About this episode
Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 171-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
29,933 on turnover of 14-billion N-T.
The market moved sharply higher on Monday - as it closed above the
30,000-point mark for the first time as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
smashed closing records on the back of investor optimism toward demand for
its high-end processes.
Three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan indicted over new TSMC trade secret theft
The Taiwan High Prosecutors' Office Intellectual Property Branch has indicted
three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan for stealing Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing's 14-nanometer technology secrets.
Those indicted include Chen Li-ming, a former T-S-M-C engineer who worked at
Tokyo Electron Taiwan, a T-S-M-C employee and a Tokyo Electron employee.
Two of the individuals have been charged with reproducing trade secrets
relating to national core (??) key technologies under the National Security
Act.
While the other individual and Tokyo Electron Taiwan have been charged with
destroying evidence in a criminal case.
All three individuals and Tokyo Electron Taiwan have also been indicted in a
seperate investigation into the theft of T-S-M-C's 2-nanometer technology.
Tourism authority issues guidelines to protect foreign accommodation interns
The Tourism Administration has issued updated guidelines to better protect
foreign interns in the accommodation/hospitality sector.
It comes after the government opened the sector to foreign students enrolled
in overseas schools last year to help address labor shortages.
The administration says more than 1,900 students came to Taiwan to work as
interns last year, but there were concerns over inadequate (??)
protections.
Under the updated guidelines, foreign interns who perform work beyond their
training must receive payment equivalent to at least the minimum wage,
training must not exceed more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week …
… and it cannot be scheduled between 10PM and 6AM, without the individual
intern's consent.
Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to at Least 35
Activists say the death toll in violence surrounding (???) protests in
Iran has risen to at least 35.
The figure came from the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which
said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests, which have
been ongoing for more than a week.
It said 29 prote
