EZ News 04/21/26

EZ News 04/21/26

From EZ News by ICRT News Team

April 21, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode covers the significant rise in the Tai-Ex, Chinese military movements in the Taiwan Strait, and the conclusion of the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex jumped 700-points in early trading this morning after opening up 92-points from yesterday's close, at 37,051 on turnover of 11.2-billion N-T. The main board added 739-points by 9:05 to reach to a high of 37,730 before falling back to 37,689-points. The rise came after market heavyweights Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Hon Hai and Delta Electronics all made solid gains, as investors are eyeing pending earnings reports from Intel, Microsoft, and Apple. China's Liaoning aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait The Ministry of National Defense says it closely monitored the movements of China's aircraft carrier, the Liaoning as it passed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday. The ministry has released a black-and-white surveillance photograph showing an aerial (空中的,) view of the vessel - which shows several fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters on the carrier's flight deck. Defense officials have not specified where or when the photo was taken .. and have also not disclose whether it was taken by a drone, an aircraft, or radar system. The last time the defense ministry reported a Chinese…

People in this episode

Host: ICRT News Team

Topics covered

  • Taiwan stock market
  • Chinese military movements
  • Mazu pilgrimage

Keywords

  • Tai-Ex
  • Liaoning
  • Mazu
  • Taiwan Strait
  • stock market
  • pilgrimage
  • defense

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Hon Hai, Delta Electronics, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Ministry of National Defense

Places: Taiwan Strait, Liaoning

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