The Tai-Ex opened down 14 -points this morning from Friday's close, at 22,058

on turnover of 2.2-billion N-T.

The market closed in negative territory on Friday, after Wall Street made

marginal gains following the release of more data about inflation in America.

Online celebrity Holger Chen is denying claims that he received money from

China to travel there last week.

Speaking to reporters after wrapping-up a six-day trip to Shanghai, the

gym-entrepreneur-turned-online-influencer, stressed the he paid for the trip

to China with his own money.

Chen also said that he "never degraded Taiwan and never said Taiwan was not

good" during his trip - despite allegations (指控) that he belittled Taiwan

by praising China.

According to Chen, he also didn't engage any business discussions on the

trip, but he hopes to have commercial opportunities in China in the future.

Chen arrived in Shanghai last Tuesday, stating he was hoping to act as an

"ambassador of peace" and encourage more cross-strait exchanges on his first

trip to China.

Pope Leo XIV has blessed a newlywed Taiwanese couple in person during a

public appearance in Rome - where he applauded missionary work in Taiwan and

pledging (誓言) to pray for peace in the country.

According to a Facebook post by Taiwan's Embassy to the Holy See, the couple

met the Pope during the weekly Public Audience, and the Pope smiled warmly

and his eyes "lit up" upon hearing they were from Taiwan.

The post says the Pope praised the missionary work of Taiwan's Chinese

Regional Bishops' Conference and the local Catholic Church, and promised to

pray for "no wars" for the nation.

retaliating against US

US President Donald Trump wants Israel to hold off on a plan to assassinate

(暗殺) Iran's top leader, as he holds out hope for a negotiated settlement.

The AP's Jennifer King reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold”

nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic Arctic territory.

Macron says he’s conveying a message of French and European solidarity, as

the French leader is on his way to a summit of the Group of Seven leading

industrialized nations in Canada that will be also attended by US President

Donald Trump.

Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge (承認)

that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by

force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions during a

congressional hearing Thursday.

From the UK….

MI6 has appointed its first female chief.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Sunday that Blaise Metreweli will be

the next director of the U.K.’s foreign intelligence agency.

She is currently the MI6 director of technology and innovation (創新).

Metrewel steps from the shadows into the light as the only MI6 employee whose

name is made public.

She will take up her post in the fall.

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

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