EZ News 12/24/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 156-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 23,260 on turnover of 7.5-billion N-T. The market moved sharply higher on Monday and recouped most of the losses seen in the previous two sessions after Wall Street rose at the end of last week. Monday's point gains were the seventh most for a single day and the sixth most this year - and also helped the Tai-Ex recover from a 658-point tumble in the previous two trading sessions last week. TRC could see NT$12 billion loss in 1st year as company The Taiwan Railway Corporation says it will likely post losses of 12-billion N-T this year - its first year as a state-owned corporation after having been a government agency for decades. According to the rail operator, the projected loss will exceed (超過) the estimated loss of over 7.4-billion N-T budgeted last year and the 11.4-billion N-T loss that the former Taiwan Railways Administration posted for 2023. The railway corporation says it will also be saddled with an additional 2-billion N-T in expenses that were needed to convert the former government agency into a commercial company. However, corporation Chairman Du Wei is remaining upbeat about the company's future - saying its operating income could turn positive by as early as 2026. Two acquitted of endangering flights with drone near Taoyuan Airport The Taoyuan District Court has acquitted two men of endangering flight safety when they repeatedly flew a drone near Taoyuan International Airport. They were found to have operated a U-A-V in the vicinity of the airport at least 10 times between June 24 and July 25 of last year. Traffic at the airport was disrupted on several occasions - with the most serious incident leading to a temporary suspension of takeoffs and landings at around on June 29. However, the court ruled there was insufficient (不足的) evidence to prove that their conduct met the requirements for criminal conviction under Article 101 of Taiwan's Civil Aviation Act. The court ruling can be appealed. UN Syria Open to Investigating War Crimes The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy (展開行動). The visit was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016 to assist in evidence-gathering and prosecution of individuals responsible for possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide since Syria’s civil war began in 2011. UN officials Monday highlighted the urgency of preserving documents and other evidence before it is lost. Slovenia Hiker Rescue Resumes Amid Heavy Snow A rescue of hikers in Slovenia resumes (重新開始, 恢復) as snow brings traffic chaos and power outages across the Balkans AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Greece Royal Family Granted Greek Citizenship Members of Greece’s former royal family have expressed “deep emotion” after being granted Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country's government. Greece abolished the monarchy in a 1974 referendum and the former royal family was stripped of its citizenship two decades later during a dispute over the former royal estate that passed to state control. Now, the ten descendants (子孫，後代) of the late King Constantine II, who died last year aged 82, formally recognized Greece’s status as a presidential parliamentary democracy and renouncing any claims to royal authority or titles. 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－－－－ 蘋果、Google、Amazon，這些美國頂尖企業，都從車庫誕生。他們不僅改變世界，更引領未來財富方向！ 009800、中信NASDAQ，009801、中信美國創新科技，與企業龍頭並肩同行，可望駕馭美股成長潛力與多頭動能。 10元起步，009800、009801，隨美股一起榮耀，1/13~1/17速洽全台各大證券商。 https://bit.ly/4gMfIti -- Hosting provided by SoundOn