 2019,
before the COVID-19 pandemic hurt economies around the globe.

The U.N. economists say there was “unexpected resilience" to sharp increases
in U.S. tariffs last year.

They are pointing to solid consumer spending and easing inflation, which
helped sustain (維持) growth..

EZ NEWS JAN 8, 2025

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

The Tai-Ex opened down 104-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
30,330 on turnover of 12-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Wednesday, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
pulled back on profit taking after hitting a record closing level a session
earlier - but the main board remained above the 30,000 point mark.

Air Force to call on US to speed-up collision-avoidance system work

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

following F-16V incident

The Air Force is urging the U-S to expedite work to install automatic ground
collision avoidance systems on its F-16V fighter jets and hopes the process
(過程) can be completed sooner than initially planned.

It comes after an F-16V jet went missing off of Hualien on Tuesday evening.

Authorities are still searching for the missing aircraft and its pilot.

The incident has led to concerns about the speed in which automatic ground
collision avoidance systems are being installed on Taiwan's F-16Vs.

The project was initially slated for completion in 2028.

However, the Air Force says it now hopes it can completed by the end of this
year.

MOEA gives final approval for Nvidia's Taipei headquarters

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

The Taipei City Government says the Ministry of Economic Affairs has given
its final approval for Nvidia to build its overseas headquarters at the
Beitou-Shilin Technology Park.

Nvidia is now set to submit its investment proposal to the city government
later this month.

Nvidia C-E-O Jensen Huang is expected to visit Taiwan later this month to
attend (出席) the signing ceremony.

The Nvidia headquarters will be designed by local architect Kris Yao.

Yao's previous projects include the China Steel Corporation Headquarters in
Kaohsiung and the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum in Chiayi.

WH: US has started marketing Venezualan oil on the global marketplace

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

The White House says the US has already started marketing Venezuelan oil in
the global marketplace.

It comes as President Trump says Venezuela has agreed to make up to 50
million barrels of crude (原油) available to the US.

Jagruti Dave has more from Washington

Canada PM to Visit China Next Week

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China next week where he will
meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as Canada looks to reduce its reliance
(依賴) on the United States.

The visit, announced on Wednesday, is the first to China by a Canadian prime
minister in more than eight years.

Xi invited Carney to China when they met during an Asia-Pacific summit last
fall and it comes as the two countries move to restore stronger ties after
years of tensions.

Carney will travel to China from Jan. 13 to 17.

EU Snow and Ice Hampering Travel

Posted on 2026-01-08 10:34:14

Snow and ice are hampering travel in parts of Europe as flights have been
grounded and roads clogged (堵塞).

More than 1,000 passengers spent the night at Amsterdam's airport as staff
worked to clear snow from runways.

At least 800 flights were canceled at the airport on Wednesday.

France's weather service has issued alerts for snow and black ice.

People were urged to work from home.

Swedish and Finnish cities also faced disruptions with trams and buses
halted.

EZ NEWS JAN 7, 2025

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 163-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
30,412 on turnover of 23-billion N-T.

The market closed above the 30,000 point mark once again on Tuesday, as
buying was further boosted by investor optimism over Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing's sales amid the current A-I boom.

Analysts say investors are betting that T-S-M-C will deliver positive leads
(商機線索) at its investor conference next Thursday.

NSB says Beijing paired Taiwan drills with cyberattacks and cognitive

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

warfare

The National Security Bureau says Beijing paired military drills against
Taiwan with information operations and cyberattacks from between December 29
and January 2.

According to the bureau, the move resulted in the spreading of more than
19,000 "controversial" messages and the launch of millions of hacking
intrusions (入侵).

In a report submitted to the Legislative Yuan, the N-S-B says the online
activity involved 799 abnormal accounts and focused on amplifying skepticism
about the U-S, Taiwan's military and President Lai Ching-te, referring to
concerns about Taiwan's ability to defend itself.

CDC warns that influenza epidemic to hit late January and peak over Lunar

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

New Year

The Centers for Disease Control says it expects to see a rise in flu cases in
the later this month and a further increase around the Lunar New Year holiday
period.

According to the C-D-C, a total of 82,161 people sought medical treatment for
flu-like illness from the week of December 28 to Janaury 3 - and that level
remains about the same as the previous week.

The C-D-C is projecting that Taiwan will again enter a flu epidemic ( 流行病)
period in the latter half of this month, following a previous period from
late September to late November this winter and it's likely to peak around
the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, which begins on Febraury 14.

UN Human Rights Office Expresses Renewed Concern Over U.S. Actions in

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

Venezuela

The UN Human Rights office says it's concerned America's military action in
Venezuela is going to make the situation (情況) in the country even worse,
and that US actions undermined international law.

Mitch McCann reports from the United Nations in New York:

Canada FM and Governor General to Visit Greenland

Posted on 2026-01-07 10:33:13

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his foreign minister and the
governor general will visit Greenland in early February in the wake of
renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the Danish territory.

Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon are
expected to open a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland,

Simon became Canada's first Indigenous governor general in 2021 and
previously served as Canada's ambassador to Denmark.

Carney says the future of Greenland and Demark are decided solely
(唯一地，完全) by the people of Denmark.

He spoke while meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the
Canadian Embassy in Paris.

EZ NEWS JAN 6, 2025

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 171-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
29,933 on turnover of 14-billion N-T.

The market moved sharply higher on Monday - as it closed above the
30,000-point mark for the first time as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
smashed closing records on the back of investor optimism toward demand for
its high-end processes.

Three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan indicted over new TSMC trade

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

secret theft

The Taiwan High Prosecutors' Office Intellectual Property Branch has indicted
three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan for stealing Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing's 14-nanometer technology secrets.

Those indicted include Chen Li-ming, a former T-S-M-C engineer who worked at
Tokyo Electron Taiwan, a T-S-M-C employee and a Tokyo Electron employee.

Two of the individuals have been charged with reproducing trade secrets
relating to national core (核心) key technologies under the National Security
Act.

While the other individual and Tokyo Electron Taiwan have been charged with
destroying evidence in a criminal case.

All three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan have also been indicted in a
seperate investigation into the theft of T-S-M-C's 2-nanometer technology.

Tourism authority issues guidelines to protect foreign accommodation interns

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

The Tourism Administration has issued updated guidelines to better protect
foreign interns in the accommodation/hospitality sector.

It comes after the government opened the sector to foreign students enrolled
in overseas schools last year to help address labor shortages.

The administration says more than 1,900 students came to Taiwan to work as
interns last year, but there were concerns over inadequate (不足)
protections.

Under the updated guidelines, foreign interns who perform work beyond their
training must receive payment equivalent to at least the minimum wage,
training must not exceed more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week ...

... and it cannot be scheduled between 10PM and 6AM, without the individual
intern's consent.

Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to at Least 35

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

Activists say the death toll in violence surrounding (周圍的) protests in
Iran has risen to at least 35.

The figure came from the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which
said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests, which have
been ongoing for more than a week.

It said 29 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security
forces have been killed.

The semiofficial Fars news agency, believed close to Iran’s paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard, says some 250 police officers and 45 members of the
Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force have been hurt.

UK Gov to Seize Illegal Migrants Phones

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

Mobile phones will now be seized from illegal migrants entering the UK
without arrest.

The country's government says the new powers will help gather more
information on smuggling (走私) gangs organising the Channel crossings.

Lara Bentley has more...

Auschwitz Survivor Eva Schloss Obit

Posted on 2026-01-06 10:56:13

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, has died at 96.

The Anne Frank Trust UK, where she was honorary president, said she died
Saturday in London.

King Charles III praised Schloss for her lifelong dedication to overcoming
hatred and prejudice (偏見).

Born in Vienna in 1929, Schloss fled to Amsterdam and became friends with
Anne Frank.

Both families hid from the Nazis but were eventually captured.

Schloss survived Auschwitz and later moved to Britain.

She became a prominent Holocaust educator, speaking worldwide and writing
books.

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