# EZ News 05/25/26

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Podcast: [EZ News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ez-news-1063909)
Published: 2026-05-25T02:38:46+00:00
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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 399-points this morning from Friday's close, at 42,667 on turnover of 27.5-billion N-T. The market gained ground on Friday to rebound to back over the 42,000 point mark following a losing run - as regional markets advanced following modest gains on Wall Street overnight after pressure from the bond market eased and oil prices fell. Lai touts his child allowance proposal during visit to Chiayi temple President Lai Ching-te has been touting (宣傳) his proposal to boost childcare benefits and increases to farmers’ allowances. Speaking during a visit to the Wangling Temple in Chiayi County, Lai said families will receive 5,000 N-T per month for each child from birth through the age of 18 starting from next January. According to Lai, that will ensure (確保) that payments for each child between those ages will reach 1.08-million N-T by adulthood if payments continue through the full period. Lai said parents will be advised to set aside part of the allowance for the children's college or future business plans. THSR original schedule cancelled from 8AM due to signal problems The High Speed ​​Rail Corporation cancelled it regular scheduled trains at 8AM today following a signal malfunction on Miaoli section of line. According to the network operator, three trains are running per hour and will depart from Nangang Station southbound and Zuoying Station northbound, stopping at each station. Departure times from the terminal stations are on the hour, 20 minutes past the hour, and 40 minutes past the hour. The High Speed ​​Rail Corporation says signal anomaly occurred during pre-operational preparations (準備工作) earlier this morning and repairs are ongoing and it will release updates on the stat…

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