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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 151-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
27,063 on turnover of 6.5-billion N-T.

The market moved sharply higher on Tuesday - adding just over 400-points - on
the back of investor hopes that the U-S Federal Reserve will initiate more
rate cuts next month and that led to a surge in interest for large cap
semiconductor stocks.



Panama lawmakers arrive in Taiwan despite reported China pressure
A group of Panamanian lawmakers have arrived in Taiwan in apparent defiance
of reported Chinese requests that they cancel the trip.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the nine-member delegation (代表團) will
meet with Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu and
attend a banquet hosted by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung during their stay.

An Associated Press report citing a Panamanian daily newspaper as saying
Chinese embassy staff in Panama asked a total of 10 lawmakers to "immediately
cancel" plans to visit Taiwan.

The foreign ministry here is condemning (譴責) Beijing for trying to
intervene in what it's calling Taiwan's "normal exchanges with other
countries."



Tropical storm forms over Philippine waters; no direct impact on Taiwan
And,
The Central Weather Administration says Tropical Storm Koto will not have a
direct impact on Taiwan.

The storm formed yesterday evening and is currently located west of the
Philippines.

Based on the weather administration's latest tracking chart, the storm will
approach (逼近) the coast of Vietnam in the coming days before veering in a
northerly direction towards China's Hainan Island on Saturday.

Koto is the 27th tropical storm of this year Pacific typhoon season.



Trump sending envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss possible Ukraine peace deal
with Putin
Donald Trump says he's sending his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia to
meet with President Vladimir Putin - as he tries to finalize a Ukraine peace
deal.

The US president says he believes a deal is close, but that he won't
personally (親自) meet with the leaders of Ukraine or Russia until the deal
is final or in its final stages.

Toni Waterman has more.


Italy Approves Law Adding Femicide to Criminal Law
Italy’s parliament has approved a law that introduces femicide (殺害女性)
into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison.

Tuesday's final vote saw bipartisan support.

The law is backed by the conservative government of Premier Giorgia Meloni.

It comes in response to a series of killings and other violence targeting
women in Italy.

Italy’s statistics agency recorded 106 femicides in 2024, with over half of
them committed by partners (伴侶) or former partners.

The law includes stronger measures against gender-based crimes including
stalking and revenge porn.

While the center-left opposition supported the law in parliament, it stressed
that the government approach only tackles the criminal aspect of the problem
while leaving economic and cultural divides unaddressed.


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