The Tai-Ex opened down 224-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,318 on turnover of $6.3-billion N-T.

The market bucked a regional downward trend on Thursday and moved higher, as

investors shrugged off a decline on Wall Street overnight caused by concerns

that U-S Federal Reserve may not deliver interest rates cuts by September.

Turnover also bounced back (恢復) from the decline seen during the previous

session - as investor concerns over U-S tariff polices on Taiwan appeared to

weaken.

The Ministry of Culture says cultural program organized for Expo 2025 Osaka

will premiere this weekend with a special exhibition featuring 50 selected

picture books about various aspects of life in Taiwan.

According to the ministry, the "We TAIWAN" cultural program is designed to

partner with and make the most of the 2025 World Expo.

The ministry says teams that left for Osaka last week have been setting up

exhibitions (展覽) and rehearsing for the program - and the main "We TAIWAN"

visual display has been set-up at the Grand Green Osaka venue.

The first event of the program will be an exhibition of 50 picture books by

Taiwanese writers and illustrators.

The show will also feature elements from Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples, local

folklore, daily life, as well as Taiwan's food culture, religions, arts and

natural scenery (自然風光).

The "We TAIWAN" program features 38 groups of artists from Taiwan and Japan

who will put on a total of 129 performances from August 2 through 20.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu in Jerusalem as global outrage intensifies over the humanitarian

crisis in Gaza.

Canada is the latest Western power to say it will recognise (正式認定) a

Palestinian state.

Kate fisher reports from Washington

Macao police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of colluding with

forces outside the Chinese casino hub to endanger national security.

It was the first publicly known arrest under the city’s national security

law.

Local media outlets report former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San is the

suspect.

Police said Thursday the 68-year-old Macao resident with the surname Au

allegedly colluded (串通;勾結;) with an anti-China group outside of the city

and provided false and seditious materials for public display online or

abroad.

He also is accused of maintaining long-term contact with multiple anti-China

entities outside of Macao and repeatedly providing unfounded information to

them or their media outlets for dissemination.

Utility workers in Peru's capital have discovered two pre-Incan tombs while

expanding underground gas networks.

One tomb was empty, but the other contained remains about 1,000 years old,

along with clay and pumpkin shell vessels (容器, 器皿).

Archaeologists say the vessels' (容器, 器皿) design links them to the

pre-Incan Chancay culture.

Lima, a city with over 400 archaeological sites, often reveals such finds

during construction projects.

The company responsible for the gas network has made over 2,200 discoveries

in two decades.

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

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