The Tai-Ex opened down 32-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

21,239 on turnover of 3.8-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly higher on Monday as Taiwan Semiconductor

Manufacturing reversed earlier losses to push the broader market back into

positive territory.

Analysts say although the bellwether electronics sector was mixed during the

trading day, buying rotated to financial heavyweights and select old economy

stocks to provide further support to the broader market.

The Mainland Affairs Council is urging Beijing to be receptive

(樂於接受，願意傾聽) to President Lai Ching-te's inclusion of calls for

engagements between the two sides in his inaugural speech.

According to the council, Lai extended "the greatest goodwill gesture" in the

address by calling for engagements to ensure mutual benefit and joint

prosperity.

It's calling on China to respond to that overture positively and meet the

expectations of the people from both sides of the strait and the

international community.

The statement comes after Beijing slammed Lai's inaugural address -

describing it as an attempt to promote Taiwanese independence.

The Hsinchu District Court has handed down suspended sentences to two men

found guilty of illegally recruiting (吸收) personnel for a Chinese high-tech

company in Taiwan.

One of the men received a prison term of six months, suspended for two years,

and was ordered to pay 360,000 N-T.

While the other man was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for

two years, and ordered to pay 200,000 N-T.

The court found the two guilty of violating (違反) the Act Governing

Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.

The sentences for both men can be appealed.

South Korea and the United Kingdom are kicking off a global summit on

Artificial Intelligence as governments struggle to keep up with the evolution

of the technology.

The two countries are co-hosting the talks which look to tackle (對付，處理)

a growing number of risks as AI rapidly advances.

Chris Gilbert reports.

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened for the first time in nearly

three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it to all

traffic in early March.

Monday’s reopening of the airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is

expected to help ease a critical shortage (嚴重短缺) of medications and other

basic supplies since the country’s main seaport remains paralyzed.

However, only a local carrier is flying in and out of Port-au-Prince for now.

US-based airlines are not expected to start doing so until late May or early

June.

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