EZ News 01/10/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 44-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,796 on turnover of 2.7-billion N-T. The market added 378-points on Monday to breach (沖破) the 14,700-point mark, as buying was sparked by a rally on Wall Street at the end of last week on the back of eased concerns over the U-S Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle. The electronics sector led the upturn, as large cap semiconductor stocks were in focus amid an inflow of foreign funds, while buying also spread to the finance and old economy sectors, to push the main board higher. **Visiting Paraguayan Speaker Hopes Taiwan Ties Continue ** The visiting speaker of Paraguay's lower house is expressing his hope that Asuncion's diplomatic ties with Taiwan will continue and be supported by its people. Carlos Maria Lopez is heading a delegation of lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties for a five-day visit. Speaking during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, Lopez expressed his gratitude on behalf of his government toward Taiwan and said he sincerely hopes that the two sides' long-term diplomatic ties will be strengthened in years to come. That statement comes after a candidate running in Paraguay's April presidential election said he will sever ties with Taiwan in favor of Beijing if elected. **Almost One in Five Arrivals from China has Coronavirus ** The Central Epidemic Command Center says some 19-per cent all arrivals from China have tested positive for the coronavirus since January 1 - the day testing of passengers from China began after Beijing ended its "zero COVID" policy. Health officials say the figure is comparable to that of other countries also testing arrivals from China. According to center head Victor Wang, a total of 8,259 passengers have arrived on direct flights from China over the first seven days of this month - and of that figure 1,571 of them tested positive for the coronavirus. Samples taken for genome sequencing show that 66-per cent of the passengers were infected with the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, while 34-per cent had the Omicron BF.7 subvariant. **US DOJ Reviewing Documents at Old Biden Office ** The US Justice Department is investigating the discovery of potentially (可能地) classified documents at an old office space used by President Joe Biden. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. **UN Security Council Votes to Keep Turkey Syria Crossing Open ** The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Russia, whose support had been in doubt, joined in Monday’s 15-0 vote. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had warned that the already dire (危急的、嚴重的) humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening, and said if aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Idlib aren’t renewed millions of Syrians might not survive the winter. Guterres said deliveries have increased across conflict lines within the country. But he said they cannot substitute for “the size or scope of the massive cross-border United Nations operation.” That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn