EZ News 10/19/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 28-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 13,096 on turnover of 2.5-billion N-T. The market staged a technical rebound on Tuesday to close above the 13,100 point mark, as investors were encouraged by a rally on Wall Street overnight. Buying was seen almost across the board, led by contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and the bellwether electronics sector as a whole, as tech stocks on U-S markets made a significant (明顯的) bounce-back. **Premier Tests Positive for Coronavirus ** Premier Su Tseng-chang has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the Cabinet spokesman Luo Bing-cheng, the Premier tested positive after feeling ill while at the Legislative Yuan. He is now at home and will quarantine for seven days and is only showing mild symptoms of the disease. The Cabinet spokesman says Su will be conducting (進行) any subsequent responsibilities virtually. The Presidential Office says Su last met with President Tsai Ing-wen on October 15 at the Central Epidemic Command Center - and Tsai remains in good health. **King Mswati III of Eswatini to Visit Taiwan for 18th time ** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says King Mswati III of Eswatini will visit Taiwan later this week. It will be his 18th trip to the island, but his first since the beginnig of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the foreign ministry, King Mswati III will arrive in Taiwan tomorrow. He will be welcomed by President Tsai Ing-wen with a military salute (軍禮) before holding talks at the Presidential Building and meeting with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. The delegation will also meet with officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The foreign ministry has not said how long the king and his delegation will stay in Taiwan. **NKorea Fires Artillery Near SKorea Sea Boundaries ** North Korea fired artillery shells near its sea boundaries with South Korea late Tuesday, a day after the South began annual military drills. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says today that North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast. It said the South Korean military broadcast (播放) messages several times asking North Korea to stop the firing, but there were no reports of violence between the rivals. An unidentified spokesperson for the North Korean People’s Army’s General Staff issued a statement describing the latest artillery firings as a response to South Korea’s own artillery training that it claimed took place earlier Tuesday in an eastern border region. Seoul didn’t immediately confirm it had conducted any artillery drill near the border on Tuesday. **US Biden Promises Abortion into Law if Dems Keep Congress' ** U.S. President Joe Biden is promising to put the right to an abortion into law if the Democrats keep control of Congress. It comes three weeks before Americans head to the polls in the midterm elections..which could shift (轉移) the balance of power in Washington. U.S. correspondent Gabrielle Fahmy reports. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn