The Tai-Ex opened up 199-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,608 on turnover of $8-billion N-T.

Economics Minister Kuo Jyh-huei says he believes U-S President-elect Donald

Trump's mooted 10-per cent tariff on all U-S imports will have a limited

effect on Taiwan.

However, Kuo is warning that Trump's proposed 60-per cent levy on

Chinese-made products will have an impact on Taiwanese firms operating in

China.

According to Kuo, he agrees with media speculation that Trump's election win

could result in more Taiwanese businesses in China to return to Taiwan, and

the government has policies planned to assist supply chains with overseas

market arrangements (安排).

Kuo says Trump's claim that Taiwan "stole" America's chip industry was a

"misunderstanding" .. and many experts on the matter believe that the U.S.

and Taiwan complement each other in the semiconductor supply chain.

The National Taiwan University remains Taiwan's top-ranking institution in

the latest Q-S 2025 Asia University Rankings - despite dropping five places

from last year.

The N-T-U earned 85.5-points to be tied for 26th place in the rankings with a

Malaysian university.

It scored highest among Taiwanese universities in the "Academic Reputation"

and "Employer Reputation" categories, which account for 30 and 20-per cent of

the overall score.

The N-T-U fell to 21st place in the 2024 rankings, marking its first drop

after peaking (達到尖峰) at 19th from 2021 to 2023.

The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a

French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem.

Two consulate members were briefly detained and a top French diplomat

abandoned (棄) his planned visit to the site.

The incident Thursday threatened to further strain relations between Israel

and France weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for an arms

embargo on Israel prompted backlash from right-wing Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu.

The French Foreign Ministry said it would summon the Israeli ambassador in

protest in the coming days.

Migrant aid groups say they are fielding a high number of calls from people

anxious after Donald Trump's victory in Tuesday's elections.

The president-elect has vowed mass deportations in his second term in office.

Toni Waterman has more

A self-described Nazi has become the first person in Australia to be

sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute.

Jacob Hersant was ordered by a magistrate to spend one month behind bars.

The gesture is outlawed nationwide.

He performed the salute before news cameras outside the Victoria County Court

last year.

Hersant’s lawyer says the sentence will be appealed.

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

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