The Tai-Ex opened down 116-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

21,836 on turnover of $5.7-billion N-T.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal paving the way (（為…）創造條件) for the

establishment of an independent agency tasked with strengthening personal

data protection in Taiwan.

According to the Cabinet, the proposed bill and amendments will provide the

legal basis for the planned Personal Data Protection Commission.

Under the proposal, each government agency should also appoint a "personal

data protection officer" to coordinate and oversee efforts to strengthen data

protection and promote awareness of its importance.

The head of the planned agency's preparatory office, says the commission will

include five to seven commissioners serving for renewable four-year terms ..

.. and it will primarily be tasked with handling cases of personal data

breaches in both government agencies and private enterprises that "do not

have a specific competent authority.

The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute has unveiled a full-length photo of

Taiwan's tallest tree.

The tree is a Taiwania nicknamed "Heaven Sword" and measures 84.1-meters in

height.

The forestry research institute says photo was made possible thanks to its

collaboration with a National Cheng Kung University team nicknamed "Taiwan

champion trees," and Steven Pearce, the leader of Australia's The Tree

Project.

According to the institute, the full photographing of the tree was completed

in January of 2023.

Institute Deputy Director Wu Meng-ling says the research team spent six days

climbing mountains and trekking up the Da'an River to reach the tree before

they could begin photographing it.

The tree was located using airborne light detection and ranging technology -

which can obtain (獲得) three-dimensional information over a large area in a

short time, which in turn helps to measure the height of trees.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says someone made a big mistake (錯誤) by

adding a journalist to a group chat of top US officials ahead of US

airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will talk to U.S. President

Donald Trump soon after Trump announced 25% tariffs on auto imports.

Carney said Thursday that Trump reached out Wednesday night to schedule a

call, and the two leaders would speak "in the course of the next day or two."

Carney was sworn in (宣誓就職) as Canada’s new prime minister on March 14th,

but he hasn’t spoken with Trump since taking office.

Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and continues to call for the United

States' northern neighbor to become the 51st U.S. state, a position that has

infuriated Canadians.

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III was hospitalized for observation on

Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects,’’ related to a

scheduled cancer treatment.

His engagements for Thursday afternoon and Friday were cancelled.

The palace says the move is a "precautionary (預防性的) measure"

The 76-year-old king has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of

cancer for more than a year.

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