EZ News 09/02/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 11-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,790 on turnover of $2.6-billion N-T. Taiwan's benchmark stock index plunged 1.94 percent to close below 15,000 points on Thursday after U.S. stocks finished lower overnight for a fourth straight session. The sell-off took a toll on the bellwether electronics sector, which led the broader market down, losing 2.35 percent. Contract chipmaker TSMC, the most heavily weighted stock on the local market, led the market downturn, falling 2.87 percent to close at its lowest in nearly one month. Analysts say the decline reflects recent hawkish (鷹派的) comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell who reiterated the American central bank's commitment to contain inflation by tightening the economy. **Typhoon Hinnamnor Weakens After Sea Warning (10AM Update) ** The CWB says Typhoon Hinnamnor has weakened, after the bureau issued a sea warning earlier this morning. The Central Weather Bureau says the storm is currently located 470-km east of Eluanbi, moving north-northwest at a speed of 6 to 11-km per hour. Hinnamnor currently has a radius of 250-km, and forecasters say the storm may increase in size. The bureau says if the storm veers (轉向) westward in its path, a land warning may still be issued, but much depends on the the size of the typhoon at that time. The CWB has also issued an extremely heavy rain advisory for the northern cities of Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, as well as Hsinchu County. And a heavy rain advisory has been issued for Keelung City, Yilan County and Miaoli County. The advisories are expected to remain in effect through tonight. **Golden Horse Awards winners named lifetime achievement awards recipients ** **Return to **Table of contents Filmmakers Lai Cheng-ying and Chang Chao-tang will be honored with lifetime achievement awards at the 59th Golden Horse Awards. The award's Executive Committee made the announcement yesterday, for the event scheduled for Nov. 19-th. Both filmmakers are masters of their craft with a total of five Golden Horse Awards combined. The 92-year-old Lai, 92, is one of the pioneers helping Taiwan's movie industry transition (轉變) into shooting in color after being sent to Japan to learn color filming techniques. He won three Golden Horse Awards for Best Cinematography. And 78-year-old Chang Chao-tang transitioned from film cinematography to documentary filmmaking and videography education, influencing the likes of Australian-born Hong Kong cinematographer Christopher Doyle and Taiwanese directors Chung Mong-hong and Huang Hsin-yao. He is also the one of the founders of the biennial Taiwan International Documentary Festival . **US Capitol Riot ** The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection (暴亂) is seeking information from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol. AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports. **Peru Investigates Transgender Man's Death ** Prosecutors in Peru have opened an investigation into the death of a Peruvian transgender man who died this month after being detained on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. Peru's Public Ministry said Wednesday that the probe by prosecutors who specialize in (專門從事) human rights will include an autopsy on Rodrigo Ventocilla. That has been demanded by LGBTQ activists amid allegations by the man's family that he was tortured by Indonesian police. Authorities in Indonesia deny those claims, saying Ventocilla was not abused or mistreated. They say he died in a hospital Aug. 11 after complaining of stomach pains and showing signs of depression while in detention. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn