The Tai-Ex opened up 203-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

21,539, on turnover of $4.8-billion N-T.

Dongyin Township in the Matsu Islands, known officially as Lienchiang County,

has become the seventh place in Taiwan to join the Cittaslow network.

The Lienchiang County government says Dongyin qualified for the international

Cittaslow movement, which promotes a slower pace of life through a

community-centered approach that supports sustainability and counters

(對抗、抵銷) the pressures of modern living to improve quality of life.

Dongyin will be officially introduced to the Italy-based association on June

21st at the Cittaslow International Assembly in South Korea, with Dongyin

officials invited to attend.

Six places in Taiwan have received Cittaslow certification, including Hualien

County's Fenglin Township in 2014, and Dalin Township in Chiayi County.

The Central Weather Administration is forecasting increasing chances of rain

across the island this afternoon heading into the evening, as a frontal

system approaches.

The CWA says moisture is set to accumulate in the air today, leading to more

clouds and sporadic (零星的) showers across northern, central areas as well

as the eastern half of Taiwan.

Temperatures will also feel muggy, with highs reaching 33 degrees Celsius.

And according to the Ministry of the Environment, southeasterly winds may

leave western Taiwan with a slightly higher level of pollutants in the air,

and ozone concentratiosn are likely to rise in the afternoon.

(NS)

NPR has sued President Donald Trump over his executive order to end federal

funding for NPR and PBS - claiming it violates the Constitution.

The White House has not immediately responded to the lawsuit (訴訟).

Toni Waterman has more.

Turkey's president says he has appointed a team of legal experts to start

working on a new constitution which critics say could allow him to remain in

power beyond 2028, when his current (目前的) term ends.

Erdogan has called for a new constitution, arguing that the current one,

which was drafted following a military coup in 1980, is outdated and retains

elements of military influence.

He said Tuesday he had appointed 10 legal experts to draft a new charter.

The effort comes months after the popular mayor of Istanbul and key Erdogan

rival was arrested and jailed on corruption charges that are widely viewed as

politically motivated.

A pair of paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals, possibly depicting

his own children, are returning to the Netherlands after more than a century

overseas in the hands of private owners.

“Boy Playing the Violin” and “Girl Singing,” were bought at auction

Monday for $7.8 million by the Frans Hals Museum and the Mauritshuis museum,

with financial support from the Dutch government and a group of foundations.

Painted around 1628, the works are seen as an important part of the

country’s cultural heritage (遺產) and as especially interesting because

Hals may have used his own children as models.

The museums will alternate showing the works, but will always keep the two

together.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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