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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 76-points this morning from Friday's close, at 41,095
on turnover of 9.8-billion N-T.

The market lost 1.39-per cent on Friday after falling back close to the
41,000 point mark, as U-S President Donald Trump wrapped up his summit in
Beijing with China's Xi Jinping.



FM in Geneva for WHA sidelines events
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung will be attending events organized by the
government and N-G-O's in Geneva this week to coincide with the upcoming
World Health Assembly.

The trip means that Lin is Taiwan's first top diplomat to have visited the
Swiss city during the annual meeting of the global health body.

Lin says he has already attended two events there with Health Minister Shih
Chung-liang.

Taking to Facebook, the foreign minister said he attended an annual symposium
organized by the European Federation of Taiwan Health Alliance and a banquet
(宴會) hosted by the health ministers and permanent representatives of allied
nations in Geneva.

Taiwan's representative office in Geneva, says Lin and Shih also held a press
event on Sunday to release a government-produced promotional video calling
for Taiwan's inclusion in the W-H-A.



Japan variety goods chain 3coins to open 1st shop in Taiwan in August
And,
Japanese discount variety goods chain, 3 coins, is slated to open its first
outlet here in Taiwan in August.

The company says its first store will open in an Eslite Spectrum outlet
located on Wuchang Street in Taipei's Ximending business district.

3coins' has a pricing strategy in Japan of charging only 300 Japanese yen, or
about 60 N-T for most of the products it displays

The retailer provides a wide range of products, from kitchenware to cosmetics
and beauty goods, and seasonal (季節性的) merchandise.

Competing Discount Japanese variety chain, Daiso, opened its first shop in
Taiwan in the early 2000s.



Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding
a dozen others.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports



Canada Confirms Hantavirus in One from Cruise
Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning
from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced the positive test Sunday,
following initial reports from the public health officer for the province of
British Columbia.

The individual, part of a couple in their 70s from the Yukon, is hospitalized
in Victoria.

The other three travelers are also in isolation.

The outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius has resulted in three deaths and
10 confirmed cases.

The agency states the risk to the general Canadian population remains (保持)
low and is working with the World Health Organization on the investigation.



Oldest Surviving English Poem Discovered
Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a
Roman library.

The poem, "Caedmon’s Hymn," was composed in Old English by a Northumbrian
worker in the seventh century.

It appears within the Latin text "Ecclesiastical (教會的) History of th