Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 115-points this morning from Friday's close, at 23,602
on turnover of 5.5-billion N-T.
The market made major gains last Friday - as it closed the session up over
430-points despite Wall Street drifting to a mixed close overnight - as
investors were buoyed by the latest signals that America's economy is doing
just fine.
G7 Defense Minister Criticize China's Military Exercises
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is thanking the defense ministers of the G-7
member states for their voicing of support for the need to maintain the
peaceful status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
The statement comes after the G-7 defense ministers has issued a joint
declaration criticizing China for what they're calling its provocative
actions near Taiwan.
It was issued after the defense ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the U-K and the U-S gathered in Naples this past weekend.
The joint statement said the ministers reaffirm that maintaining peace and
stability across the Taiwan Strait is indispensable (不可或缺) to
international security and prosperity and are concerned about provocative
actions, particularly the recent Chinese military drills around Taiwan.
Hualien Becomes Colorful Canvas for Meeting of Styles Street Art Event
And,
More than 50 walls in Hualien County have been transformed into artworks as
part of an international Meeting of Styles graffiti festival.
The Meeting of Styles event originated in Germany.
It concluded on Sunday in Hualien.
The three-day graffiti project brought together artists from across Taiwan
and overseas to revitalize (振興Zhenx?ng) areas in the city with bright and
lively murals.
Hualien City Mayor Wei Chia-yen described his city's Meeting of Styles as
"lively" on Facebook - saying the murals could bring "new life" to the
structures hit by natural disasters this year.
This year marked the second Meeting of Styles in Taiwan, following an event
in New Taipei City in 2022.
Israel strikes Lebanon latest
Hundreds of residents fled (逃離) their homes in the Lebanese capital late on
Sunday after Israel said it was preparing attacks on sites linked to the
financial operations of Lebanon's Hezbollah group.
Karen Chammas reports
Cyprus Thwarts Digital Attack
Cyprus says it has successfully thwarted (阻撓) a digital attack aimed at
blocking access to the government’s central online portal.
It was the latest in a string of similar attacks over a three-day period
against state-run utilities and the Cypriot subsidiary of a Greek energy
company.
Cypriot digital authorities say they foiled the attack whose purpose was
exclusively to prevent access to specific government websites.
The distributed denial-of-service attack only affected the main government
portal gov.cy “for a few minutes” and that no other online government
ministry or service website was affected.
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