The Tai-Ex opened down 36-points this morning from Friday's close, at 22,468

on turnover of 7.2-billion N-T.

The market rose to yet another closing high last Friday to hit 22,500-points

as investors were boosted by the continuing frenzy around

artificial-intelligence technology.

This sent the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ to record highs on Wall Street

overnight.

President Lai Ching-te has attended centennial celebrations of the Whampoa

Military Academy in Kaohsiung.

Speaking at the event at the R-O-C Military Academy, Lai said over its

100-year history, the institution has trained thousands of troops who have

fought for the nation's survival.

He says the spirit (精神) of "Whampoa" follows where the R-O-C goes.

And he also vowed to further strengthen the nation's defensive capabilities

while promoting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

Tai-Power says it will review and adjust its electricity supply for the

outlying islands during the peak summer season.

The statement comes Liuqiu Island lost power for an hour on Saturday.

According to the state-generator, the power outage hit the island off the

northwest coast of Pingtung at around 7:30PM.

The outage was the result of hot weather and large numbers of tourists

turning on electrical appliances.

The result was power demand of 12,475-kilowatts - a record high.

The system tripped because of the overload (超載), causing the blackout.

Tai-Power was able to restore the area's electricity in about an hour.

South Korea’s Prime Minister is urging doctors to cancel a planned walkout

this week.

The strike is expected to escalate (加劇) a long running standoff between the

government and medical community over wages, conditions, and staffing.

Chris Gilbert reports.

Nearly 80 countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of

Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year

war.

Some key developing nations at the Swiss conference did not join in.

The joint communique capped the two-day conference marked by the absence

(缺席) of Russia, which was not invited.

Many attendees hoped Moscow could join in on a roadmap to peace in the future.

India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and the United Arab

Emirates were among countries that did not sign the final document.

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight

curfew.

It's also reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial

flights for more than a month because of deadly violence.

The archipelago's high commissioner said Sunday the La Tontouta airport that

links New Caledonia’s capital, to Sydney, Tokyo and other Pacific hubs

(中心) will reopen today.

The commissioner also said the curfew is being shortened by two hours, its

start pushed back from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Violence that flared on May 13-th over controversial (有爭議的) voting

reforms led to nine deaths and widespread destruction of shops, businesses

and homes.

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