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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2024-12-17 10:31:13
The Tai-Ex opened up 91-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 23,131 on turnover of 8.7-billion N-T.
The market bucked the regional downward trend and traded marginally higher on Monday - as investors shrugged off a decline on Wall Street at the end of last week.
Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum Taking Place Today
發布於 2024-12-17 10:31:13
The Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum has gotten underway.
Shanghai's delegation is being led Vice Mayor Hua Yuan - who arrived in Taiwan yesterday
Hua is leading a delegation of about 90 people to attend today's event.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has said he believes the forum can help promote peace across the Taiwan Strait and that it's a rare platform for official cross-strait dialogue, which could help ease tensions (緊張局勢) between Taiwan and China.
The Mainland Affairs Council announced last Friday that it had denied entry applications for 10 members of Shanghai delegation.
The two cities are expected to sign memorandums of understanding on smart medical care and zoo animal exchanges during today's forum.
Taichung mayor to Visit Japan
發布於 2024-12-17 10:31:13
Taichung City Mayor Lu Shiow-yen says she plans to visit Japan next year.
According to Lu, her itinerary is still be worked out, but she's likely to travel to Miyazaki Prefecture - which recently formed a sister city relationship Taichung.
The mayor's announcement came after K-M-T Taichung City Councilor Liu Shih-chou made public that the city has proposed a budget of just over 4-million for city exchange visits next year.
Liu also said the city government should organize ( 安排，籌劃) a visit to Japan.
Lu Shiow-yen made her first overseas visit in four years in April - when she traveled to Singapore.
She also traveled to the U-S in July.
Israeli Leader Phone Call with Trump
發布於 2024-12-17 10:31:13
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump had a "very warm" phone call according to the Israeli leader.
He said they spoke about the need to complete Israel's victory, and bring home the hostages being held in Gaza - something Trump has said must happen before his inauguration (就職典禮).
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
India Zakir Hussain Obit
發布於 2024-12-17 10:31:14
Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died at the age of 73.
His family said the Indian classical music icon died on Sunday from chronic lung disease at a hospital in San Francisco.
Hussain was considered the greatest tabla player of his generation and his career spanned six decades, during which he collaborated (合作) with the likes of singer-songwriter George Harrison, jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
In 2024, Hussain became the first musician from India to win three Grammy awards in the same year.
Hussain is survived by his wife and two daughters.