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
16,440 on turnover of 1.6-billion N-T.
The market gained more than 100-points on Monday, as the bellwether
electronics sector continued to rebound from previous sessions after tech
stocks on Wall Street showed signs of stabilizing (穩定) at the end of last
week.
However, turnover was limited as many investors remained cautious ahead of
the Mid-Autumn Festival long weekend holiday, while foreign institutional
investors sold a net 3.08-billion N-T worth of shares on the main board
during the session.
**Tsai Hoping to Deepen Trade and Energy Cooperation with UK **
President Tsai Ing-wen says she believes that "there is more room for Taiwan
and the U-K to deepen (深化) cooperation in areas such as trade and energy."
The comments come as Tsai has been holding talks with visiting U-K Trade
Envoy to Taiwan Richard Faulkner.
Faulkner arrived in Taiwan last week for trade talks and to attend the 18th
UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference in Taipei.
Speaking during a meeting with the U-K trade envoy, Tsai touted the opening
of official talks on the Taiwan-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership in July, and
cited Faulkner's strong support for that agreement.
The agreement focuses on energy and net-zero emissions, and digital trade.
**Premier Touts More Funding for Firefighters **
Premier Chen Chien-jen says the Cabinet plans to allocate an additional
8-billion N-T for the island's fire service.
According to the premier, the additional funding will be used to purchase new
equipment and protective gear.
The premier is also insisting (堅持、強調) that the Tsai administration is
"fully committed to protecting the rights of all firefighters."
The statements comes days after the deadly fire at a golf ball factory in
Pingtung, which left four firefighters dead.
Opposition lawmakers are calling for the government to provide fire
departments with new generation firefighting robots and new fire hoses with
enhanced range and water capacity.
There are also calls for the government to allow firefighters to be unionized.
**Japan SKorea, China Eye Resuming Trilateral Talks **
Japan, South Korea, and China are holding high-level talks on Tuesday to
discuss resuming trilateral leader summits.
Deputy foreign ministers from the three countries are meeting in Seoul to
pave the way for the annual talks which haven’t been held since 2019.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
**Bahrain Officer Soldier Killed by Drone Attack **
Bahrain's military command says a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
killed a Bahraini officer and soldier who were patrolling Saudi Arabia’s
southern border.
The statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency, says “a number”
of Bahraini soldiers were also wounded in Monday's attack, without
elaborating.
The island nation of Bahrain is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, which has been
at war with the Iran-aligned (結盟) Houthi rebels for several years.
A cease-fire had largely stopped the violence, and the two sides have
appeared close to a peace agreement in recent months.
It was unclear if the attack would derail those efforts or prompt retaliation
by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
That was the I.C.R.T. news,
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