EZ News 05/06/26

EZ News 05/06/26

From EZ News by ICRT News Team

May 6, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode covers the opening of the Tai-Ex, Paraguay President's upcoming visit to Taiwan, and Taipei's new anti-rat campaign.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. ---- Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened 213 points higher this morning at 40-983. Turnover reached $21.3 billion NT On Tuesday, the market continued to set new closing records. Investors bought shares across different sectors. But gains were limited because Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing entered a period of consolidation. ---- MOFA says Paraguay president's visit shows strong ties The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Paraguay President Santiago Pena will visit Taiwan later this week. The ministry says the visit shows that ties (關係) between Taiwan and Paraguay remain strong, despite pressure from China. Pena will lead a group of business representatives to Taiwan for a four-day visit. He will meet with President Lai Ching-te and other senior officials. Officials say the talks will focus on investment, international cooperation (合作), and ways to strengthen relations between the two sides. The visit comes after reports that Beijing has been pressuring Paraguay to cut ties with Taiwan and recognize China instead. ---- Taipei to launch new anti-rat campaign Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an says the city will launch a new round of…

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Host: ICRT News Team

Topics covered

  • Taiwan stock market
  • Paraguay-Taiwan relations
  • anti-rat campaign
  • investment
  • international cooperation

Keywords

  • Tai-Ex
  • Paraguay
  • Taiwan
  • investment
  • rat control
  • Chiang Wan-an
  • Santiago Pena

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei City

Places: Taiwan, Paraguay

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