The Tai-Ex opened up 159-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

20,382 on turnover of $4.99-billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex fell sharply on Thursday, led by the bellwether electronics

sector, following a sell-off triggered by heavy losses suffered by tech

stocks on Wall Street overnight.

Investor sentiment also turned cautious amid concerns the U-S Federal Reserve

will continue to delay the timing of a rate cut cycle due to stubborn

inflation.

Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang says he'll be lead a delegation of

lawmakers and officials from the Ministry of Health to Geneva later this

month to push for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Organization.

According to Chiang, the delegation plans to hold meetings on the sidelines

of the World Health Assembly to let "let the world know that Taiwan's bid to

join the global health body is a consensus (共識) among all Taiwanese,

regardless of political affiliation."

Speaking to reporters, Chiang argued that United Nations General Assembly

Resolution 2758 does not affect the international legal status of the R-O-C,

and Taiwan should have the right to participate in the U-N and its affiliated

bodies.

The Deputy Legislative Speaker also stressed his full support for Taiwan's

efforts to seek meaningfully participate in U-N specialized agencies - saying

he believes Taiwan should have active participation within the international

community.

US President Joe Biden says "order must prevail" on college campuses, as

unrest engulfs (席卷) universities across the United States.

Police have arrested more than 1000 people after pro-Palestinian protests and

Gaza solidarity (團結) encampments took hold at major schools nationwide,

with students and staff demanding a boycott of companies or individuals with

ties to Israel.

Benji Hyer reports.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework

for regulation and use of generative AI.

Kishida says some 49 countries and regions have signed up to the voluntary

framework, called the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group.

He says they will work on implementing principles and code of conduct to

address the risks of generative AI and “promote cooperation to ensure that

people all over the world can benefit from the use of safe, secure, and

trustworthy AI”.

When Japan chaired the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations last

year, it launched a Hiroshima AI process to draw up international guiding

principles and a code of conduct for AI developers.

The voluntary framework is aimed at helping to implement (實施) the

principles and code of conduct to address the risks of generative AI.

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