EZ News 05/08/24

EZ News

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 49-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
20,604 on turnover of 4.5-billion N-T.
The market gained ground once again on Tuesday.
Investors were interested in large cap tech stocks after Wall Street moved
higher overnight.
Investor sentiment improved on hopes about a possible rate cut cycle by the
U-S Federal Reserve.
That would follow the release of weaker than expected American job data for
April.
KMT Seeking LY State of the Nation Address
The K-M-T is seeking to invite president-elect Lai Ching-te to make what
would be Taiwan's first state of the nation address at the Legislative Yuan
following his May 20 inauguration.
According to K-M-T caucus secretary-general Hong Meng-kai, Lai needs to
explain and clarify his planned policies with lawmakers.
Hong sasy the proposal for Lai to address lawmakers adheres to Article 15-2
of the Act on Exercising Legislative Yuan Powers.
The Taiwan People's Party has also submitted (已提交) a similar proposal.
The K-M-T caucus secretary-general says the matter will now added to Friday's
legislative agenda.
Thailand to Extend Visa Waiver for ROC Passport Holders
Thailand will extend its visa waiver program for R-O-C passport holders to
six months.
Thailand first announced a visa waiver for Taiwanese travelers in November of
last year.
That program was slated to ends on May 10.
The program has now been extend starting from May 11 to November 11.
Under the visa waiver program, R-O-C passport holders traveling to Thailand
for tourism purposes are granted a visa-free stay of up to 30 days.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says this is evidence that the Tsai
administration's New Southbound Policy has paid off (得到好結果).
US Holds Up Arms to Israel
The United States is holding up arms shipments to Israel.
Officials claim (宣稱) the move is intended to send a political message to
its Middle East ally.
With the details, Benji Hyer.
UK Military Personal Information Breach
British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving
British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data
breach (違反) at a payroll system.
The defense secretary says state involvement cannot be ruled out.
He didn't comment on British media reports that Chinese hackers are suspected
of carrying out the cyberattack.
The breach occurred at a third-party payroll system.
The system describes itself as “the largest provider of critical business
support services for government.”
The system holds bank details of as many as 272-thousand serving armed forces
personnel and recent veterans.
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