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日韩启动紧急机制释放石油储备 预防中东战事重创经济 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月24日 20:15

（首尔／东京综合电） 高度依赖中东原油的日本与韩国相继启动紧急应对机制。两国通过释放国家战略储备、重启价格管制及提升核电利用率等措施，力求稳定国内能源供应与物价，防范战事外溢风险重创东亚经济。

韩国总统李在明星期二（3月24日）在内阁会议宣布，启动政府紧急应变机制，并指示各部门制定具体对策，以应对能源供应紧张及更广泛的经济冲击。据悉，韩国政府拟于本周五（27日）发布第二次最高油价公开通知。

为减轻能源价格上涨对民生造成的压力，李在明敦促国会尽快通过补充预算，协助受能源形势影响的群体。政府也正考虑发放额外能源券，支援弱势家庭。

李在明还呼吁全民参与节约能源，并要求公共机构率先实施五天制车辆轮流限行制度，降低能源消耗。

在供应端，韩国正放宽燃煤发电限制，将核电站利用率提升至80%的最高水平，以增强国内发电能力。

美以伊冲突导致油价暴涨后，韩国已重启中断近30年的价格管制。本月13日，当局自1997年石油价格自由化以来，首次对炼油厂批发价设定法定上限，并将每两周调整一次。

日本动用国家战略储备并拟干预油市

日本方面也在加强能源风险防范措施。

首相高市早苗星期二在阁僚会议上指示经济产业部长赤泽亮正，对石油相关产品的供应链展开全面评估。

高市会后指出，政府正以高度紧迫感应对能源安全挑战，并将继续推动稳定中东局势的外交努力。

日本上周一（16日）开始释放民间持有的石油储备，并定于本周四（26日）起动用国家战略储备。

根据国际能源署（IEA）数据，日本为IEA协调的创纪录石油储备释放行动贡献的总量将近8000万桶，主要是原油。

此外，日本也准备动用与沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋及科威特共同持有的1300万桶储备（约七天供应量），其中约五天供应量将投放国内市场。

为避开局势凶险的霍尔木兹海峡，日本正调整航运路径。当局披露，两艘分别从沙特延布港及阿联酋富查伊拉出发的油轮正绕道驶往日本，预计于本周及4月初抵达。

除释放储备外，日本政府还考虑采取更直接的市场稳定措施。日本财政部正征询市场意见，研究是否介入原油期货市场，以减轻战事对油价及汇率波动的影响。

日本财长片山皋月周二称，原油期货市场的投机交易已开始影响外汇市场走势，政府准备在必要时采取一切可能措施稳定市场。

TSA wait times stretch up to 6 hours as ICE and other Homeland Security agents deployed to 14 airports

March 24, 2026 / 9:33 AM EDT / CBS News

The Trump administration deployed ICE and other Homeland Security agents to 14 of the nation’s airports on Monday to help shuttle passengers through overcrowded TSA checkpoints. In one airport, the security line wait-time was up to six hours.

The agents are filling in for TSA officers in some places due to mass call-outs during the partial government shutdown that is keeping the officers from receiving their paychecks.

More than 3,400 TSA officers — nearly 12% of all TSA officers who were scheduled to work — called out on Sunday, which is the most since the start of the partial shutdown.

Amid severe staffing shortages, some travelers navigating George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston dealt with six-hour wait times. Lines there snaked up three floors, starting in the basement’s subway corridor before passing through the baggage claim area.

Security lines at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport extended all the way outside the terminal.

Across the country, some travelers expressed hope that federal agents might help ease the TSA bottleneck, but others were skeptical, including TSA officer and union representative Pascual Contreras.

“I don’t believe that they’re trained in a way that they can help us,” Contreras said. “I’ve seen them outside standing around, I don’t know if they are doing anything.”

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President Trump has told federal agents not to wear masks while operating in airports. He has also said they may soon be joined by National Guard troops if a deal to end the shutdown is not reached.

Senate talks aimed at ending it hit a new roadblock on Monday after Mr. Trump called on Republicans to hold out for passage of an elections bill that Democrats strongly oppose — though some key senators suggested Monday a deal to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security is still possible.

Nicole Sganga and Kaia Hubbard contributed to this report.

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Trump votes by mail as he dubs mail-in voting ‘cheating’

March 24, 2026 3:33 PM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump took advantage of mail-in voting this week in a special election in Florida, even as he criticized mail-in ballots as “cheating” in ​his push for national legislation to enact new regulations on voting.

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At an event in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday, Trump ​dismissed the option with unfounded allegations that mail-in voting is more susceptible ​to fraud.

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“Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, ⁠and we got to do something about it all. And it’s part of Homeland ​Security,” Trump said at a roundtable on crime.

Trump said on Sunday his fellow Republicans should ​not reach an agreement on funding the Department of Homeland Security until Democrats in Congress approve a bill – the SAVE America Act – that requires people registering to vote to provide proof of U.S. ​citizenship.

Trump also pushed for Democratic approval of other items he wants added to ​the bill, including banning transgender women from women’s sports, outlawing “transgender mutilation of our children” and restricting mail-in ‌ballots ⁠except in cases of illness, disability, military service or travel.

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The White House said Trump is a resident of Palm Beach and participates in Florida elections but lives primarily at the White House.

“As President Trump has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense ​exceptions for Americans to ​use mail-in ballots ⁠for illness, disability, military, or travel – but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it’s highly susceptible to fraud,” White ​House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said in an email.

However, election fraud is rare ​in voting ⁠by mail. Routine methods and the decentralized nature of U.S. elections make it very hard to interfere with mailed ballots, experts say.

It was not the first time Trump has ⁠voted ​by mail. He voted by absentee ballot in the 2018 ​midterm elections, a White House spokesman said at the time. Trump had requested an absentee ballot but ​decided to vote in person in 2020.

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Trump taps Nick Adams for patriotic, pro-America special presidential envoy role

Published March 24, 2026 11:21am EDT | Fox News

President Donald Trump tapped Nick Adams to serve as special presidential envoy for American tourism exceptionalism, and values.

“Mr. President, it is the honor of a lifetime to serve as your special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values,” Adams declared in a video that he posted on social media.

“The United States is a nation that, since its inception, was destined for greatness. And the story of American greatness is the most captivating, exciting and inspiring in the history of the world. Now the greatest president we have ever seen has bestowed upon me the duty to tell this story near and far, to reignite a love for America at home, and relight the sacred beacon atop the shining city on a hill for the entire world to see,” he said.

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In a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, White House spokesman Davis Ingle said, “Nick Adams is an America First patriot who will represent our country well as we celebrate our Nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, and we look forward to working with him to further showcase and advance America’s excellence across the world stage.”

Adams wrote in a post on X, “I am deeply grateful for President Trump’s continued friendship and confidence in me to serve in this critical role. I will thrust forward into this role and never relent in spreading the message of the greatness of America!”

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Adams is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Australia, according to the website nickadamsusa.com.

Last year, Trump announced he would nominate Adams to serve as ambassador to Malaysia, but the nomination never ultimately came up for a vote in the Senate.

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Back in 2020, Trump appointed Adams to serve on the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ board of trustees.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

韩国自主研发的中程地对空导弹“天弓”，拦截并摧毁弹道导弹的成功率超过90%，但价格仅为美国爱国者反导系统的约四分之一。 （INTELNET0/X提供）

（首尔彭博电）伊朗战争正促使中东国家转向采购价格较低的韩国防空系统，这为韩国拓展武器出口版图至欧洲以外地区开启新机遇。

成为市场焦点的是韩国自主研发的中程地对空导弹“天弓”（Cheongung）。随着波斯湾国家加强防御，以应对伊朗无人机与导弹攻击，天弓被视为可取代美国爱国者反导系统的有力武器。

天弓由韩国韩华航空航天和LIG Nex1出产，主要卖点在于其性能据称与单枚造价400万美元（约511万新元）的爱国者PAC‑3拦截导弹相近，但价格仅为爱国者的约四分之一。

韩国财长具润哲告诉彭博社：“中东国家现在正排队购买韩国导弹。他们向韩国订购武器，是因为其精准度高——拦截并摧毁弹道导弹的成功率超过90%。”

目前部署在中东的其他防空与导弹防御系统，包括美制爱国者和萨德（THAAD）系统，也展现类似的拦截成功率。随着这些昂贵且难以迅速补充的拦截导弹为抵御伊朗袭击而不断被消耗，韩国制造商把天弓定位为更便宜且可更快交付的选项。

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《朝鲜日报》引述韩国匿名政府官员报道，应阿联酋要求，韩国已同意提前交付数十枚天弓导弹。

阿联酋2022年与韩国签署合同，成为首个购买天弓防空系统的国家，随后沙特阿拉伯与伊拉克也与韩国签订采购合同。具润哲未透露哪些国家正与韩国商谈提前交付天弓，韩国国防部则拒绝置评。

天弓导弹的拦截高度介于15至20公里，每枚造价约15亿韩元（约130万新元）。

摩根士丹利在报告中指出：“中东需求上升，部分源于各国希望减少对美国供应商的依赖，以及替换老旧武器系统。随着现有库存被消耗，各国可能会加快补充库存。”

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Cornyn targets lawmakers’ airport fast pass as TSA lines grow during DHS shutdown

The Senate passed his bill to end the perk unanimously, but it must still clear the House before becoming law.

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Published March 24, 2026 9:34am EDT

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The Senate quietly passed legislation that would require lawmakers to join the general public in airport security lines, ending a long-held privilege, as the Homeland Security shutdown continues.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pushed the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which unanimously passed the upper chamber. The bill comes the DHS shutdown snarls air travel.

Chaotic scenes are unfolding at airports across the country, particularly in Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans and New York, with security lines stretching for blocks. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are going without pay, and many are not reporting to work.

SCHUMER GAMBIT FAILS AS DHS SHUTDOWN HITS 36 DAYS AND AIRPORT LINES GROW

Travelers experienced extensive wait times Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (left, middle) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (right) due to the partial government shutdown.(WVUE)

Despite increasing delays and hardships for both federal workers and travelers, Senate Democrats have so far not backed down from their shutdown position as they pursue stricter reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Cornyn said on the Senate floor that the “only reason I can fathom, other than being completely out of touch, that our Democratic colleagues would do this is because not all members of Congress are being forced to experience the same mess of their own making right now.”

“As many Americans probably don’t know — but most of us in Washington do — airports around the country allow members of Congress to bypass the usual TSA security screening process,” Cornyn said.

DHS SHUTDOWN TIED FOR SECOND-LONGEST EVER AS DEMS AGAIN BLOCK FUNDING AMID AIRPORT CHAOS, TERRORISM CONCERNS

Sen. John Cornyn speaks to the media on March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.(Jack Myer/AP Photo)

“In other words, they get to skip the line,” he continued. “This should end today. Instead of enduring the same travel tribulations and security requirements that everyone else has to meet, members of Congress are getting an unfair perk while TSA officers have to work without pay.”

Cornyn’s bill would do just that, requiring lawmakers to undergo the same TSA screening as the general public and halt federal funds used to provide expedited or preferential access at security checkpoints.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

It would also prevent lawmakers from skipping standard screening or receiving priority treatment based on their official status, but would allow them to continue participating in TSA PreCheck or similar programs.

While the bill passed the Senate, it must still be considered in the House before it can become law.

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The legislation comes as both sides of the aisle acknowledge the situation at the nation’s airports. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats have tried and failed to pass a standalone funding bill for TSA as the shutdown continues — in part to ease airport disruptions and shift blame to Republicans.

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have been blocked five times in their attempts to reopen the entire agency, along with several other efforts to pass temporary funding.

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

瑞典低成本技术助攻 细菌耐药性检测有望缩短至数分钟

2026-03-24 21:03 / 联合早报

瑞典卡罗琳医学院日前发布新闻公报说，该院研究人员开发出一种快速、低成本的检测细菌耐药性技术，有望帮助临床医生更早作出用药决策。

公报说，传统检测通常需要先培养细菌，再观察菌群在抗生素作用下是否继续生长，往往耗时较长。而这项名为s5PSeq的检测技术，可检测细菌在接触抗生素后，核糖核酸出现的分子反应，因此无需等到菌群出现可见的生长差异，就能判断出细菌对药物是敏感还是耐药。

实验显示，在用红霉素处理艰难梭菌仅10分钟后，这项技术就能够区分对红霉素耐药或敏感的菌株。

这项技术的另一优点是与便携式纳米孔测序设备兼容。这类设备目前已在许多医疗诊断和科研实验室应用，因此这项技术有望较方便地纳入常规临床检测流程。

研究人员称，快速检测对于有效应对抗生素耐药性十分关键，在过去的医疗诊断流程中，有时需要数天才能获得检测结果，新技术有望将这个时间大大缩短，接下来将评估该技术在真实临床环境中的应用潜力。

相关研究成果已发表于美国学术期刊《细胞报告·方法》。

Senate closes in on potential deal to end DHS shutdown

Updated on: March 24, 2026 / 9:05 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Senate is closing in on a deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security and end the partial government shutdown that has stretched six weeks and snarled air travel.

A group of Senate Republicans met with President Trump at the White House on Monday evening and returned to the Capitol optimistic about a possible deal. Asked by reporters if Republicans had a solution, Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama said, “We do.”

Senators said Monday night that they were aiming to finalize legislative text and work toward resolving the impasse later this week.

“We’re waiting to see something in writing to see exactly what the proposal is,” independent Sen. Angus King of Maine told reporters late Monday. “So I’m hopeful that we can get through this and fund these agencies.”

The emerging agreement would involve funding the many agencies that DHS oversees, including TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard, while leaving out funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation operations. Senate Republicans would then work to approve those ICE funds, along with elements of elections legislation known as the SAVE America Act, through the budget reconciliation process.

Budget reconciliation bypasses the 60-vote threshold typically required to advance legislation in the Senate, granting the party in power the ability to approve a package without working across the aisle. But the maneuver comes with limitations, and requires the bill’s components to have direct budgetary consequences.

The reconciliation package would be an opportunity for Republicans to tack on other priorities and comes after they used the process to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year. But how much of the election legislation complies with the strict budget rules remains to be seen.

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DHS has been shut down since Feb. 14. Democrats have refused to fund the agency without reforms to ICE following two deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis in January. Senate Democrats have been swapping proposals with the White House in recent weeks, and a bipartisan group of senators met twice last week with border czar Tom Homan amid increased pressure to end the stalemate.

The apparent breakthrough came after the president threw a wrench into talks over funding DHS on Monday when he demanded that Republicans refrain from making a deal. He argued that lawmakers should link DHS funding with the SAVE America Act. The president has put pressure on lawmakers for weeks to approve the elections bill, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot. Democrats strongly oppose the bill.

But after the meeting at the White House, which GOP Sens. Steve Daines of Montana, Bernie Moreno of Ohio, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Britt attended, a path forward appeared viable.

Leaving the Capitol Monday night, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the top appropriator in the Senate, said there would be more discussions as lawmakers circle a deal to end the impasse.

“I’m more optimistic that by the end of the week we will fund the Department of Homeland Security,” Collins said.

Seiji Yamashita and Alan He contributed to this report.

援助船队抵达古巴 提供人道主义物资

2026年3月24日 22:38 / 联合早报

3月24日，巴西活动家蒂亚戈·阿维拉在马古罗号渔船上挥舞古巴国旗。这艘渔船载着人道主义援助物资，从墨西哥抵达哈瓦那港。 （法新社）

载有医疗用品、食品和太阳能电池板的船队首艘船只星期二（3月24日）抵达古巴，为这个因美国燃料封锁而深陷能源危机的国家提供援助。

法新社报道，“马古罗号”（Maguro）3月20日从墨西哥尤卡坦半岛出发，船上载有32人，其中包括来自澳大利亚、巴西、厄瓜多尔、意大利、墨西哥和美国的活动人士以及法新社记者。

当船只航行在海上时，巴西活动人士阿维拉说，其他国家应该向古巴提供援助。

“我们不能让世界和国际法被特朗普的贪婪所掩埋。这就是我们来到这里的原因，这就是人们决定为此动员起来并捐款的原因。”

上周，首批物资从欧洲、拉丁美洲和美国空运而来，作为名为“我们的美洲护航队”的空海联合救援行动的一部分，将约50吨援助物资运抵古巴。

另有两艘船预计将于24日或25日抵达。

活动人士说，这项得到古巴政府支持的救援行动旨在为古巴人民提供援助，因为美国总统特朗普自今年1月对古巴发起石油封锁。

批评人士抨击这项行动，认为它更多地是让古巴共产党政府受益，而不是让普通民众受益。

护航队组织者、美国公民阿德勒告诉法新社，这项行动将急需的援助物资直接送到古巴人民手中，并向世界展示了“特朗普对古巴的封锁所造成的人道主义代价”。“这表明国际团结可以战胜被迫孤立。”

自2024年以来，古巴已发生七次全国性停电，其中两次就发生在过去一周。

自特朗普今年1月下令军事行动抓捕古巴在拉丁美洲的主要盟友、委内瑞拉领导人马杜罗以来，古巴的局势进一步恶化，导致古巴失去了其主要石油供应国。

随后，特朗普威胁要对任何向古巴出口石油的国家征收关税。