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Tai-Ex opening
發佈於 2022-07-26 17:23:14
The Tai-Ex opened down 23-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,912 on turnover of 2.8-billion N-T.
The market closed marginally down (微幅下挫) on Monday, as local large-cap semiconductor stocks took a hit after Wall Street lost ground at the end of last week.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing came under pressure throughout the trading day and that saw investor attention moving away from the electronics sector and they instead opted (選擇) to pick up financial and select old economy stocks (傳產股).
DPP Demands NTU Ethics Committee Head Step Down
發佈於 2022-07-26 17:23:14
The D-P-P is demanding that the head of the National Taiwan University's academic ethics committee, Su Hong-da recuse himself (迴避).
The call comes as the committee is investigating allegations of plagiarism (抄襲) against D-P-P Taoyuan mayoral candidate Lin Zhi-Jien.
Su last week sent a letter to all of the university's graduate students calling the case a "scandal 醜聞" that had "tarnished" the school's reputation.
According to D-P-P lawmaker Cheng Yun-peng, Su is well known for being critical of the D-P-P and he sent the letter describing the case as "scandal" before the committee had examined any evidence related to the allegations of plagiarism.
Cheng says the university's academic ethics committee will lose its "trust and integrity" if Su is allowed to continue serving as its convener (召集人)
Food and Drink Revenue Soars by 61.7% in June
發佈於 2022-07-26 17:23:14
The Ministry of Economic Affairs says revenue generated in the food and drink sector last month totaled 61.9-billion N-T.
That was an increase of 61.7-per cent from same month of last year and the sectors' biggest rise on record.
The ministry is attributing the growth to people gradually returning to restaurants, as concern about the domestic coronavirus situation eases.
However, June's figure remains below that of pre-pandemic levels -- with data showing that revenue (營業額) generated in the food and drink sector in June of 2019 stood at 68.6-billion N-T.
According to the economics ministry, revenue in the sector is forecast to continue moving higher in the second half of this year.
Guatemala's president visits Ukraine, expresses solidarity
發佈於 2022-07-26 17:23:14
Tribal leaders, members react to pope's apology on schools
發佈於 2022-07-26 17:23:15
Pope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's abusive residential schools (寄宿學校) was a full-throated denunciation of a decadeslong policy of forced assimilation (同化) that aimed to strip Indigenous children of their culture and traumatized generations.
His remarks are largely being welcomed, with one school survivor and First Nations leader saying the apology ``meant a lot to a lot of people.''
Another called it ``validation that this really happened.''
But some people had hoped to hear more on concrete (具體的) steps the church intends going forward... others say the apology came too late.
One woman whose mother attended a residential school said some folks are still not ready for reconciliation (妥協).
In her words, ``We just need to give people the time to heal.''