Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.

Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 169-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
31,892 on turnover of 7.8-billion N-T.

The market tumbled nearly 800 points on Tuesday, led by the electronics
sector, amid weakening market sentiment as Donald Trump's war with Iran
continues.

Report say South Korea set to revise Taiwan e-arrival card designation
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency is reporting the Seoul is taking steps to
revise its electronic arrival card following call from Taiwan to change the
island's designation.

The system has listed Taiwan as "China (Taiwan)" in dropdown menus in its new
online entry system.

Reports say South Korea's foreign ministry now plans to remove the "previous
departure place" and "next destination" fields from the system.

The move comes after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here in Taiwan said it
would temporarily hold off on taking retaliatory (報復性的. ) adjustments -
citing South Korea's ongoing review and its expectation of a positive
response to its concerns.

The foreign ministry had said it would consider retaliatory adjustments to
how South Korea is labeled in Taiwan's electronic arrival system if no
response from Seoul was received by March 31.

CDC to buy record 7.05 million flu vaccines for free annual program
The Centers for Disease Control plans to purchase over 7-million flu jabs for
its annual publicly-funded vaccination campaign.

According to C-D-C Director-General Philip Luo, the government will purchase
a record 7.05-million doses of flu vaccine for this year's free flu
vaccination program in order to provide coverage (覆蓋範圍) for around 30-per
cent of the population.

The purchase has an estimated budget of 1.78-billion N-T and is expected to
be finalized later this month.

The C-D-C director-general says the government will once again be purchasing
trivalent vaccines for the fall flu season - meaning vaccines that protect
against two A and one B flu strains.

UAE Bars Iranians from Entering or Transiting
The United Arab Emirates has barred Iranians from entering or transiting
(過境) the country as the war rages.

That's according to three major airlines.

The long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad, as well as the lower-cost airline
FlyDubai, made the announcements today on their websites.

Authorities offered no official comment.

But the change comes as Dubai already has shut down the Iranian Hospital and
Iranian Club in the city, two institutions in the city-state dating back to
the time of the shah.

US journalist kidnapped in Iraq
An American female journalist has been kidnapped (被綁架) in Iraq.

The Iraqi interior ministry says one suspect had been arrested.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

King Charles April State Visit to US
King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States in
April, despite calls for the ceremonial (儀式的) event to be called off due
to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism (批評) of the British
government for failing to support the war in Iran.

Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that the king would travel to the U.S. in late
April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Trump put the dates as April 27-30.

The king also will travel to Bermuda in conjunction with the U.S. trip, his
first visit to the overseas territory as monarch.

The visit follows Trump’s state visit to the U.K. in September, seen as part
of Britain’s effort to shore up the relationship between the two countries.

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