The Tai-Ex opened up 299-points this morning from Wednesday's close, at

20,534 on turnover of $8.4-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan closed little changed Wednesday, as investors remained

concerned by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats, especially with a

possible tariff on semiconductors expected to be unveiled next week.

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing bucked the downturn in

the bellwether electronics index, with the company pledging (諾言;保證) to

invest an additional $100 billion US dollars in the United States.

And the financial sector attracted buying to lend support to the broader

market.

The Cabinet has approved a draft bill aimed at establishing a foundation in

to facilitate (促進) youth development and encourage greater youth

participation in public affairs.

The draft of the Youth Basic Law seeks to provide a general legal framework

and establish fundamental principles for the public sector at both central

and local-levels to take a "youth perspective" into account and "facilitate

youth development."

The bill mandates central and local governments establish mechanisms for the

participation of young people aged 18 to 35 when developing various policies,

regulations and programs.

And it states that the central government is required to launch a "youth

policy white paper" and update it every four years based on national

development goals and societal (社會的) needs.

Approval of the draft Youth Basic Law comes after the Youth Development

Administration announced that it will be releasing its first "youth policy

white paper" as early as February of next year.

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift

its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip.

Tom Fletcher said Thursday that the halting of humanitarian aid amounts to

“cruel collective punishment (連坐處罰).”

Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from entering the territory since the

end of a ceasefire two months ago.

That has thrown Gaza into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian

crisis in nearly 19 months of war.

Israel has said the blockade and its renewed military campaign are intended

to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages it still holds and to

disarm.

deport Venezuelans

A Trump- appointed judge has barred the White House from using the

centuries-old Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans it claims are members

of a violent gang.

At least 137 people have been deported using the Act - sent to a notorious

prison in El Salvador.

Toni Waterman has more from Texas.

Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian woman who was the world’s oldest person,

has died at age 116.

Her nun congregation (教徒) said Canabarro died at home Wednesday of natural

causes.

The wake will take place on Thursday in Porto Alegre, the capital of southern

state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Canabarro was confirmed in January as the world’s oldest person by

LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians

(超百歲老人（指110歲以上的人）).

She was born in 1908 and would have turned 117 on May 27.

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

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