EZ News 01/11/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 20-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,822 on turnover of 1.9-billion N-T. The market continued to gain ground on Tuesday -- extending momentum from a session earlier, as the bellwether electronics sector continued to be the focus of investor interest. However, turnover for the session stood at 177-billion N-T - and that was a sharp decline from Monday's 225-billion N-T - as many investors were wary of a major technical pullback from the strong showing on the first trading day of the week. Climate Law and 2050 Net Zero Goal Passed Final Reading Lawmaker have passed a sweeping climate bill that seeks to establish a carbon fee system for large emitters and sets a goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Response Act was initially (起初，最初) approved by the Cabinet in April of last year. The final approved version of the act establishes a goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The effort will be led by the National Council for Sustainable Development, which will coordinate with central government agencies and other stakeholders to draft climate "action plans." Under the Act, those plans will be reviewed a minimum of every four years and be implemented by local governments. **Taiwan and Japan to Resume Fisheries Meeting ** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Taiwan and Japan are scheduled to resume annual fisheries talks later this month. The Taiwan-Japan Fishery Committee has not met since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic related travel restrictions. Both sides agreed the meetings needed to be held in a face-to-face format. According to the foreign ministry, the upcoming discussions will focus on resolve fisheries-related disputes between the two sides in overlapping (重疊) waters. The talks will be taking place in Tokyo. **US Trump CFO Sentenced to Jail Tim ** Former President Donald Trump's long-time chief financial officer has been sentenced to five months in prison. A New York judge jailed him for his role in a tax fraud scheme (詭計，計劃,) related to the Trump Organization. Jody Jacobs reports… **China Embassy Stops Issuing Visas for SKoreans and Japanese ** Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 measures imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The embassies in Tokyo and Seoul announced the suspensions in brief online notices. The Seoul notice said the ban would continue until South Korea lifts its “discriminatory entry measures” against China. China’s Foreign Ministry threatened countermeasures (對策，應對措施) last week against countries that had announced new virus testing requirements. Officials in the countries that did so expressed concern about a lack of information about the Chinese outbreak. **Greece Former King Obit ** The former and last king of Greece has died at the age of 82. Doctors at a private hospital in Athens said Constantine died after treatment in an intensive care unit but had no further details. Constantine won an Olympic gold medal before entering politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile (流放，流亡). 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