EZ News 04/28/26

EZ News 04/28/26

From EZ News by ICRT News Team

April 28, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode covers the opening of the Tai-Ex, the swearing-in of the new CEC chair, and a legal case involving a man holding a sea turtle.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 84-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 39,531 on turnover of 24-billion N-T. The market closed nearly 2-per cent higher on Monday, despite pulling back after topping the 40,000-point mark for the first time in history. New CEC chair outlines agency's key priorities The newly appointed chair of the Central Election Commission has been sworn-in. Speaking at a handover ceremony, Michael You thanked President Lai Ching-te and Premier Cho Jung-tai for their support and he pledged to lead the commission as a neutral, fair, objective (客觀的) and professional body. You also outlined the agency's key priorities - those being upcoming elections, referendum procedures, absentee voting (缺席投票) and the political rights of naturalized Chinese spouses. You was a member of the D-P-P before leaving the party in 2019 and previously served as the chairman of the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. Man filmed holding sea turtle on Taiwan island may face fine The Pingtung District Prosecutors' Office says a man filmed holding a sea turtle while visiting Xiaoliuqiu is facing a fine of up to 300,000…

People in this episode

Host: ICRT News Team

Topics covered

  • Taiwan stock market
  • Central Election Commission
  • sea turtle incident
  • political rights
  • elections

Keywords

  • Tai-Ex
  • Michael You
  • Central Election Commission
  • sea turtle
  • Taiwan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Central Election Commission

Places: Taiwan, Xiaoliuqiu, Vase Rock

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