The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 250 new local COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths.
The local cases are 116 males and 134 females, aged from younger than five to older than 100, who began experiencing symptoms between May 28 and Friday, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center.
Most new cases were reported in northern Taiwan, with 133 in New Taipei City, 65 in Taipei, 16 in Keelung and 13 in Taoyuan, Chen said.
Miaoli recorded nine new cases; Hualien had three; Hsinchu, Taichung, and Yilan and Changhua counties had two each; and Yunlin County
Taipei, June 1 (CNA) A charity established by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) on Tuesday submitted documents to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needed for permission to purchase and import COVID-19 vaccines.
MSCI adds Yang Ming Marine to global standard indexes
05/12/2021 03:07 PM
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Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., one of the leading container cargo service providers in Taiwan, has been added to the MSCI Global Standard Indexes after a semi-annual index review by global index provider MSCI Inc.
In a statement released on its website early Wednesday (Taipei time), MSCI said that on the other hand, it has deleted computer periphery supplier Chicony Electronics Co. and property developer Highwealth Construction Co. from the MSCI Global Standard Indexes.
MSCI said Yang Ming Marine has been removed from the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes after being included into the global standard indexes, while the index provider has added Chicony Electronics and Highwealth Construction into the the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes.
MSCI Global Standard Indexes adds Yang Ming
STRONG SHOWING: Analysts said Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp was added thanks to its performance on the Taiwan Stock Exchange as freight rates rose
Staff writer, with CNA
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp (陽明海運), one of the leading container cargo service providers in Taiwan, has been added to the MSCI Global Standard Indexes after a semi-annual review.
In a statement on its Web site yesterday, the index provider said that it removed Yang Ming from the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes, but added it to the MSCI Global Standard Indexes.
Conversely, it said that it removed computer periphery supplier Chicony Electronics Co (群光電子) and property developer Highwealth Construction Co (興富發) from the MSCI Global Standard Indexes, but added them to the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes.