Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from Friday's close, at 45,240 on turnover of 5.1-billion N-T. The market closed higher Friday as tech heavyweights rebounded from earlier weakness on bargain hunting. However, turnover was down from its five-day average of 880-billion N-T. Lai uses 1958 Kinmen defense ceremony to push his defense budget President Lai Ching-te says he believes that successful defense of Kinmen in 1958 is a prime example of "peace through strength. The statement came as Lai was attending the annual memorial of the anniversary of a Chinese artillery bombardment of Kinmen at the beginning of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. Speaking to the ceremony, Lai said the heroes in Kinmen - regardless of the their backgrounds - united as one to repel the aggression of communist totalitarianism and urged cross-party unity to supporting his 2027 defense budget. Prior to delivering his speech, Lai burned incense, laid a wreath (花圈), and bowed his head to pay his respects amid pouring rain to the soldiers who successfully repelled the attempted Chinese invasion of Kinmen. Taiwan-born astronaut to appear at Washington Nationals Taiwan day Taiwan-born NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals second Taiwan Heritage Day at Nationals Park on August 29. According to the Millennial Global Youth Foundation, which organizes of the annual Taiwan Heritage Day, Lindgren was chosen for the honor because of his status as an accomplished (技藝高超，有造詣) astronaut who connects Taiwan and the U-S through his multicultural heritage. Lindgren, whose Chinese name is Lin Chi-erh, was born in Taipei in 1973 while his father was serving in the U-S Air Force in Taiwan and lived in Taichung for more than two years. His mother is Taiwanese. TRUMP SIGNALS NO RETREAT ON CANADA TARIFFS AS TRADE WAR ESCALATES US President Donald Trump has posted on social media that Canada wants the benefits of being a state without being one, signalling no retreat after fifty per cent tariffs on Canadian goods came into force on Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory (報復性的) tariffs targeting American steel, dairy and electronics from the eighth of September, saying Washington asked too much and offered too little. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says there are no new talks planned with Ottawa. Jagruti Dave has more from Washington. Guinea Refuse Site Landslide Kills 30 Guinea's civil protection service says a mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in the capital of Conakry, killing 30 people. Heavy rain that started around 2 a.m. on Sunday washed over the refuse, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks. Officials say the site — an open-air waste dump that is the largest in the city — had been designated for (指定用於) closure on Sunday. Locals living around the landfill had been given eviction notices, which forced many to leave the area, but many others were still around at the time of the disaster, according to authorities. Indonesia Arrests Amid Forest and Peatland Fires Indonesian authorities have arrested 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires. The fires have caused a choking haze cloud in central and west Indonesia. Officials say the fires are driven by an intensifying El Nino pattern and a prolonged dry season. The agency resumed cloud-seeding operations, deploying helicopters for water-bombing missions. Authorities are investigating whether companies financed the land clearing, which could expand the probe (調查) beyond those arrested. The blazes have spread smoke into Malaysia, straining relations with neighboring countries. On Sunday, parts of Borneo and South Sumatra were heavily affected. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 出國前最怕匯率一直漲?中國信託銀行挺你聰明換匯 設定匯率到價智慧通知，匯率相對低點不錯過 再領優惠券享美金最高減3分等優惠 立即設定：https://sofm.pse.is/9hwxdw 投資外幣如幣別轉換可能產生匯兌損失，應評估涉及自身情況審慎投資。 完整注意事項詳見網站資訊。 -- 【可樂旅遊17瘋搶日】 每月限定3天搶限量優惠！ 1號訂房，享9折優惠，最高折千元 7號票券，享7%優惠，最高折300元 17號機票，享1.7%折扣，最高折千元 https://sofm.pse.is/9hp4hh -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
