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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2025-03-21 10:56:13
The Tai-Ex opened down 15-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,362 on turnover of $4.2-billion N-T.
Shares in Taiwan staged a significant technical rebound, soaring more than 400 points Thursday led by the electronics sector, as buying was triggered by a U.S. rally following a Federal Reserve decision described by the market as dovish.
Artificial intelligence-related stocks also bounced back from a recent slump with iPhone assembler and AI server maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. both ending up, and buying was seen across the board, although the gains posted by nontech stocks were largely capped.
Labor ministry mulls opening up six types of jobs to foreign students
發布於 2025-03-21 10:56:14
The Ministry of Labor is planning to amend regulations that will allow foreign students who have graduated from a Taiwan university to work six types of jobs categorized by the ministry as "intermediate-skilled" jobs.
According to the labor ministry, revisions represent an interdepartmental (跨部門的) effort to tackle a growing labor shortage.
The six types of jobs covered by the amended regulations include assistant nurses, intercity and city bus drivers and cargo vehicle drivers.
The amendments will be made to employment qualifications, skill requirements, and regulations on changing employers.
Officials say they will enter a public review period by the end of this month at the earliest, to solicit input from the public before they go into effect.
The labor ministry's Cross-Border Workforce Management Division says the positions will be open to graduated students from Hong Kong and Macau, but not to those from China.
MH370 Search to Resume
發布於 2025-03-21 10:56:14
A robotics company in Texas has been given the green light to resume a search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 - 11 years after the plane disappeared without a trace (無影無蹤) over the Indian Ocean.
Toni Waterman has more.
Turkey Protests Against Istanbul Mayor Arrest
發布於 2025-03-21 10:56:14
Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s popular mayor.
"Ekrem Ima-MOglu" was arrested Wednesday as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.
Many view the arrest of a prominent contender against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race.
The government strongly rejects the claim insisting that the courts operate independently.
On Thursday authorities detained 37 people for allegedly sharing “provocative (煽動的)” content on social media following Imamoglu's arrest.
World Happiness Report Finland Top
發布於 2025-03-21 10:56:14
A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world.
The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row.
The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East.
The United States has fallen to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012.
Afghanistan is again ranked (排名) as the unhappiest country in the world.