The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from yesterday's close, at

35,106 on turnover of 8.9-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday, as investor sentiment took a dive on the

back of concerns about global oil prices after the U-S and Israel attacked

Iran over the weekend.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs says it plans to increase energy imports in

response to the current situation in the Middle East.

According to the ministry, it will diversify import sources and strengthen

energy supply security.

The ministry says although the conflict is effecting some shipments oil and

gas import coming through the Strait of Hormuz, short-term energy shipment

arrivals remain unaffected and long-term contingency plans are in place to

maintain a stable power supplies.

The economic ministry's statements come as Premier Cho Jung-tai has been

meeting with senior government officials for talks on the impact of higher

international oil prices.

Cho says C-P-C has been asked to ensure uninterrupted supplies, and Vice

Premier Cheng Li-chiun will convene a series of price stabilization meetings.

A man has been ordered detained following his arrest for allegedly sending

threats in late February to set fires, plant bombs and kill people at Taipei

Main Railway Station.

Prosecutors say they secured court approval to detain the Changhua County

resident - who police say admitted making the threats due to stress and being

in a bad mood.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation and the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation

received separate threats on February 25 and 26, respectively.

Police heightened security measures as the threats were made just ahead of

the 228 Memorial Day long weekend holiday.

The suspect was arrested following a raided (襲擊) his residence on the night

of February 27 and taken into custody.

He is facing charges of public intimidation.

US president Donald Trump says American operations against Iran could last

four to five weeks, but warned the US had the capability to go "far longer

than that".

He promised Washington would "prevail" (戰勝) after news that a fourth US

service member has died.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Cuba’s government says it has detained 10 Panamanian citizens it accused of

creating subversive propaganda in the latest international incident involving

the Caribbean island.

Monday's announcement comes just days after a fatal shooting involving a U.S.

boat in Cuban waters.

The government said that according to initial statements from those detained,

the Panamanians were ordered to leave Cuba “once the objective was

achieved,” and that they would receive between $1,000 and $1,500 each upon

their return.

Officials did not provide further details, including the nature of the

alleged (被指控的，據稱) propaganda.

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

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