Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
**Tai-Ex opening **
The Tai-Ex opened down 29-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
16,593 on turnover of 3.8-billion N-T.
The market lost ground on Tuesday, as investor optimism about a deal on
America's debt ceiling was dented (受打擊) by worries about the regional
economy.
**10AM - Typhoon Mawar **
Typhoon Mawar is be passing through waters off Taiwan's southeast and eastern
coasts.
The Central Weather Bureau says the storm is currently located some
430-kilometers east of Eluanbi, at the island southernmost tip, and moving in
a north-northeasterly direction at between 9 and 13-kilometers-an-hour.
Mawar still has a radius of 300-kilometers and is packing sustained wind
speeds of 126-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 162-kilometers-an-hour.
According to the weather bureau's forecast center, Mawar will move away from
Taiwan tomorrow and begin to skirt (沿…的邊緣走) the Ryukyu Islands in
southern Japan.
**Lawmakers Pass Amendments to Immigration Act to Retain Foreign Talent **
Lawmakers have passed amendments to the Immigration Act aimed at improving
professional talent retention by easing residency restrictions for foreign
nationals and their spouses and children.
The amendments extend permanent residence rights to spouses (配偶), minor
children, and adult children with disabilities of foreign nationals …
…. who are high-level professionals, have won top professional awards, have
made a significant contribution to Taiwan, or hold an investment visa.
While Alien Permanent Resident Certificate holders will only need to spend an
average of 183 days per year over the last five years in Taiwan to retain
their permanent residency status, instead of the current 183 days each year
for five years.
**New US Aid Package for Ukraine **
A New US aid package for Ukraine will likely include munitions (彈藥) for
drones.
Lisa Dwyer has the details…..
**UN Extends Arms Embargo on SSudan **
The U.N. Security Council has extended an arms embargo on South Sudan.
The 10-0 vote with five abstentions (棄權) on the U.S.-drafted resolution was
the same as the vote on the previous sanctions resolution adopted last May.
The resolution welcomes “encouraging developments” in implementing some
elements of a fragile 2018 power-sharing agreement including completing the
first phase of training and graduation of a unified force.
But it expresses concern “over the continued intensification of violence
prolonging the political, security. economic and humanitarian crisis in most
parts of the country."
**Malaysia Reports Chinese Barge Plundering WWII Shipwrecks **
Malaysia’s maritime agency says a detained Chinese barge likely plundered
(竊取，侵佔) two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea.
Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage (打撈) operators are believed
to have targeted the HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, which were sunk in
1941 by Japanese torpedoes.
Over 800 sailors perished, and the shipwrecks are designated war graves.
The agency detained the barge on Sunday for anchoring without a permit.
It found piles of scrap metal and an artillery shell believed to be from
World War II.
The agency said a thorough search Tuesday found another 100 artillery shells
on the vessel.
That was the I.C.R.T. news,
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