The Tai-Ex opened up 208-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

28,157 on turnover of 9.9-billion N-T.

The main board followed other regional markets and lost ground on Tuesday as

investors await the outcome of a meeting between U-S President Donald Trump

and his China's counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea tomorrow.

The main board briefly breaching the 28,000-point mark, but downward pressure

emerged as investors opted to lock-in profits.

Presidential Adviser Lin Hsin-i has arrived in South Korea ahead of this

week's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in South Korea.

Lin has been appointed as President Lai Ching-te's envoy to the the two-day

event which begins on Friday.

Prior to boarding his flight at Taoyuan International Airport, Lin told

reporters that he will highlight Taiwan's strengths in semiconductors,

artificial intelligence, smart healthcare, and small and medium-sized

enterprises (企業) while in South Korea.

He also expressed his hope that the meeting will help attract more

investment, strengthen international cooperation, and raise Taiwan's profile

in APEC.

The Taoyuan International Airport Corporation has admitted that completion of

the airport's third runway has been pushed back from 2030 to 2032.

The airport operator's assistant vice president Bi Jin-ling says the

relocation of residents from a site reserved for (保留給) the new runway has

been postponed until the end of next year - which has delayed construction.

The planned third runway is located north of the airport's existing site and

began the first phase of construction in September of 2023.

Construction is expected to take at least six years.

The Israeli military carried out an airstrike near Jenin in the Occupied West

Bank on Tuesday in an operation that killed three Palestinians accused of

plotting (密謀) an attack.

Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv.

U-S Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military has killed 14 people in

strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific.

It's the latest in a series of attacks on boats the U-S says have been

carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean.

The latest strikes in the eastern Pacific, mark an escalation (升級) in what

it has cast as a campaign to stop narcotics (毒品) from entering the U-S.

Mexico's navy says it is still searching for a lone survivor approximately

640-kilometers from the Pacific coastal city of Acapulco.

The strikes have drawn condemnation in the region and experts have questioned

their legality.

published next year.

And finally,

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat will be

published next year.

The book, titled "Sing the 50 United States," celebrates the United States

and is set for release just in time for America's 250th anniversary.

This is the first full manuscript by Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Geisel, to be

found since 2015.

The manuscript was discovered earlier this year at the Geisel Library in

California.

New illustrations in the style of Dr. Seuss were created by artist Tom

Brannon.

Random House Children's Books plans to publish the book on June 2, 2026.

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

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