About this episode
Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 31-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 32,095
on turnover of $9.3-billion N-T.
The market smashed closing records on Monday after breaching the 32,000-point
mark as buying rotated to the old economy sector.
Analysts say the main board's momentum extended from the recent significant
gains, as raw material suppliers attracted strong investor interest, while
interest in tech stocks saw a downturn.
Japanese artists to build lantern floats for Taiwan Lantern Festival
Two Japanese Nebuta artists will be crafting (????) the large lantern
floats for this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival in Chiayi County.
Artists Makoto Suwa and Hiromi Hayashi from Japan's Aomori City were invited
to create the lantern floats for the General Association of Chinese Culture.
Nebuta are traditional lantern floats handmade with wood, metal wire and
paper.
According to the association, the two artists will create nebuta for Chiayi County's Pei Tien Temple, featuring the deities Mazu and Hu Ye, for Lantern Festival - which will be taking place from March 3
through 15.
Both Suwa and Hayashi have previously visited Taiwan to exhibit their nebuta
works, but this will be the first time they produce nebuta from scratch in
Taiwan.
The floats will be taking part in the festival parade on the evening of March
7.
UN Aid Delivered to Kobani Syria
A U.N. aid convoy has delivered humanitarian supplies to Kobani in northeast
Syria.
This marks the first aid delivery since fighting began between Syrian
government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this
month.
A ceasefire, announced Tuesday and extended Saturday, is mostly holding
despite sporadic skirmishes (??????????).
Kobani residents have faced electricity and water cuts and shortages of
essentials (???).
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 24 trucks
delivered supplies, including food and medical kits.
The fighting has displaced over 173-thousand people.
A new agreement aims to merge SDF fighters with government forces.
UK and EU Countries Join Wind Power Project
The UK is among ten other European countries to work on a clean energy scheme
(??) by producing more wind farms in the North sea.
The aim of the project, to be agreed at a summit in Germany, is to
move away from fossil fuels and strength
