EZ NEWS 06/18/24

EZ News

Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 193-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
22,690 on turnover of 8.7-billion N-T.
The market lost ground on Monday after initial gains were eroded.
Investors took cues from a lackluster (黯淡無光) performance on Wall Street
at the end of last week.
Hon Hai managed to buck the downturn, to hit a 16-year high at the close.
This provided some support to the broader market amid optimism toward the
company's efforts in artificial intelligence development.
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MOI Warns Against Chinese Influence in Political Parties
In news from and about Taiwan this morning,
The Ministry of the Interior is warning members of the public against forming
political parties under the influences of foreign forces.
The call comes amid allegations that a Chinese entity (實體) has recently
attempted to recruit Taiwanese celebrities to establish the "Taiwan Pro-Peace
Party."
According to the interior ministry, people have the right to form political
parties.
But the ministry says they cannot accept instructions (指示) or funding from
foreign forces.
The ministry says that would violate the National Security Act and the
Anti-Infiltration Act.
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Consumers' Foundation to File Class Action in Fatal Food Poisoning Case
The Consumers' Foundation has announced it has begun the process of
collecting documents from victims of the Malaysian restaurant chain food
poisoning outbreak.
The foundation is set to file a class action.
Foundation Chairman Wu Rong-da says 30 people have so far expressed support
for the filing of a lawsuit on their behalf.
This includes the families of the six individuals who died.
The foundation's legal team says defendants in the case will include the
restaurant chain as well as the chef, Far Eastern Department Stores, which
hosts the restaurant branch and FoodRepublic, the company that runs the food
court at the department store.
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Russian President Putin Visits NKorea
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea today,
It’s his first state visit to Pyongyang in 24 years.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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EU Gives Final Approval for Nature Restoration Plan
European Union countries have given final approval to a major and
long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc.
The Nature Restoration plan is part of the EU’s European Green Deal that
seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious (要求高的；需要極大努力的)
climate and biodiversity targets.
Under the new law, EU countries will be required to restore at least 30% of
habitats such as forests, rivers, grasslands, wetlands, lakes and coral beds
deemed in poor condition by 2030.
This percentage is set to increase to 60% by 2040 and 90% by 2050.
The law also introduces specific requirements for measures to reverse the
decline of pollinators.
The plan was finally adopted at a meeting of environment ministers in
Luxembourg after rallying the required support from a qualified majority.
Austria's vote in favor of the plan helped to break the stalemate.