EZ News 11/14/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 39-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,821 on turnover of $6.3-billion N-T. Zombie drug' set to be reclassified as Category 2 narcotic: Premier Taiwan's government is planning to reclassify etomidate, or the "zombie drug", as a Category 2 narcotic today. That means illicit use of etomidate could result in a prison sentence of up to 3 years. Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said the move is likely to proceed (繼續) after today's narcotics review committee under the Ministry of Justice … … and is intended to bolster frontline law enforcement efforts and combat the spread of emerging drugs. Statistics from the Criminal Investigation Bureau show that from July to November this year, there were over 2 thousand 600 cases involving etomidate, with some 3 thousand individuals involved. Number of Japanese visitors to Taiwan grows nearly 50%: Agency Over 1 million Japanese travelers visited Taiwan in the first 10 months of this year -- over 50 percent more than that of last year. With this growth, the Tourism Administration projects that the number of Japanese visitors will reach a new high in the fourth quarter, the largest Q4 total since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data shows that Japan was the second-largest source of inbound (入境) visitors to Taiwan in the first eight months of the year, accounting for 16 percent of all arrivals. This follows Hong Kong, which contributed 16.2 percent. US Trump Nominates Rubio for Secretary of State US President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state. Trump also announced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence. Ira Spitzer has more Sudan Keeps Chad Border Crossing open for Aid Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country's ongoing war. Sudan's ruling Sovereign Council says the decision on the Adre crossing followed a meeting with United Nations agencies and local and international aid groups. The border crossing was closed earlier this year but reopened in August for three months by the Sovereign Council to address the catastrophic (災難性的) humanitarian situation in Darfur. The U.N. welcomed the government's announcement that the Adre crossing will remain open for another three months. Denmark Royal Court Phasing Labeling System Denmark’s royal court says it will phase out a labeling system dating to the 1800s that grants companies the right to use the image of the Danish crown on their letterhead, packaging and labels. The palace says the five-year renewable designations, including “Holder of the Royal Warrant” and “By Appointment to the Royal Danish Court” and others, will be phased out by Dec. 31, 2029. Currently, there are 104 Danish suppliers and five foreign companies who can use such designations (稱號) and images of the Danish crown on their products. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ LINE GO 租車，13大廠牌、60種車款任你挑選！ 免下載APP，用 LINE 即可預約租車🚗 完成會員註冊，免費領 $1,200 大禮包🎁 輸入「門市日租」，還可以再折200元！ 立即領取👉 https://bit.ly/4fnRp4i 不論是長途旅行、短期代步、七人座的大車， LINE GO 租車都能滿足各種用車需求！ -- 高雄美術特區2-4房全新落成，《惟美術》輕軌C22站散步即到家，近鄰青海商圈，卡位明星學區，徜徉萬坪綠海。 住近美術館，擁抱優雅日常，盡現驕傲風範！美術東四路X青海路 07-553-3838 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn