The Tai-Ex opened opened down 19-points this morning from yesterday's close,

at 22,696 on turnover of $7.2-billion N-T.

The Taiwan Parent Education Association is urged high schools cease

publishing the scores of Taiwan's aptitude tests for high school and college

admission.

According to the association, some high schools publish the names of students

who achieved (達到了) a perfect score on the General Scholastic Ability Test

and this practice causes students stress over their test scores ..

… and contradicts the Ministry of Education's direction to not use test

scores as the only metric for being admitted to or applying to universities.

The association says high schools should stop publishing students' test

scores, and the media should stop reporting on the issue to allow more

students to be vetted by universities based on their achievements in a range

of areas, not just their test scores.

An exhibition honoring former world No. 1 badminton player Tai Tzu-ying is

now taking place in Taipei is celebration of her career.

Titled "Ying-credible Career -- Tai Tzu Ying Tribute Exhibition," the event

has been organized by her long-time sponsor Victor.

It's taking place until March 16 at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.

The exhibition features many of Tai's player credentials (證書), along with

game-used shuttlecocks, shoes, and medals-including 32 open titles.

Tai is still recovering from knee injuries that plagued her throughout 2024.

Tai previously stated that she plans to retire from competitive badminton at

the end of last year, but she has not yet made any official announcements

concerning her career.

Officials from the U.S. and Ukraine are planning to meet in Saudi Arabia next

week to work on a structure for a possible ceasefire with Russia.

It comes after a week of turmoil (動盪) in relations, including arguments

between the leaders of Ukraine and the US at the White House.

Caroline Malone reports.

Police say a 17-year-old boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in

Australia before being restrained by a pilot and two passengers.

Police and a passenger said the boy climbed through a hole in the airport

fence and posed as (冒充為) a maintenance worker to board the plane Thursday.

The boy was disarmed (拿走武器) and detained before police arrived on the

scene at Avalon Airport in Victoria state.

Police said Friday the boy had been charged with unlawfully taking control of

an aircraft, possessing a firearm and other crimes.

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico

City, rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the

stresses of climate change.

Mexico’s Commission for National Protected Areas said that this year,

butterflies covered 1.79 hectares compared to only 0.9 hectares the year

before.

Last year’s figure represented a 59% drop from 2023, the second lowest level

since record keeping began.

The annual butterfly count doesn’t calculate the individual (個) number of

butterflies, but rather the area they cover as they gather on tree branches

in the mountain forests.

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