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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened down 348.26 points at 21,254.63 on turnover of NT$8.79 billion.
US and Japan defense chiefs take note of China's activates around Taiwan
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
The defense ministers of the United States and Japan says they "took note" of military activities by China around Taiwan and reiterated their long-held support for maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait.
The minister's comments come as U-S Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Japan on Sunday as part of his first trip to Asia since taking office
During his meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, the two sides pledged (承諾的) to enhance their alliance and discussed China's growing military threats.
An English-language press release issued by Japan's defense ministry said "the ministers confirmed their opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion including in the East and South China Seas."
Kenting guesthouse to be fined for exceeding price rise limit
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
A guesthouse in Kenting National Park will be fined for violating price control rules.
Local authorities found it had increased its room rate by almost 900-per cent for dates covering this week's long weekend Tomb Sweeping Day holiday.
The guesthouse was found not only to be engaging in price gouging but also operating more rooms than permitted, with 15 rooms in use instead of the nine registered (注冊).
The Pingtung County Bureau of Transport says the guesthouse faces fines of between 10,000 and 50,000 for price gouging and a fine of 40,000 for exceeding the allowed room count.
The guesthouse has also been ordered to stop operations.
Tonga quake
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has caused slight damage in Tonga and brief evacuations (疏散) before the threat of a tsunami passed.
The temblor hit around 100km (62 miles) northeast of the main island early today...
Julie Walker reports.
Mideast Gaza
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
The U.N. says Gaza’s bakeries will run out of flour for bread within a week.
Agencies have cut food distributions to families in half.
Markets are empty of most vegetables.
Many aid workers cannot move around because of Israeli bombardment (轟擊).
Aid groups are trying to stretch out what little supplies they have as Israel's blockade of all food, medicine, fuel and other supplies into Gaza enters its fifth week.
Palestinians are crowding free kitchens for prepared meals, amid fears of a catastrophic rise in hunger. Fuel and medicine will last some weeks longer before hitting zero.
Pope Improvement
發布於 2025-03-31 15:30:13
Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce...
This... after surviving (倖存下來) a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia.
Trisha Thomas reports from Rome.