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







Tai-Ex opening

The Tai-Ex opened down 19-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

27,773 on turnover of 5.8-billion N-T.



The market gained ground again on Wednesday, on the back of investor interest

in tech and electronic market heavyweights and after

Wall Street held steady overnight.









Premier claims opposition demand for President to be questioned over special budget unconstitutional

Premier Cho Jung-tai says a demand by opposition lawmakers that President Lai

Ching-te face questions in the Legislative Yuan related to his 1.25-trillion

N-T special defense budget is "unconstitutional."



The statement comes after lawmakers from the K-M-T and the Taiwan People's

Party blocked a bill authorizing the special defense budget from being placed

on the agenda for tomorrow's Legislative plenary session.



K-M-T caucus whip Fu Kun-chi has said while the party's supports protecting

Taiwan, they believe Lai should report to the Legislature and explain the

necessity of the expenditure.





Taiwanese accounts unaffected in Coupang's recent data leak

The Ministry of Digital Affairs says there is no evidence to suggest that

Coupang users here in Taiwan were affected by a large-scale personal data

leak recently reported by the South Korean e-commerce giant.



According to the ministry, it contacted Coupang in late November after

learning of the incident and was informed that the breach occurred mainly in

South Korea and, based on checks carried out so far, no leaks involving

Taiwanese accounts have been found.



The ministry says it will continue monitoring the case and maintain

communication with Coupang to ensure (確保) the protection of local users'

personal information.



South Korean media has reported that personal information of around

33.7-million users was exposed.







Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched

The death toll from Hong Kong's worst fire in decades rose to 159.



Police said they have completed a search inside all seven of eight high-rise

buildings ravaged (嚴重破壞、毀壞) in the fire that first broke out last

Wednesday and took until Friday to be extinguished.



About 30 people remain missing.



Laura Westbrook reports.







Moldova Bomb Disposal Deployed

Police in Moldova have deployed bomb disposal experts to a community miles

from the Ukrainian border after a resident mistook (誤以為) a grounded drone

for “a toy” and took it home.



Police on Wednesday said the drone did not contain explosives or pose a

danger, and urged the public to “not touch or attempt to transport fallen

drones or similar objects.”



Authorities did not say where the drone came from.



They said it was a Gerbera-type drone.



Russia has used those in Ukraine.



A number of drones have been found on Moldovan territory since Russia’s

full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.







Greece Farmer Protests

Farmers in northern Greece have blocked border crossings with North

Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey as part of a growing protest over delays in

farm subsidy payments.



The demonstration on Wednesday comes amid a major subsidy fraud scandal

(醜聞) that led to the resignation of five senior officials.



Tractor convoys caused significant traffic disruptions and forced vehicles

onto long detours.



Government officials say they are open to negotiations but will not allow key

transport corridors, ports or rail hubs (中心) to be shut down.





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