EZ News 09/26/24

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 79-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,841 on turnover of 8.2-billion N-T. The market moved sharply higher on Wednesday after Wall Street posted more record-high closes overnight. Investors were buoyed by a strong showing by Nvidia on U-S markets overnight - which allowed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to close above the 1,000 N-T mark - as the chipmaker led the rise on the local main board and other AI-related stocks followed. MOFA Thanks US President Joe Biden for Taiwan Comments The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expressing its thanks to U-S President Joe Biden for his speech at the United Nations General Assembly - in which he stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Speaking in New York Biden reiterated America's support for stability in the Taiwan Strait, condemned military aggression (侵略) in the South China Sea and stated the U-S' commitment to deepening security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Biden's comments come after he hosted Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware this past weekend. The leaders voiced their opposition (反對) to any attempt to change the "status quo" in the Taiwan Strait. More Chinese Tourists Arrive in Kinmen More Chinese tourists have arrived in Kinmen. According to China's Taiwan Affairs Office, 27 of them traveled to the outlying island on Wednesday as independent tourists and more could travel there in the future. The office also called on the Lai administration to ensure the smooth flow of tourism exchanges "for the well-being of people on both sides." The arrival of the 27 Chinese Tourists in Kinmen comes after first post-COVID-19 tour group from China's Xiamen City traveled to Kinmen for a two-day trip this past Sunday. That 22-member group traveled on direct ferry via the "mini-three links" from Xiamen City. UK PM Tells Britons to Leave Lebanon UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told an estimated (估計，大約)10,000 Britons in Lebanon, "now is the time to leave," as Israel attacks Hezbollah across the country. Lebanese authorities believe well over 500 have been killed since airstrikes began on Monday. Stuart Smith reports from London. EU Set to Remove Some Protections for The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows. Ambassadors of the 27 EU nations reached a qualified majority Wednesday to seek to loosen protection rules enshrined in the European Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Farmers in many members countrieshave been increasingly angered by attacks on their livestock by wolfpacks as the animals have taken hold in woods and fields close to agricultural lands. Wolves remain a “strictly protected” species in most of Europe, but their numbers are estimated to have grown by 25% over the last decade. Under the plans the EU backs, wolves would be downgraded (降級) from “strictly protected” to “protected," allowing for more measures to keep them at bay from farmers and the population. 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