The Tai-Ex opened down 438-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

43,588 on turnover of $22.6-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Thursday, as investors reacted to another sell-off

of artificial-intelligence stocks that dragged Wall Street down overnight.

The loses were far less than Thursday's sharp decline, but the main board

still closed lower.

Taiwan ranks 42nd in terms of peacefulness in the 2026 Global Peace Index.

Taiwan has an overall score of 1.751 this year and fell from 37th place in

last year's report.

The report is published by the global Institute for Economics and Peace and

covers 163 countries.

The overall score measures a country's level of peacefulness, using 23

quantitative and qualitative indicators across three domains - those being

ongoing domestic and international conflict, societal safety and security,

and militarization.

Each indicator is weighted on a scale of 1 to 5, with lower scores indicating

greater peacefulness.

Although Taiwan ranks 42nd worldwide, it's listed in 9th place among the 19

Asian-Pacific countries in the report.

Iceland remained the most peaceful country in the world for the 19th

consecutive (連續的) year, with an overall score of 1.161, followed by New

Zealand, Switzerland, Slovenia and Ireland.

The New Taipei Transportation Department has launched (啓動，開始) four new bus

routes that cross that Danjiang Bridge.

The new routes provide 80 daily services between Banqiao and Tamsui, Tamsui

and Taoyuan International Airport, and Tamsui and Bali.

Route 988 connects Banqiao Bus Station and Danhai New Town with 20 services

each way on weekdays and 18 each way on weekends.

Airport routes 989 and 990, provide 10 services each way between Taoyuan

Airport and Danhai New Town, and Tamsui Metro Station.

The 115 route will operate as a commuter service between Tamsui and Bali on

weekdays and as a tourism-focused route on weekends and public holidays.

The mayor of a quake-hit southern Philippine town is pleading for air force

helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in places isolated by

landslides.

The earthquake Monday off southern Sarangani province has left 47 people dead

with 31 others still missing and 45,000 displaced.

The mayor of the town of Glan says 10 villages remained isolated (被孤立) mostly

due to landslides.

He pleaded for the immediate deployment of air force helicopters to deliver

food to the stricken areas.

The town doesn't have power and phone service is unreliable.

The UK defence secretary has resigned. John Healey says the government's

plans for spending on defence 'falls well short of what's required.'

John Bevir reports.

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha "Pacha-raki-ti-ya-Pa" Mahidol, a lawyer

and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47.

The palace said she died Thursday.

She had been on life support after falling unconscious in 2022.

The princess was active in justice reform and known for her “Inspire” project

to rehabilitate (恢復正常生活，獲得改造) incarcerated women.

She had a doctoral degree from Cornell University, where scholarships to the

law school were established in her name.

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