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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2025-04-30 10:35:13
The Tai-Ex opened down 17-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 20,215on turnover of 4.1-billion N-T.
The market moved higher on Tuesday, extending momentum from a session earlier as a technical rebound continued.
Buying focused on non-tech stocks, while the electronics sector saw its gains capped after reports that Huawei Technologies is ready to test its newest artificial intelligence chip to rival Nvidia.
Narwhal faces sea trial testing delay
發布於 2025-04-30 10:35:13
Navy Chief of Staff Qiu Chun-rong has admitted the first domestically built submarine prototype willl likely miss the date that sea trials were scheduled to begin.
The Ministry of National Defense's timeline for the Narwhal to carry out sea trials was supposed to begin in April month and be completed by late September.
However, Qiu says the Navy is currently still working on improvements and focusing on reaching the "technology readiness level" required for the vessel (船隻) to carry out sea trials.
That statement followed reports of potential testing delays due to voltage surges from a land-based power supply used in testing causing some components in the submarine to fail.
CDC warning of rise in COVID cases
發布於 2025-04-30 10:35:13
The Centers for Disease Control is warning in a rise in the number of COVID infections.
According to the C-D-C, infections have now risen for three consecutive (連續的) weeks and are likely to peak between May and June.
Figures show the number of people visiting hospitals with COVID symptoms increased by 19-per cent last week from the previous (前) week.
While 21 cases of severe COVID and seven deaths have been confirmed over the past seven days.
C-D-C Deputy Director-General Philip Luo is advising people to get vaccinated and more than 3-million doses of government-funded COVID vaccines are currently available.
Canada PM Warning on Trump
發布於 2025-04-30 10:35:13
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has just won re-election to officially replace former leader Justin Trudeau has warned that the US president is trying to break Canada.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
EU Urges Serbia Reforms
發布於 2025-04-30 10:35:13
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner has urged Serbia’s new government to push forward democratic reforms (改革，改進) needed for membership in the bloc, saying that the Balkan nation’s protesting citizens have been seeking similar changes.
Marta Kos says the EU wants to embrace Serbia and other candidate countries in the Western Balkans.
But she said Serbia must first reform the judiciary in order to fight corruption, ensure freedom of the press and free and fair elections.
Marta Kos spoke after meeting Serbia’s new prime minister who has taken over the government earlier this month facing monthslong anti-corruption demonstrations triggered by a train station concrete canopy collapse that
killed 16 people in November.
Many in Serbia blamed the crash in the northern city of Novi Sad on alleged rampant (猖獗) corruption in the government’s infrastructure deals with China, staging almost daily street protests demanding justice for the victims.