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ICRT NEWS FEB 23 2021

發佈日期:2021/02/23
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The Tai-Ex opened down 89-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,320 on turnover of 6.1-billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex closed higher on Monday, but pulled back after reaching an all-time intra-day high as the market faced technical resistance at around the 16,500 point mark.

Analysts say semiconductor stocks came under pressure after investors began to unload (卸、除去) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, but interest in some old economy stocks managed to kept the market in positive territory at the close of the session.

The Directorate-General of Highways says it's now working to install more fog detectors along Provincial Highway No. 61 following Sunday's multiple-vehicle accident that resulted in two deaths.

Eight other people were injured in the accident, which involved seven large trucks and 13 cars.

Police say an initial investigation into the accident shows it was due to low visibility (能見度;可視度) because of dense fog in the area.

The Directorate-General of Highways has faced criticism following the accident after it was revealed that there was only one fog detector on the highway.

According to Transport Minister Lin Chia-lung, his office is now in talks with the Central Weather Bureau concerning the best places to install additional fog detectors.

The Ministry of Finance says a tax incentive package aimed at encouraging people to purchase energy efficient electricity appliances will be extended (延伸;延長) by two years.

The package was originally slated to expire on June 14.

But the ministry says the draft amendment to the Commodity Tax Act to extend the tax breaks on select energy-saving home appliances until now remain in place until June 14 of 2023.

The amendment means that up to 2,000 N-T in commodity tax reduction is offered on purchases of new refrigerators, air conditioners or dehumidifiers that meet either the Level 1 or 2 energy-saving standard.

China has pushed back on its treatment of ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang province at the United Nations' four-week-long Human Rights Council session, which kicked off on Monday.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala are calling for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests that were bought by public health officials.

The tests and testing materials cost the Central American country almost $1 million, but were found to be unusable (不能用的,無法使用的).

A private Guatemala company says it bought the tests from a U.S. firm, which denies it.

The country's health minister has asked prosecutors to investigate representatives of the Guatemalan company and a former health official for possible fraud, perjury (偽證罪) and other misdeeds.

Guatemala has recorded over 171-thosuand coronavirus cases and 6,306 deaths.

Police in Greece have clashed with protesters and arrested 31 people in the country's second-largest city during a demonstration against a new campus security law.

Protesters occupied the principal's building at the University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece for several hours Monday and the clashes (打鬥,打架;發生衝突) broke out when police entered the building to remove them.

Parliament earlier this month approved legislation from the center-right government allowing police to patrol university campuses.

Left-wing opposition parties have called the measure undemocratic and have supported ongoing protests against the new measures.

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