EZ News 04/30/26

EZ News 04/30/26

From EZ News by ICRT News Team

April 30, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode covers market updates, minimum wage guarantees, and international coffee competition participation.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 267-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 39,571 on turnover of 16.8-billion N-T. The market bucked rises registered in other neighboring markets and lost ground on Wednesday, as investors reacted to a slump in A-I related stocks on Wall Street. Premier guarantees minimum wage to exceed NT$30,000 next year Premier Cho Jung-tai is guaranteeing that the monthly minimum wage will exceed 30,000 N-T next year. Cho made the pledge (保證) during an award ceremony honoring model workers. According to Cho, he's guaranteeing the monthly minimum wage will exceed 30,000 N-T in 2027 based on the rapid development of the island's economy and markets across the country showing strong momentum. The current monthly minimum wage is 29,500 N-T, while the current hourly minimum wage to 196 N-T. Baristas to compete as 'Chinese Taipei' The Taiwan Coffee Association says competitors will be competing under the name "Chinese Taipei" in events organized by the World Coffee Championships. Competitors in the event have participated under the name "Taiwan" since 2007. According to the association, the…

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Host: ICRT News Team

Topics covered

  • Tai-Ex market update
  • minimum wage guarantee
  • coffee competition
  • international participation
  • current events

Keywords

  • Tai-Ex
  • minimum wage
  • Taiwan Coffee Association
  • World Coffee Championships
  • current events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taiwan Coffee Association

Places: Taiwan, London

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