About this episode
Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 54-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
31,584 on turnover of 11-billion N-T.
The market hit yet another new closing high as Monday on the back of
continuing strong shows by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
T-S-M-C saw its share price climb to a record high of 1,780 N-T in intraday
trading, before closing 1.15-per cent higher at 1,760 N-T.
Defense Minister briefs lawmakers on weapons procurement plans
Defense Minister Wellington Koo has briefed members of the Legislative
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee on weapons systems the
military hopes to procure under the 1.25-trillion N-T special defense budget.
According to Koo, the defense ministry is seeking to purchase more than
200,000 U-A-Vs, as well as precision artillery (????), long-range
missiles, air defense missiles and anti-tank missiles
Koo told lawmakers during the closed-door session that he will be given a
detailed explanation in regards the weapons systems being eyed by the defense
ministry, when the special defense budget has been referred to committee
review.
Lows of 8-degree as cold air mass moves in
And,
The Central Weather Administration says, a strong continental cold air mass
will send temperatures drop to as low as 8-degrees in some areas this week.
The cold front will move south from this afternoon and strengthen from
tomorrow through Thursday.
Lows tomorrow and Thursday in the north are forecast to fall to between 12
and 13 degrees.
While the mercury could drop to between 13 and 14 degrees overnight in the
center and south.
The cold air mass is expected to weaken starting Saturday - when daytime
temperatures will rebound (??).
Iran Protests Leave Over 4000 Dead
Activists say the bloody crackdown on demonstrators taking part in nationwide
protests in Iran killed at least 4,029 people.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the toll today, saying more
than 26-thousand people have been detained in the crackdown.
It said of the dead, over 3-thousand-700 were demonstrators, and nearly 30
were children.
It fears many more may have been killed.
The agency has been accurate (???) in previous unrest in Iran and relies
on a network of activists on the ground to confirm each death.
This comes as a U.S. aircraft carrier, which days earlier had been in the
South China
