EZ News 02/26/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 10-points this morning from Friday's close, at 18,899 on turnover of 5.1-billion N-T. The market gained ground on Friday, as it joined other regional indexes and ended the day higher following Nvidia's delivering of another set of blowout (陡峭上漲) quarterly results, setting off a rally in tech companies. More Food Products Recalled for Containing Banned Dye In news from and about Taiwan this morning, The Miaoli County Public Health Bureau says it has recalled and pulled more food products and store shelves islandwide for containing a banned industrial dye. The latest products include carrot cookies and white pepper biscuits. According to the bureau, it has asked Miaoli-based Hsin Hao Foods to recall 4,302 boxes of carrot cookies and 192 boxes of white pepper biscuits found to contain Sudan III. Health bureau officials say the origin (起源，源頭) of the chemical has been identified as coming from a Chinese chili powder supplier that shipped the product to a New Taipei raw material dealer. Kaohsiung Rubber Ducks Draw 9-Million Visitors in a Month The Kaohsiung City Government says the two giant rubber ducks created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman have drawn more than 9-million visitors since they went on display at the Love River Bay on January 27. The ducks were the centerpiece (最重要的部分；最吸引人的部分) of the city's 2024 Wonderland festival, which wrapped-up on Sunday. A special event was held in the square in front of the Kaohsiung Music Center last night to give the two ducks a send-off (歡送). The city government says more than 200,000 people visited the Love River Bay each day the ducks were on display there and that gave Kaohsiung's economy a boost of more than 10-billion N-T. Ukraine Troop Losses Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy is refuting (反駁) Putin's claims on military losses since the start of Russia's invasion. AP correspondent Rica Ann Garcia reports. France Eiffel Tower Reopens The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark and salary hikes. The operator of the 330-meter tower said Sunday it reached an agreement with unions representing the workers after promising to allocate (分配) about $412 million investment by 2031 for renovation work. This week, it also launched salary negotiations, expected to be finalized next month, after employees on strike demanded an increase proportionate to revenue from ticket sales. The 135-year-old tower will feature prominently in the Olympics and Paralympics starting in July. The Olympic and Paralympic medals in Paris are being embedded with pieces from a hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the historic landmark. 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