以下文稿由臺北國際社區廣播電臺（ICRT）提供，想瞭解更多英語新聞，請至 http://bit.ly/ICRTEZNEWS 網站查詢。
Tai-Ex opening
發佈於 2022-01-14 10:38:14
The Tai-Ex opened up 72-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 18,509 on turnover of $8.2-billion N-T.
The market gained ground for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, as the financial sector was boosted by hopes the U-S Federal Reserve will kick-off a rate-hike cycle (週期、循環) later this year to push up financial institutions' returns from their overseas investments.
Large-cap financial stocks led the upturn throughout the session, as the sector rose 2.3-per cent to stabilize the broader market.
While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing fell from the previous session during most of the day before late-session buying helped the stock return to positive territory.
Prosecutors Question Yilan County Magistrate in Corruption Probe
發佈於 2022-01-14 10:38:14
The Yilan District Prosecutors' Office has conducted multiple searches and questioned K-M-T Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao as part of an investigation into a suspected corruption case.
Prosecutors conducted searches at more than 30 locations, including Yilan County Hall and Luodong Township Office.
According to prosecutors, the searches were conducted (進行) in conjunction with officials from the Agency Against Corruption.
Along with questioning Lin, they have also questioned several other county officials.
They included Yilan County Land Administration Department head Yang Chong-ming, who has been released on 50,000 N-T bail.
The Yilan County Magistrate's office is refusing to comment on the case.
While neither the district prosecutors' office nor the Agency Against Corruption are providing any further details of the investigation.
NKorea Criticizes US Sanctions
發佈於 2022-01-14 10:38:14
North Korea has berated the Biden administration for imposing fresh sanctions against the country over its latest missile tests and warned of stronger and more explicit (明確的) action if Washington maintains its ``confrontational (對抗性的、咄咄逼人的) stance.''
In a statement carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, an unidentified Foreign Ministry spokesperson defended the North's recent launches of purported hypersonic missiles as a righteous exercise of self-defense.
The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five North Koreans over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for the North's missile programs in its response to the North's latest missile test this week and also said it would seek new U.N. sanctions.
Tech Giants Subpoenaed by Jan. 6 Panel
發佈於 2022-01-14 10:38:14
From the US....
Tech giants have been subpoenaed by the committee investigating the January 6th attack at the Capitol.
AP correspondent Jennifer King has more.
Nobel Committee Admonishes Ethiopian PM
發佈於 2022-01-14 10:38:15
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prestigious Peace Prize, has issued a very rare admonition (勸誡、責備) to the 2019 winner, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, over the war and humanitarian crisis in his country's Tigray region.
In a statement, the committee said: ``As prime minister and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy Ahmed has a special responsibility to end the conflict and contribute to peace.''
Abiy partly won the prize for making peace with neighboring Eritrea.
But in November 2020, Abiy's government allowed Eritrean forces into Tigray as they together pursued the Tigray leaders after political tensions erupted into war.
Some tens of thousands of people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands now face famine as Ethiopia's government has kept almost all food and medical aid from Tigray since late June.