The Tai-Ex opened down 13-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,197 on turnover of $7.5--billion N-T.

The market moved sharply higher on Wednesday.

The market gained by more than 450 points to close at a new record high amid

continuing investor optimism (樂觀) over growth in artificial intelligence

development.

The Coast Guard Administration says a new regulation implemented (實施) by

China's Coast Guard last week will not affect the way it enforces the law at

sea.

China's new regulation took effect on June 15.

It allows the China Coast Guard to board and hold vessels in waters it lays

claim to.

And it allows the Chinese Coast Guard to question and detain foreign

nationals found to have violated its "exit and entry rules" for up to 60

days.

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration says it has put into place principles

while responding to contingencies at sea.

These include guidelines on communicating with the armed forces of Taiwan and

friendly nations ..

.. and the administration will vigorously defend the rights and interests of

Taiwan's fishing vessels and uphold national sovereignty and maritime safety.

The Ministry of Health says it's considering expanding access to priority

seats on the Taipei MRT.

The statement follows two violent confrontations (衝突) between senior

citizens and younger passengers within the past nine days.

According to ministry's Social and Family Affairs Administration, the

proposal is aimed at changing the clause in the People with Disabilities

Rights Protection Act to include more potential users.

That act currently mandates that public transport facilities without reserved

seats set aside priority seats for the "disabled, elderly, women and

children".

The number of priority seats must be no less than 15-per cent of available

seats.

Officials say the planned amendment will seek to replace the wording with

"those with other actual needs."

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an says that the metro operator will discuss the

issue with regulatory authorities.

An Independent UN investigations team that's found Israel committed

(犯（罪、錯) war crimes in Gaza has officially presented its findings to the

Human Rights Council.

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied

Palestinian Territory headed by Navi Pillay investigated the military attacks

in Gaza since 7 October last year.

It also says Hamas is responsible for war crimes committed in Israel.

Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

Ecuador's government reported a failure in an energy transmission line has

produced an unexpected blackout throughout the country.

Just days earlier, the government announced that there would be new power

outages in the country due to production problems.

Officials say the failure was reported by the country’s National Electricity

Operator and caused “a cascade disconnection (斷開),” leaving the nation

without energy service.

In some sectors of the country the outage lasted 20 minutes.

But media outlets and social media users reported that the problem remained

in most cities and even in some hospital areas.

That was the I.C.R.T. news,

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every day in the afternoon.

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