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Tai-Ex opens higher
The Tai-Ex opened higher (開高) this morning.
It was up 28 points at 40,204.
Turnover (成交量) was 9.1-billion NT.
The market fell on Tuesday for a fourth day in a row.
Investors sold tech shares because of worries about the war with Iran.
Some investors moved their money into non-tech shares (科技股).
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Government to expand parental leave and family support measures
Premier Cho Jung-tai has announced new plans to help families.
The measures are aimed at Taiwan's falling birth rate (出生率).
They include longer parental leave (育嬰假) and tax breaks (稅務優惠) on housing for parents.
Cho says the government wants to support children from birth to age 18.
The plan would cover childbirth, child care and education.
It is expected to go to the Cabinet for approval on May 28.
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CDC confirms first mpox clade Ib case
The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed (證實) the first m-pox clade Ib case in Taiwan.
Officials say the case was imported (境外移入病例).
It involves a man in his 20s.
Another new mpox case this month involves a man in his 40s in northern Taiwan.
The CDC says neither man had been vaccinated (已接種疫苗) against mpox.
Mpox became a notifiable disease in Taiwan in 2022.