The Tai-Ex opened up 39-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,113

on turnover of $2.7-billion N-T.

The market tumbled on Thursday, as investors reacted to a decline on Wall

Street overnight and after some of the most influential (有影響力的)

companies turned in mixed profit reports.

The Ministry of Health has unveiled a proposed staff retention program that

aims to encourage young people to stay in the long-term care services.

The plans seeks to provide a monthly stipend of 5,000 N-T to those who opt to

remain working in the long-term care sector.

Health Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan says the plan is geared towards to both

attracting and retaining young people, in particularly those with a relevant

degree, to work in residential care facilities.

To be eligible to receive the 5,000 N-T monthly stipend, those who have

recently graduated with long-term care qualifications will have take an

additional week-long training program such as on disaster emergency response.

Graduates specializing in long-term care services will also need to work as a

caregiver in a residential care facility for at least one year before being

eligible for the stipend (助學金), which will be paid for up to four years,.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

met in Washington on Thursday in a flurry of (一陣) diplomacy between the two

nations.

The U.S. wants China to help make sure the Israel-Gaza conflict doesn't spill

over into other countries; and Beijing has expressed a willingness to work

together.

Caroline Malone reports from Washington

Saudi Arabia say the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force have

resumed peace talks.

It says the talks between the army and the Rapid Support Forces are underway

in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah and are being brokered by both Riyadh and

Washington.

The RSF and the army have both confirmed they would participate in the talks.

Sudan was plunged into chaos in mid-April, when simmering (充滿勢將爆發的)

tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare.

Previous peace talks were held in Jeddah earlier this year but broke down in

late June.

The Saudi foreign ministry says it hopes the fresh negotiations will lead to

another cease-fire, and to a political agreement.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of a

39-member global advisory panel to report on international governance of

artificial intelligence and its risks, challenges and key opportunities.

The U.N. chief told a news conference Thursday the gender-balanced,

geographically diverse (多種多樣的) group which spans generations will issue

preliminary recommendations by the end of the year and final recommendations

by the summer of 2024.

The U.N. said the formation of the body marks a significant step in its

efforts to address issues of AI international governance and will help bridge

existing and emerging initiatives.

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