EZ News 04/29/26

EZ News 04/29/26

From EZ News by ICRT News Team

April 29, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode covers the latest news in Taiwan, including market updates and political developments regarding the New Taipei mayoral race.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 345-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 39,176 on turnover of 19.3-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Tuesday after selling set in just off the 40,000-point mark as investors remained cautious ahead of key U-S tech earnings this week. KMT-TPP alliance backs Lee Shu-chuan for New Taipei mayoral race Former Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan of the K-M-T has been selected as the joint nominee for New Taipei mayor after beating Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang in a poll conducted by the two parties. The results found Lee leading D-P-P candidate Su Chiao-hui in both surveys Lee says the results marked "the beginning of responsibility" and he's pledging (保證) to honor agreements between the K-M-T and the T-P-P - including incorporating policy proposals put forward by Huang. While Huang is pledging his full support for Lee's campaign, saying the process reflected democratic values through dialogue and fair competition. High speed rail to install platform doors at all stations The High Speed Rail Corporation has announced plans to install platform screen doors at…

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Host: ICRT News Team

Topics covered

  • Taiwan news
  • politics
  • market update
  • transportation
  • elections

Keywords

  • Tai-Ex
  • Lee Shu-chuan
  • KMT
  • TPP
  • High Speed Rail
  • platform doors
  • New Taipei mayoral race
  • market update

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KMT, TPP, High Speed Rail Corporation

Places: New Taipei, Hsinchu, Banqiao, Taichung, Taoyuan, Miaoli, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi

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