The Tai-Ex opened down 212-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,194 on turnover of 14.9-billion N-T.

The market continued to gain ground on Thursday - despite thinner trading

compared to the previous session.

Wall Street was closed overnight in observance of Juneteenth.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Taiwan formal diplomatic ties with

Haiti's transitional government are solid.

According to the ministry's Office of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs,

Taiwan's ambassador to the Caribbean nation, Gu Wen-jian has established

friendly interactions with Haiti's key officials.

Those officials include Haiti's interim prime minister, its foreign minister

and the head of the Transitional Presidential Council.

The foreign ministry says Gu has informed them that Taiwan looks forward to

Haiti's continued progress in restoring (恢復) constitutional and social

order.

The minister also says Taiwan aims to strengthen cooperation with Haiti's new

administration to deepen their diplomatic ties.

Haiti's new Cabinet was formally inaugurated on June 12.

South Korea says it will consider sending arms to Ukraine after Russia and

North Korea rattled the region and beyond.

They signed a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war.

The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a statement

condemning the agreement.

He called it a threat to his country's security and a violation of U.N.

Security Council resolutions, and warned that it would have negative

consequences on Seoul’s relations with Moscow.

The comments came hours after North Korea’s state media released the details

of the agreement.

Observers say it could mark the strongest connection between Moscow and

Pyongyang since the end of the Cold War.

It comes at a time when Russia faces growing isolation over its war in

Ukraine and both countries face escalating (增加, 加劇. ) standoffs with the

West.

Climate change made extreme heat felt in the United States, Mexico and

Central America around 35 times more likely, according to scientists.

The World Weather Attribution says many extreme weather events are becoming

more frequent (頻繁) and intense as a result of global warming.

Sally Patterson reports from New York.

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined African leaders to kick off a

planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa.

The effort comes after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities

in access to vaccines globally.

The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator will provide financial

incentives (獎勵) to vaccine manufacturers.

Many African leaders and advocacy groups say Africa was unfairly locked out

of access to COVID-19 treatment tools, vaccines and testing equipment when

the pandemic swept the globe starting in 2020.

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