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EZ NEWS OCT 22, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 54-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 46,942
on turnover of 8.4-billion N-T.

The market bounced back (回升；反彈) from an early slump (低迷；下跌) on Wednesday, as
AI-related stocks were in focus after U-S-based A-I server maker Super Micro
Computer raised its sales forecast on the back of strong A-I demand.

A rebound by the tech-heavy Seoul market also boosted investor confidence
here in Taiwan, as rallies by Korean memory chip suppliers Samsung and S-K
Hynix boosted interest in their Taiwan counterparts (同業；相對應的企業) Nanya
Technology and Winbond Electronics.

Former Taitung County magistrate released on bail

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

The The Taitung District Prosecutors' Office has released former Taitung
County magistrate Wu Chun-li (吳俊立) on bail of 5-million N-T and ordered him
to wear an electronic monitor.

Wu was granted bail by the Taitung District Court after prosecutors had
requested his detention (羈押) as part of an investigation in allegations that
an agricultural road-widening project unlawfully benefited a project linked
to Wu's family's interests.

Prosecutors had requested his detention citing concerns he could collude with
(與…串通) other suspects in the case to falsify testimony and is considered a
flight risk.

The investigation began in May after independent Taitung County Councilor Lin
Tsan-tien alleged the county government had used public funds to build a road
serving a resort complex.

Two TSA CubeSats launch into orbit

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

The Taiwan Space Agency says two satellites from its Start-up Starchasing
program have been successfully launched into orbit (發射進入軌道).

They were launched aboard SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 mission on Tuesday.

According to the space agency, both the T.MicroSat-3 and T.MicroSat-4
CubeSats established contact with ground stations in Chile and Azerbaijan
early Wednesday morning.

The agency says the mission is aimed at testing beam hopping, inter-satellite
links, and end-to-end satellite transmission to validate low Earth orbit
broadband communications (寬頻通訊) and coordination between satellites.

PUTIN AND ZELENSKYY BACK TRILATERAL TALKS AS KREMLIN DISMISSES KYIV'S

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

PROPOSALS AS HAVING 'LITTLE OF VALUE'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle (原則上) to resume
trilateral peace talks with the United States and Ukraine — the first since
February — with a possible meeting around the tenth of November in Abu Dhabi.

The development follows a three-hour meeting in St Petersburg between Putin
and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, though the Kremlin dismissed European and
Ukrainian proposals as containing little of substance (缺乏實質內容).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed his interest in the
talks but says they should take place no later than early November.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

SKorea Frees Grey Shark Trapped in Canal

Posted on 2026-10-22 12:49:13

South Korean officials have freed a large gray shark trapped for over a month
in a canal (運河) in Busan.

On Wednesday, they used a floating platform to guide the 3-meter-long dusky
shark, nicknamed Bukangi, to the sea.

The shark was first spotted in mid-September and became a tourist attraction,
drawing over 1.7 million visitors.

Previous attempts to free it failed.

Experts were concerned about its health due to lack of feeding and falling
water temperatures.

The operation involved maneuvering (操控；使移動) a platform and using nets to
prevent the shark from returning.

It's unclear how far the shark swam out.

EZ NEWS OCT 21, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

The Tai-Ex opened up 161-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
46,454 on turnover of 9-billion N-T.

The market lost ground (下跌；走低) again on Tuesday ahead of the October futures
contracts settlement date (結算日).

And investors opted to (選擇；決定) trim their holdings before the settlement amid
concerns more foreign institutional selling will follow and funds will be
pulled out of Taiwan due to a stronger U-S dollar.

Premier says donated patrol vessel will not patrol waters near Taiwan

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

Premier Cho Jung-tai says a patrol vessel (巡邏艦艇) donated by the Coast Guard
Administration to the Philippines will not be used in waters near Taiwan or
areas where Taiwan-registered fishing vessels operate.

Speaking at a legislative hearing, Cho said the Philippines pledged (承諾)
during the donation process that the vessel would be used only for designated
missions and would not operate in waters related to Taiwan.

But the premier also said the vessel could even provide assistance to Taiwan
if needed.

The Coast Guard Administration confirmed on September 16 that it donated a
retired patrol vessel to the Philippines.

The 500-tonne-class vessel was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard
on October 2.

Work halted at TSMC Kaohsiung fab site following fatal accident

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

An investigation is underway at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's
Fab 22 site in Kaohsiung following a workplace accident that killed four
workers.

Steel lifting and installation work at the affected construction project has
been suspended.

The four men fell while installing steel structures (鋼構；鋼製結構) at the site in
Nanzi District, part of the Southern Taiwan Science Park.

The park bureau says bolts connecting a steel structure may have broken,
causing the workers and steel components to fall.

The Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau says labor inspectors have visited
the site and are investigating the incident.

WSJ: Musk personally ordered satellite slowdown that crippled Ukraine's

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

drone defenses

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Elon Musk personally ordered the
throttling (限速；限制傳輸速度) of Starshield — the military-grade version of SpaceX's
Starlink satellite network — capping speeds and leaving some Ukrainian drones
virtually inoperable (無法運作的).

Both Musk and US President Donald Trump have denied giving the order, with
Musk pointing the finger at the Pentagon and even the White House itself.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told US Secretary of State Marco
Rubio that Starshield access needs to be restored, describing the disruption
as gambling with Ukrainian lives.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Italy Pompeii Home to restored Through Private Sponsor

Posted on 2026-10-21 12:06:13

A private home in Pompeii, believed to be the grandest (最宏偉的；最豪華的), is being
restored with $1.6 million US dollars from a private sponsor.

The house belonged to Marcus Fabius Rufus, who was believed to be a
magistrate or a freedman of the imperial household.

Modeled after Rome’s imperial palaces, the house has been closed to the
public since 1980.

Now part of it is expected to open to guided groups by Christmas.

A German entrepreneur, Frank Hoefer, is funding the renovation (翻修；整修) after
reading a book by the site's superintendent.

Officials hope to expand such sponsorships to develop the site.

Current renovations focus on frescoes, including the famous Venus of Pompeii,
and making the complex more accessible.

EZ NEWS OCT 20, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 109-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
46,712 on turnover of 8.8-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday, but the losses were limited after investors
stepped-in late in the session to buy major tech stocks.

Buying also picked up as investors here saw the Seoul market rebound, with
memory chipmakers Samsung and S-K Hynix recovering from their earlier losses.

Japan allows the use of the word Taiwan on professional certification

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

The Japanese government has changed its national certification system policy
and will now allow Taiwanese professionals working in Japan to list “Taiwan”
as their place of origin.

The move comes after Japan updated the system by easing the easing (緩和) of
rules on nationality in official licensing documentation.

The change was announced by the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians’
League in Tokyo.

The license revision covers 322 professions, including doctors and nurses.

Previously, Taiwanese professionals working in Japan had to list China as
their nationality on professional certifications and licenses.

But the new system includes the ability to register both countries and
regions.

NIA seeks new logo for fund supporting new immigrants

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

The National Immigration Agency is encouraging the public to submit designs
for a new logo for the New Immigrant Development Fund.

The deadline for submitting designs is Thursday and the competition offers
prizes worth a combined 300,000 N-T.

The agency says the competition aims to create a visual identity that will
"make the fund's support for new immigrants' lives and development more
visible (可見的)."

The competition is open to anyone legally living in Taiwan, regardless of
nationality or age.

Participants may enter individually or in teams of up to three people, with
each individual or team limited to one submission.

RUBIO DENIES US PAUSED INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE AS RUSSIA HITS

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

KYIV WITH 16 BALLISTIC MISSILES

Russia fired sixteen ballistic missiles at the Kyiv region overnight on
Monday, killing a young woman and cutting power to more than half a million
households — with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying he received
no early warning from partner countries.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied Washington paused intelligence
sharing with Ukraine, blaming a software fault in Kyiv's early warning system
— but the row has deepened fears that the Trump administration is distancing
(疏遠) itself from Ukraine while warming ties with Moscow.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Colombia Gov Ordered to Protect Historical Artifacts

Posted on 2026-10-20 10:37:13

A Colombian judge ordered the nation’s government to protect more than 30
historical artifacts that officials removed from exhibits in Bogota’s
national museum last week.

The objects were removed as part of an effort by Colombia’s conservative
government to change how the nation’s history is told in museums and schools.

The judge says the objects, should be preserved in a safe place while a
ruling is made on whether they should once again be shown to the public.

The objects include a copy of the first magazine published by Colombia’s
LGBTQ community and a poster depicting (描繪) a former guerrilla leader who
later became a presidential candidate.

EZ NEWS OCT 19, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 266-points this morning from Friday's close, at 46,844
on turnover of 10-billion N-T.

The market gained ground last Friday, a day after a tech sell-off saw the
Tai-Ex suffering its sixth-steepest single-day point loss on Thursday,
following a tech-sell off on Wall Street overnight amid investor concerns the
U-S Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

A rise in interest rates by America's central bank will increase costs for
A-I related companies.

Lai thanks Palau's president for backing Taiwan

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

President Lai Ching-te is thanking Palau's visiting President Surangel S.
Whipps for his continuing supporting for Taiwan's participation (參與) in
international organizations.

Speaking at the opening ceremony for a new Shin Kong Wu Ho-su Memorial
Hospital building in Taipei, Lai said Taiwan is unable to join many
international organizations due to opposition from China, but Whipps has
still spoken up for Taiwan at international forums.

According to Lai, Palau's president spoke out in support of Taiwan at the
United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum, which was hosted by Palau this
year.

Lai went on to say that Shin Kong Wu Ho-su Memorial Hospital has helped Palau
develop healthcare services and has stationed nurses in the Pacific allied
nation since 2007.

Taichung Arena on track for completion in 2030

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

The Taichung City Government's Construction Bureau says the Taichung Arena is
nearly 20-per cent complete and remains on track to be finished in 2030.

According to the bureau, that's ahead of schedule, as underground excavation
has finished, construction is entering the main structural phase (主要結構階段) and
the project had been scheduled to be 15-per cent complete by now.

The Taichung Arena is located in the city's Beitun District.

It was designed jointly by Japanese and Taiwanese architects and construction
began on June of 2024.

The city government has said the main arena will host international sporting
events such as basketball and badminton as well as concerts and exhibitions.

TRUMP'S RUSSIA SANCTIONS WAIVER SPARKS BIPARTISAN FURY AS GRAHAM ACT GOES

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

UNENFORCED

Sanctions on Russia passed by the United States Congress were due to take
effect on Sunday but have gone unenforced, after US President Donald Trump
signed an executive order on Friday suspending them indefinitely.

The move has drawn bipartisan condemnation on Capitol Hill, with Republican
senators calling it irresponsible (不負責任的) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck
Schumer describing it as a deal that keeps getting worse.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the decision emboldens
Moscow, even as negotiators from both sides work towards a possible meeting.

James Gooderson reports from Washington.

Kenya Records 8th Ebola Case

Posted on 2026-10-19 10:27:13

Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested
positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the
first patient.

The country’s Health Ministry says the eighth case involved a 49-year-old
patient attendant who had attended to the first Ebola patient, who died at
Nairobi Hospital two days after arriving in the country from Congo via
Uganda.

Officials say people in quarantine were being tested after developing
symptoms.

They added that the other six patients were stable after receiving supportive
treatment (支持性治療).

Kenya’s neighbor, Tanzania, has tightened border screenings and introduced
mandatory health declarations and 21-day monitoring for travelers arriving
from high-risk countries.

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