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Taiwan shares open lower
發布於 2025-02-14 15:30:13
The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened down 201 points at 23,198 today on turnover of $12.55 billion NT.
This comes after U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record (幾乎漲到歷史新高) after more companies reported fatter profits (豐厚利潤) than expected.
Malaysian influencer sentenced to 6 months in prison over scamming case
發布於 2025-02-14 15:30:13
The Changhua District Court has sentenced a Malaysian influencer (網紅) to 6 months in prison for his involvement in a scam ring (詐騙集團).
According to the court's ruling, the 31-year-old worked as a money mule (車手) for the fraud ring and was found guilty of attempting to scam a Taiwanese national out of 2.8-million N-T.
The man was not a core member of the fraud group and pleaded guilty (認罪) following his arrest.
However, the court ruled he is not eligible to have the sentence commuted (減刑) to a fine and must serve the six months.
The ruling also indicated that as a foreign national found guilty of fraud in Taiwan, the Malaysian national will be deported (遣送出境) after serving his sentence , as he is "not fit to remain in Taiwan."
Better known by his influencer name Ady Hu, the Malaysian content creator came to Taiwan in December of last year on a travel visa.
However, his family lost contact with him and his parents held a press conference in Malaysia that same month to ask the authorities in Taiwan to help them locate their son.
It was later confirmed that he'd been arrested by police in Changhua County.
The court ruling can be appealed. (可以上訴)
Taiwan nationals freed from Myanmar scam rings now in Thailand
發布於 2025-02-14 15:30:13
The Criminal Investigation Bureau has confirmed that Taiwanese citizens were among the hundreds of people who were brought to Thailand by a Myanmar rebel group (叛徒組織) earlier this week.
They had all allegedly been forced to work in Myanmar-based telecom fraud centers.
According to the bureau, authorities in Thailand informed its officer in Bangkok that Taiwanese nationals were among those released.
The bureau says Thai police are currently in the process of identifying the nationalities of all of those released and they will then be repatriated (遣送) to their home countries.
Reports have said that 260 foreigners from 20 countries were brought to Thailand by a Myanmar rebel group and of those seven are from Taiwan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the government has helped repatriate (遣送) 1,533 Taiwanese nationals who were forced to work for fraud rings in Southeast Asia .. and there are still some 500 Taiwanese believed to be engaged in such work.(從事這種工作)
New tariffs to be rolled out from U.S.
發布於 2025-02-14 15:30:13
U.S. President Donald Trump has added another round of tariffs detailed in a memo signed on Thursday.
They will be worked out individually on countries proportional (成比例) to their trade imbalance (貿易不均衡) with the U.S.
Caroline Malone reports.
Changes to Chips act likely
發布於 2025-02-14 15:30:13
The Reuters News Agency is reporting that White House is seeking to renegotiate U.S. CHIPS and Science Act awards and has signaled delays to some upcoming semiconductor disbursements (支出).
The people, along with a third source, said the new administration is reviewing the projects awarded under the 2022 law, meant to boost American domestic semiconductor output (產能) with $39 billion in subsidies (補助).
Washington plans to renegotiate some of the deals after assessing (評估) and changing current requirements.
The extent of the possible changes, and how they would affect agreements already finalized, was not immediately clear. It was not known whether any action has yet been taken.