EZ News 11/06/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 64-points this morning from Friday's close, at 16,572 on turnover of 3.9-billion N-T. The market moved higher on Friday, extending gains from a session earlier as investors took cues (提示) from a rally on Wall Street overnight driven by expectations that the U-S Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle has concluded. Senior Economics Official in London for Taiwan-UK Trade Talks Deputy Economics Minister C.C Chen has been attending the 26th UK-Taiwan Trade Talks in London. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the talks are focusing on enhancing economic resilience (彈性) and supply chain collaboration between the two countries. The meeting is being being jointly hosted by Chen and the U-K Minister of State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston and is also covering cooperation in the field of of energy, semiconductor, scientific research, net-zero policies and offshore wind power. The deputy economics minister is also meeting with Taiwanese business people and local industry representatives while in London to exchange views and promote investing in Taiwan. Ko Calls for 'Patience' Amid Electoral Pact Questions Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate Ko Wen-je is calling on his supporters to remain "patient," as talks on an electoral pact with the K-M-T appear to have stalled. According to Ko, party officials are continuing to seek consenus on a method to decides on process to select a joint presidential candidate. The statement comes after K-M-T Chairman Eric Chu is insisting (堅持) that cross party negotiations will continue. Ko is backing a public poll to decide the presidential ticket - saying such a poll would not give equal weighting to a cross-party vote among legislative candidates, as has been proposed by the K-M-T. But the K-M-T chairman has said Ko's proposed polling method would have "no statistical meaning at all." US Blinken in MidEast to Discuss IsraelHamas War US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent the weekend crisscrossing (縱橫交錯) throughout the Middle East, engaging in shuttle diplomacy over the Israel-Hamas war. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. Russia ICBM for Nuclear Warheads Successfully Tested The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Sunday that the strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea, and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka. The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Adding to those tensions, President Vladimir Putin last week signed a bill revoking (撤銷) Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban in a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States. 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