Beijing says, Chinese media will continue to refer to Taiwan's team as

"Taipei, China" in reports on the upcoming World Games in Chengdu…

while Taiwan said it "hopes" the Chinese sides will follow the "Olympic

Protocol" and refer to its team as "Chinese Taipei."

A spokesperson from China's Taiwan Affairs Office said that protocol only

applies to sports-related matters and has been, and will continue to be,

implemented at international sporting events held in China…

but he said that the protocol does not apply to news media or areas beyong

sports events.

The spokesman's remarks indicate that China will continue to use the name

that Taiwanese authorities see as diminishing of Taiwan's status- Taipei,

China- instead of the olympic-approved "Chinese Taipei."

The situation mirrors a controversy earlier this year during the Asian Winter

Games in Harbin, where both the Taiwan Office and media in China referred to

the delegation of Taiwan as "Taipei, China."

The games are set to be held in Chengdu in august.

Molie Quantum Energy Corporation announced yesterday that it will adjust

production capacity at its Southern Taiwan Science Park facility.

The park will support high-end product shipments originally (起初) handled by

the Kaohsiung facility.

This comes after a fire broke out at its lithium-ion battery cell plant in

Kaohsiung earlier this week.

The company's battery cell brand, Molicel, supplies premium markets including

supercars, aerospace, and AI server data center backup systems.

The Southern Taiwan Science Park facility's three production lines will begin

assisting with shipments next month.

(AH-CNA)

An American aid organization says 20 Palestinians were killed at a

distribution site in Gaza.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it believed 19 died from trampling

Wednesday at its food distribution (分發) center and one was stabbed.

The group accuses Hamas of spreading panic but provided no evidence.

Witnesses said GHF guards threw stun grenades and used pepper spray on people

pressing to get into the site before it opened, causing panic.

The United Nations reports 875 Palestinians have died near aid sites since

May.

Meanwhile, hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 54 others, including

14 children.

Israel says its strikes target Hamas, accusing the group of hiding among

civilians.

From the US…..

A Tsunami warning for parts of Alaska has now been downgraded (降級).

AP’s Lisa Dwyer reports

A huge fire has damaged (損壞) the main stage at the Tomorrowland festival

site in Belgium.

The fire broke out on Wednesday in the town of Boom, north of Brussels.

No concerts were happening at the time and no injuries were reported. I

The festival, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors from across

Europe, was set to open on Friday.

In a statement shared online, festival organizers said the stage was

“severely damaged” but that no one was hurt.

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

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