EZ News 02/19/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.

Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 46-points this morning from Friday's close, at 18,561
on turnover of 7.3-billion N-T.

The market bucked a global upturn on Friday, and lost ground - that, despite
Wall Street setting a fresh record following some mixed reports on America's
economy overnight.



China Vows to "Enhance Maritime Law Enforcement" Around Kinmen and Matsu
China's coast guard says it plans to "strengthen its law enforcement
activities" and carry out more patrols in waters around Kinmen and Matsu.

The statement comes as Beijing is continuing to blame Taiwan's Coast Guard
Administration for the deaths of two Chinese nationals who were killed when
their boat overturned while trying to flee a coast guard ship near Kinmen.

China's coast guard says it will also carry out regular "inspections" in
waters around the two outlying islands.

The Mainland Affairs Council is slamming China for the move - saying Taiwan
will continue to enforce the rules on banning unauthorized (未經授權的)
Chinese access to waters around Kinmen.

According to the council, maritime laws will continue "to be enforced" based
on the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the
Mainland Area.


NTU Drama Department Founding Chair Hu Yao-heng Dies at 87
And,

The National Taiwan University has announced the death of the founding
chairperson of its Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre.

According to the university, Hu Yao-heng passed away last Friday.

He was 87.

No cause of death has been given.

Hu was born in the Chinese province of Hubei in 1936.

He graduated from N-T-U's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
before earning a master's degree in drama from Baylor University and a
doctoral degree in drama and comparative literature from Indiana University.

He founded the N-T-U's Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre in 1995.



Russia Takes Avdiivka
Russia takes control of a key city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops
withdraw

The fall of the town of Avdiivka in Ukraine's Donbas region is seen as
Russia's biggest victory since last year's capture (攻下) of Bakhmut.

AP correspondent Mimmi Montgomery reports



Yemen Houthis Target BelizeFlagged Ship
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected in an attack on a Belize-flagged ship
traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the
Gulf of Aden.

The ship targeted in the assault Sunday reported sustaining (承受) damage
after “an explosion in close proximity to the vessel.”

That's according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade
Operations center.

It said that the ship's crewmembers were safe.

Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and
surrounding waters over Israel’s war targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip.



Germany Lufthansa Labor Union Calls for Strike
A labor union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off
the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this
month.

The Ver.di union said Sunday that the one-day strike will affect the airports
in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs (中心), and several other
cities.

A 27-hour strike at five of the same airports that started Feb. 7 prompted
the airline to cancel hundreds of flights.

The union is seeking pay raises of 12.5%, or at least 500 euros more per
month, in negotiations for about 25-thousand employees.


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Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.



Tai-Ex opening

The Tai-Ex opened down 46-points this morning from Friday's close, at 18,561

on turnover of 7.3-billion N-T.



The market bucked a global upturn on Friday, and lost ground - that, despite

Wall Street setting a fresh record following some mixed reports on America's

economy overnight.







China Vows to "Enhance Maritime Law Enforcement" Around Kinmen and Matsu

China's coast guard says it plans to "strengthen its law enforcement

activities" and carry out more patrols in waters around Kinmen and Matsu.



The statement comes as Beijing is continuing to blame Taiwan's Coast Guard

Administration for the deaths of two Chinese nationals who were killed when

their boat overturned while trying to flee a coast guard ship near Kinmen.



China's coast guard says it will also carry out regular "inspections" in

waters around the two outlying islands.



The Mainland Affairs Council is slamming China for the move - saying Taiwan

will continue to enforce the rules on banning unauthorized (未經授權的)

Chinese access to waters around Kinmen.



According to the council, maritime laws will continue "to be enforced" based

on the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the

Mainland Area.





NTU Drama Department Founding Chair Hu Yao-heng Dies at 87

And,



The National Taiwan University has announced the death of the founding

chairperson of its Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre.



According to the university, Hu Yao-heng passed away last Friday.



He was 87.



No cause of death has been given.



Hu was born in the Chinese province of Hubei in 1936.



He graduated from N-T-U's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

before earning a master's degree in drama from Baylor University and a

doctoral degree in drama and comparative literature from Indiana University.



He founded the N-T-U's Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre in 1995.







Russia Takes Avdiivka

Russia takes control of a key city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops

withdraw



The fall of the town of Avdiivka in Ukraine's Donbas region is seen as

Russia's biggest victory since last year's capture (攻下) of Bakhmut.



AP correspondent Mimmi Montgomery reports







Yemen Houthis Target BelizeFlagged Ship

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected in an attack on a Belize-flagged ship

traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the

Gulf of Aden.



The ship targeted in the assault Sunday reported sustaining (承受) damage

after “an explosion in close proximity to the vessel.”



That's according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade

Operations center.



It said that the ship's crewmembers were safe.



Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and

surrounding waters over Israel’s war targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip.







Germany Lufthansa Labor Union Calls for Strike

A labor union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off

the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this

month.



The Ver.di union said Sunday that the one-day strike will affect the airports

in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs (中心), and several other

cities.



A 27-hour strike at five of the same airports that started Feb. 7 prompted

the airline to cancel hundreds of flights.



The union is seeking pay raises of 12.5%, or at least 500 euros more per

month, in negotiations for about 25-thousand employees.





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 _____.