The Tai-Ex opened up 22-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 19,879

on turnover of 4.8-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Tuesday as the main board moved in consolidation

for most of the session as investor sentiment turned cautious, as they await

the conclusion of the U-S Federal Reserve's two-day policymaking meeting.

The convener of the Legislative Foreign Affairs and National Defense

Committee says its members will be traveling to Taiping Island in the South

China Sea.

According to K-M-T lawmaker Ma Wen-chun, the trip will be taking place on May

16 and is aimed at inspecting a new wharf, reviewing other ongoing

maintenance (維護、保養) projects and getting a better understanding of the

garrison's combat readiness.

The announcement comes as K-M-T lawmakers are calling on President Tsai

Ing-wen to travel to Taiping Island as a sign of support for Taiwan's

sovereignty over the island.

The Coast Guard Administration and the Ministry of National Defense earlier

this week held a ceremony marking the opening of the new wharf on Taiping

Island.

And finally,

The 2024 Smart City Summit & Expo and the 2050 Net Zero City Expo are

underway in this week in Taipei.

According to the Taipei Computer Association, the two events are welcoming

some 495 city heads and city administrators from 112 cities in 46 countries

and over 1,697 international professional buyers.

Association chairman Paul Peng says the two expositions (博覽會) have been

held together since last year, and involve enterprises and government

departments sharing how 5-G and artificial intelligence of things have been

applied to building smarter and cleaner cities.

The smart city expo will also be taking place in Kaohsiung tomorrow.

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a controversial immigration law in Texas

to come into effect.

Senate Bill 4 gives police the power to detain (扣留) people suspected of

crossing the border illegally.

The Biden administration has tried to block the legislation.

William Denselow reports from Austin, Texas.

The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming.

The World Meteorological Organization, in its “State of the Global Climate”

report, ratcheted up concerns that the world may not be able to limit

planetary warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial

levels.

The report finds that in 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave

conditions at least once.

Glaciers monitored since 1950 lost the most ice on record. Antarctic sea ice

retreated to its lowest level ever.

But the U.N. agency also acknowledged “a glimmer of hope”, saying renewable

energy generation capacity (容量) from wind, solar and waterpower rose nearly

50% from 2022

The report comes as climate experts and government ministers are to gather in

the Danish capital, Copenhagen, on Thursday and Friday to press for greater

climate action, including increased national commitments to fight global

warming.

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