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EZ NEWS JULY 20, 2026

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

The Tai-Ex opened up 121-points this morning from Friday's close, at 42,793
on turnover of 15.5-billion N-T.

The market saw its biggest single-day drop on record last Friday -- tumbling
just over 2,950-points -- as a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related
shares dragged Wall Street lower and weighed on global equities.

President Lai honors F-16V pilot who died in January training accident

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

President Lai Ching-te has presented a posthumous presidential citation
(追授獎項) honoring Air Force pilot Hsin Po-yi.

Hsin died after his F-16V fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training
mission off of Hualien in January.

Hsin's father, Hsin Chin-yu, accepted the citation from Lai at a ceremony.

Hsin served with the Air Force's Hualien-based 5th Tactical Composite Wing
and was posthumously promoted from captain to major and awarded the Order of
Loyalty and Valor.

Hsin's F-16V fighter jet disappeared from radar on the evening of January 6
on a routine raining mission shortly after he reported becoming separated
from the lead aircraft while flying through clouds.

The aircraft's flight data recorder was recovered in March.

Taiwan's students shine at international Biology, Chemistry Olympiads

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

Taiwan students have ranked first and third, respectively, in gold medal
tallies, at the International Biology Olympiad and the International
Chemistry Olympiad.

The students won four gold medals at the Biology Olympiad and three golds and
one silver at the Chemistry Olympiad.

Both events took place in Vilnius, Lithuania,

According to the Ministry of Education, Taiwan sent students from the Taipei
Municipal Chien Kuo High School, the Taipei First Girls High School the
Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School to the event.

Taiwan's four-gold haul topped the medal table among 78 participating
countries and 302 contestants.

US STRIKES ABADAN AS WASHINGTON FACES QUESTIONS OVER MILITARY READINESS FOR

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

WIDER IRAN CONFLICT

The United States struck targets on the outskirts of the Iranian city of
Abadan on Sunday evening, extending what has now been more than a week of
consecutive American strikes against Iran.

The latest attack came as the White House faces accusations (指控) of sending
mixed signals on its strategy — having reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil
exports after initially lifting them under a memorandum of understanding that
now appears to have collapsed.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

Nigeria UNICEF Warns of Child Malnutrition

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into
malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East.

The region is already under pressure from an insurgency crisis.

The conflict in the Middle East has worsened food security for millions,
especially children.

UNICEF warns that if the war continues, millions more children could fall
into poverty.

The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the
planting season and worsening the fate (命運) of mostly farming communities in
northern Nigeria.

Hungary President Signs to End his Term

Posted on 2026-07-20 10:28:14

Hungary's president has signed a constitutional amendment ending his term,
resolving a dispute with the new government.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who defeated Viktor Orbán in April, had urged
Tamás Sulyok to resign, accusing him of failing to oppose Orbán's
antidemocratic actions.

When Sulyok refused, Magyar's party passed an amendment for his immediate
removal.

Sulyok signed it on the final day before the deadline.

His term officially ends today.

Magyar's government has been dismantling (拆解) Orbán's influence by removing
appointees and making judicial reforms.

It also plans to nominate a new president soon.

EZ NEWS JULY 17, 2026

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:13

Tai-Ex opening

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:13

The Tai-Ex opened down 391-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
45,234 on turnover of $17.4-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan closed little changed Thursday after contract chipmaker TSMC
rebounded from the day's low amid continued enthusiasm (熱情) over artificial
intelligence (AI), helping the broader market recover most of its earlier
losses, dealers said.

Taiwan's freedom, prosperity indicies rise in annual report

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:15

Taiwan's freedom and prosperity (繁榮) indicies have risen in an annual
international report.

Taiwan ranked 21st in the freedom index and 19th in the prosperity index out
of 171 countries surveyed.

Both those indices mark improvements from last year.

But around the world, political freedom and the rule of the law declined
overall, while prosperity growth slowed.

The only country to beat out Taiwan for freedom was Japan at number 14...

but Singapore was the only one to beat Taiwan for prosperity.

The indices from the Atlantic Council were established in 2022 and have been
published annually since.

(AH-CNA)

Qatar Warns Public amid Iranian Missiles

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:15

Qatar is warning the public to take shelter as a barrage of Iranian missiles
targets the nation.

People heard explosions overhead early today as air defenses fired to
intercept the missiles.

Iran earlier targeted Bahrain and Kuwait over U.S. airstrikes hitting bridges
in the Islamic Republic overnight.

Qatar is a key mediator with Pakistan in trying to reach an end to the Iran
war.

This comes as the United States intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting
targets farther north.

American forces also fired into a ship they accused of trying to break a U.S.
naval blockade (封鎖) on the Islamic Republic.

Iran retaliated Thursday with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies
Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.

The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed and the region has
endured days of back-and-forth attacks by the U.S. and Iran as they battle
for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE CHOKES 17 US STATES AS DETROIT'S AIR QUALITY INDEX

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:16

HITS DOUBLE THE HAZARDOUS THRESHOLD

Canadian wildfire smoke has worsened sharply across the United States on
Thursday

Air quality alerts now covering at least 17 states and some 115 million
people.

The densest plumes are pushing south from the Midwest toward Washington and
New York, with forecasters warning conditions in the capital could
deteriorate (惡化) by Friday.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

Japan to Pass Law Insisting on MaleOnly Imperial Heir

Posted on 2026-07-17 10:37:18

A law set to pass Friday by Japan’s parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old
hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking
worry about the shrinking, fast-aging imperial family.

The revisions include adoption of distant male relatives to father future
heirs and allowing princesses to keep their royal status after marrying
commoners.

Emperor Naruhito’s 24-year-old daughter is hugely popular, and many Japanese
want her to be his successor.

Princess Aiko is ineligible because she is a woman.

Japan’s male-only succession rule means the emperor’s teenage nephew and
second in line, Prince Hisahito, will probably be the heir.

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