Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 112-points this morning from Friday's close, at 23,477
on turnover of 7.3-billion N-T.
The market closed marginally lower on Friday ahead of strong technical
resistance near the 23,500-point intraday-high mark and renewed concerns over
U-S tariff policies.
Work and School Cancellations Due to Rain
School and work have been cancelled in parts of central Taiwan due to heavy
rain and flooding.
The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration says all of Chiayi
County, as well as Shui-lin Township in Yunlin County will suspend work and
classes, as both areas see precipitation through last night.
Local officials are reporting flooding along several roadways and homes, up
to 30 centimeters high, and hundreds of water pumps (抽水機) have been
deployed.
Forecasters say more thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, and they are
advising the public to be on the lookout for more flooding as well as
landslides.
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MAC bemoans China's recall comments
The Mainland Affairs Council is slamming China's Taiwan Affairs Office for
accusing the D-P-P of "political manipulation" and of saying it has lost
public support following this past weekend's failed recall votes targeting 24
K-M-T lawmakers.
According to the council, Beijing's "lack of democratic experience" means it
has no right to comment on, or misinterpret (曲解), Taiwan's democratic
system.
The council is describing the recall vote as an example of Taiwan's
democratic constitutional system and a major democratic achievement by civil
society groups.
The comments come after China's Taiwan Affairs Office issued a statement
saying the D-P-P "has lost popular support and its policies run counter to
the true mainstream public opinion in Taiwan."
NKorea Rebuffs SKorea Efforts at Ties
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rebuffed (回絕)
outreach by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying that North Korea
has no interests in talks with South Korea for whatever proposal its rival
offers.
It’s North Korea’s first official statement on the government of South
Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which took office in early June.
In an effort to improve badly frayed ties with North Korea, Lee's government
has halted anti-Pyongyang frontline loudspeaker broadcasts, taken steps to
ban activists from flying balloons with propaganda leaflets across the border
and repatriated North Koreans who were drifted (漂流) south in wooden boats
months earlier.
Kim Yo Jong called such steps “sincere efforts” but she said the Lee
government won't be much different from its predecessors, citing what it
calls “their blind trust” to the military alliance with the U.S. and
attempt to “stand in confrontation” with North Korea.
US Terrorism Assault Charges for Walmart Attacker
Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault (攻擊) charges against suspect
in Walmart knife attack
AP correspondent Julie Walker reports
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