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EZ NEWS NOV 2, 2026

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 177-points this morning from Friday's close, at 45,034
on turnover of 8.8-billion N-T.

The market plunged 2.5-per cent, or just over 1,000 points on Friday, led by
major AI-related stocks, after tech stocks on Wall Street saw heavy losses
amid growing concerns that massive A-I investments would not deliver
comparable returns.

Chiang and Shen court labor vote at Taipei trade union event

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and D-P-P mayoral hopeful Puma Shen have attended
an event hosted by the Federation of Taipei Trade Unions.

Speaking at the event, Chiang touted improvements to municipal employees'
pay, leave and working conditions.

According to Chiang, as mayor, he established the Labor Policy Advisory
Committee that includes worker representatives and engages in (與……互動、交流)
direct dialogue with labor unions.

Meanwhile, Shen outlined proposals to support working families.

The D-P-P mayoral candidate told attendees that he will help workers caring
for young children and elderly family members, including enhancing childcare
environments to prevent child abuse and increasing the number of beds in
long-term care facilities.

Shen also touted plans to reduce working hours for parents with young
children.

Air Force's annual Sky Dragon drills begin

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

The Air Force's annual Tien Lung, or "Sky Dragon," exercises began this
morning.

The drills are aimed at testing pilots' combat skills and ground-based
logistical support.

According to the Ministry of National Defense, the Tien Lung exercises will
be taking place from today through Friday.

They will include air-to-air, air-to-sea, and air-to-ground combat skills
training using F-16Vs, Mirage 2000-5s, and Indigenous Defense Fighters.

Reports say the exercises will be focusing on aerial interceptions (攔截) and
the use of the aerial gunnery target system.

The Air Force will also be selecting flying aces in different categories,
including aerial combat and precision as it has done in previous years.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN ENDORSES GOP RIVAL IN MICHIGAN AS US MIDTERM

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

ELECTIONS LOOM

From the US...

Democratic Representative Haley Stevens has endorsed (公開支持某個候選人) Republican
Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan, in a surprise move that has exposed
deep divisions within the Democratic Party just two days before midterm
election day.

The endorsement is a blow to the progressive Democratic candidate Abdul
El-Sayed, whom some moderate Democrats say does not represent the party.

Polls suggest Democrats have an edge in the battle for the House, but the
Senate remains on a knife-edge.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

UK PM Open to Apology for Slave Trade

Posted on 2026-11-02 10:42:13

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed openness to formally
apologizing for Britain's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

This marks a significant shift in the U.K.'s stance on addressing its
historical wrongs.

Ahead of a meeting with Caribbean Commonwealth leaders, Burnham emphasized
the importance of discussing slavery's legacy.

While he rejected reparations, he proposed debt restructuring to aid poorer
Commonwealth countries.

Caricom, a Caribbean trade bloc, welcomed the apology but stressed that it
must be accompanied by reparations (賠償).

Burnham's stance contrasts with the opposition Conservative Party, which
opposes an apology.

EZ NEWS OCT 30, 2026

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 229-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
6,140 on turnover of $10.2-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Thursday, as the tech sector took a hit with nearly
all of the index's blue chip tech stocks closing lower and as both MediaTek
and Delta Electronics ended the trading day down by more than 4-per cent.

Survey shows half adults in Taiwan use generative

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

A survey by the Fair Trade Commission shows that just over half of Taiwan's
adult population have used generative artificial intelligence tools in the
past six months.

The commission says the survey also found that OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's
Gemini account for more than 90-per cent of primary use and that nearly
40-per cent of users have paid for A-I services.

According to the F-T-C, it identified three key trends in the survey.

Those being widespread use of multiple A-I platforms, growing adoption of
paid subscriptions, and a tendency (趨勢) among users of free services to
switch to competing tools when quality declines.

ChatGPT was the most widely used tool, at 87.9-per cent of respondents,
followed by Gemini at 67.8-per cent and Anthropic's Claude at 8.9-per cent.

The survey found the most common reasons for using generative A-I were
learning and work-related tasks.

Carney, top EU official push Canada associate membership, wider alliance

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

against Trump threats

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen are pushing to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member”
and build a broader (更廣泛的) alliance open to other countries.

AP's Lisa Dwyer reports

EUFOR Helicopter Crashes in Bosnia

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

A Italian helicopter of the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia has
crashed in the country’s north, killing four people and injuring 11.

The EUFOR CH-47 Chinook crashed in the area around the town of Brcko.

The EU force said the injured are in stable condition and are receiving
medical treatment.

EUFOR said a “thorough and complete” investigation was underway (正在進行中) and
more information will follow later.

It added that “no civilian infrastructure, property, or vehicles were
damaged, and there were no injuries to civilians.”

Australia Orders Erin Patterson Never to be Released from Prison

Posted on 2026-10-30 10:40:13

An Australian appeals court has ordered Erin Patterson to never be released
from prison.

This comes after the court agreed with prosecutors that her 33-year,
non-parole period for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives
with death cap mushrooms was inadequate.

The three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal also dismissed
Patterson’s challenge to her convictions that stemmed from a family meal she
hosted at her rural home in Leongatha in July 2023.

Erin Patterson insisted she added death cap mushrooms to the meals
accidentally.

She was sentenced last year to three life sentences for murder and 25 years
for attempted murder.

She can challenge the verdict (判決) at Australia’s High Court, her final
appeal option.

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