The Tai-Ex opened down 44-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

24,309 on turnover of 4.6-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Tuesday due to investor concerns over the impact of

U-S tariffs on the local job market after machine tool maker Taiwan Takisawa

Technology urged its employees to take three days off a week due to a decline

in orders.

Analysts say the Takisawa report delivered a shock to investors as it is a

listed old economy company and there's now fear the impact will affect more

Taiwanese machinery makers given the higher tariff burden plus a stronger New

Taiwan dollar.

President Lai Ching-te says the newly upgraded National Defense Medical

University needs to further enhance its training in battlefield trauma care.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the school's elevation from the National

Defense Medical Center, Lai said greater global exchanges will help it

specialize (

專精) in battlefield medicine and trauma care.

According to Lai, international cooperation will allow the university to

learn from other countries' military and medical education systems and apply

those lessons to not only support the armed forces but also strengthen (加強)

society's broader capacity to respond to crises.

Lai described the university as a crucial asset for infectious disease

research and prevention during his speech …

The university was officially upgraded on August 1.

The Central Election Commission says at least 5 million votes will be needed

to pass Saturday's referendum on whether to extend the service of the

Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung.

Under the Referendum Act, the vote will pass only if votes in favor account

for more than one-fourth of the total eligible voters and outnumber the votes

against.

According to the election commission, number of eligible (有資格的) voters is

20,002,091 - translating to a minimum threshold of 5,000,523 votes for

passage of the referendum.

The referendum question reads: "Do you agree that the Maanshan Nuclear Power

Plant should continue operation upon approval by the competent authority and

confirmation that there are no safety concerns?"

The Trump administration is considering the Hungarian capital Budapest as the

location for a summit (高峰會) between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and

Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

It comes as the White House weighs offering US air support as part of

security guarantees for Ukraine to help end the conflict.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has

derailed while moving slowly toward a station platform.

The train was traveling Tuesday from Cancun to Merida when it left the tracks

at a station in Izamal.

Passengers were uninjured and transported by bus.

The accident is under investigation, but the train is operating normally

between other stations.

The Maya Train began running in late 2023, but has had low ridership (客流量).

Environmentalists have documented severe impacts on the delicate (脆弱的)

cave systems under the train line.

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

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