The Tai-Ex opened up 112-points this morning from Friday's close, at 21,773

on turnover of 6.3-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly lower Friday - after retreating from earlier gains

as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of U-S jobs data.

The bellwether electronics sector remained sluggish throughout the session

despite some late buying, while select non-tech stocks, particularly in the

financial and petrochemical sectors, drew interest and lent support to the

broader market.

A delegation of members of the French National Assembly has arrived in Taiwan

for a six-day visit.

The delegation is being led Marie-Noelle Battistel, the president of the

Assembly's Taiwan-France Friendship Group.

Battistel is visiting at the invitation of the Lai administration and is

being accompanied by four other deputies in the lower house of the French

Parliament.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delegation is slated to

hold talks with President Lai Ching-te and other senior government officials

in Taipei aimed at enhancing (增強) bilateral relations.

They will also meet with Minister without Portfolio Lin Ming-hsin and

Economics Minister Kuo Jyh-huei.

Philanthropist Chen Shu-chu has been presented with an honorary doctorate

degree by National Taitung University for her humanitarian contributions

(貢獻).

Chen was a vegetable vendor at Central Market in Taitung City for over half a

century before she retired in 2018.

She gained fame here in Taiwan when she was named as one of Time Magazine's

100 most influential people of 2010 for her philanthropy.

Chen received her degree with the National Taitung University alumni at a

graduation ceremony held at the university's Chihpen Campus for her

contributions to society.

She was introduced at the event by Taitung County Deputy Magistrate Wang

Chih-hui - who cited her as an example of human love transcending (超越)

technological advancement.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

and other activists has been diverted (改變方向) to Israel.

In a post on X, it said the boat “is safely making its way to the shores of

Israel.”

The passengers “are expected to return to their home countries,” it added,

without providing further details.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had organized the voyage to deliver

humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and protest Israel’s blockade of the

territory, said the activists had been “kidnapped by Israeli forces.”

A Colombian senator and would-be presidential candidate is shot and wounded

(受傷) at a rally.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports

Dozens of research and exploration vessels have set sail off the French

coastal city of Nice across across the Bay of Angels.

The event on Sunday marked World Oceans Day and the opening of the third U.N.

Ocean Conference.

It aimed to showcase the beauty of the ocean and the growing urgency to

protect it.

Thousands of delegates, including heads of state, scientists, and

environmental advocates, are expected in Nice this week to confront growing

threats to the ocean, and the need to transform pledges (承諾) into

protection.

The conference is expected to bring the High Seas Treaty closer to

ratification, allowing countries to establish marine protected areas in

international waters, which cover nearly two-thirds of the ocean and remain

largely ungoverned.

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