The Tai-Ex opened up 158 points this morning from yesterday's close, at

25,738 on turnover of $13.5 billion NT

Shares in Taiwan moved sharply lower Friday, led by large cap stocks, as

investors rushed to pocket recent gains amid growing concerns that the local

stock market is overvalued.

Selling was seen almost across the board with non-tech stocks under heavy

pressure throughout the session.

Analysts say ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to put tariffs on

imports to the United States also cast a shadow over future prospects.

Taiwan's diplomatic allies are once again urging the U.N. to allow the

island's meaningful participation in the global body.

At the close of the 80th United Nations General Assembly debate yesterday,

St. Lucia's foregin minister Alva Baptiste emphasized that relevant UN

resolutions do not prohibit or exclude (把…排斥在外) Taiwan's participation

in the UN system.

While St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew said earlier during

the meeting that allowing Taiwan to contribute to public health, technology,

and disaster relief is not about taking sides, but about pragmatism

(實用主義).

He stressed that excluding Taiwan from organizations like the World Health

Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization harms the

world’s ability to solve problems together.

Allies, including St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Paraguay, the Marshall

Islands, Palau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Tuvalu, and Eswatini,

all called on the U.N. to welcome Taiwan.

(NS)

Officials say a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged

cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, wounding two mariners.

The owner of the ship says the crew abandoned the damaged vessel, which

caught fire in the attack.

The company says the damage done to the vessel is “substantial” (重大的).

The ship’s owner, says crew members were evacuated by helicopter.

The French military says the Iranian-backed Houthis carried out the attack.

The rebels have not claimed the assault, though it can take them hours or

days to acknowledge their attacks.

Fighting has erupted in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between

M23 rebels and a pro-government militia after days of a lull (暫時平靜[) in

fighting.

Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa..

OpenAI has announced new parental controls for ChatGPT to make it safer for

teens.

This comes after concerns about AI chatbot safety for young users, including

tragic cases where teenagers took their lives after using ChatGPT.

To get started, parents can send an email or text invite to their teen to

link accounts. Teens can also invite parents.

The new controls include automatic safeguards for teen accounts, such as

reduced (減少) graphic content and restrictions on sensitive topics.

Parents will have a dashboard to adjust settings and receive notifications if

their child might be in distress (憂慮，悲傷，痛苦).

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