Some 900 civilians will reportedly practice using military field hospital
equipment (軍方的野戰醫院) without the assistance of armed forces personnel
during a civil defense drill in Tainan this Thursday.

An official says although the drill is to be staged in Tainan, fire
departments from Kaohsiung and Chiayi and alternative service conscripts
(替代役男) will also participate in the drill.

The drill is taking place this week after Presidential Office spokeswoman
Karen Kuo last week announced that the small-scale exercise would simulate
(模擬) a severe "compound disasters" scenario (特別複雜的情境) involving
earthquakes, tsunamis and critical infrastructure disruptions.

According to the spokeswoman, the drills will test central and local
governments' emergency response capabilities, such as large-scale
evacuations, sheltering (遮蔽), and establishing emergency medical
facilities.

The Tainan City Government has unveiled its plans for construction of the
city's first metro line.

According to the city's transportation bureau, the National Development
Council has reviewed the phase one plan and it will be revised (修改) before
being submitted to the Cabinet for final approval.

The bureau says it's currently hoped that construction can begin late next
year at the earliest.

Under the proposal for phase one of the "Blue Line," it will run along
Zhonghua Road in the city's Yongkang District, Zhonghua East and Dongmen
roads in the East District, and along Zhongshan Road in the Rende District.

The 8.39-kilometer line will be elevated (高架) and have 10 stations.

In world news...

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels have pounded sites across
the country.

The rebels say one attack Sunday in the capital killed at least two people
and wounded more than a dozen others.

The American strikes on the rebel group, which threatens maritime trade
(海上貿易) and Israel, entered their 10th day without any sign of stopping.

They are part of a campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump targeting the
rebels while also trying to pressure Iran, the Houthis’ main benefactor
(施主).

Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz claimed the attacks have
“taken out key Houthi leadership, including their head missileer (飛彈手).”

A media workers' union says Turkish authorities have arrested several
journalists at their homes.

That's while protests escalate after the jailing of a top rival to President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed Sunday pending a trial on corruption
charges.

His detention last week sparked the largest wave of street demonstrations in
Turkey in more than a decade.

The Disk-Basin-Is union says at least eight reporters and photojournalists
were detained in what it said was an “attack on press freedoms and the
people’s right to learn the truth.”

meanwhile Government officials said a total of 1,133 people have been
detained since the mayor was arrested at his home, and as many as 123 police
officers were injured in the protests.

Materials such as acid, firebombs and knives were seized.

The latest twist in South Korea's political crisis (危機) came Monday with
the reinstatement of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo after the Constitutional
Court overturned his impeachment in a 7-1 ruling.

The court is still weighing the far more consequential case of President Yoon
Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law late last year.

The prime minister typically holds limited authority as the country’s
second-highest official.

But Han, a career bureaucrat (有經驗的官員), was elevated as the
government’s caretaker after South Korea’s opposition-controlled National
Assembly impeached Yoon on Dec. 14.

His case did not directly involve Yoon's decision to impose martial law, so
it is unlikely to signal how the court will rule on Yoon.

But the ruling has struck a nerve with the opposition while the court engages
in lengthy deliberations (冗長的考量) over Yoon's case.

A judge has ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency cannot access
(接觸) sensitive information across U.S agencies, as legal challenges play
out (持續).

AP correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports.

The Tai-Ex opened up 139-points this morning from Friday's close, at 22,348
on turnover of 3.4-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Friday, following a lackluster session on Wall
Street overnight, as investors remain uneasy over uncertainty over U-S
President Donald Trump policies.

Investors also opted to shun (避開，躲避) tech shares following recent
fluctuations.

A coalition of labor rights groups has announced plans to launch a hunger
strike next month to demand the reinstatement of the seven days off scrapped
(取消) in 2016.

The announcement comes as lawmakers are slated to review bills on
"anniversaries and national holidays enforcement."

According to the "Work with Dignity" alliance, its calling on people to join
its 200-hour April 11 to 19 hunger strike, which will take place outside the
Legislative Yuan.

The alliance is also urging employers to pay more into employee pension pots
and for the establishment of a similar system for foreign workers.

Related bills are set to be reviewed in the coming week.

Taiwan's rich avian diversity attracts bird enthusiasts from around the
globe, positioning Taiwan as a key birdwatching hub.

Sponsored by the World Birdfairs Council, Taiwan's 1st World Bird Fair will
be co-hosted by the Taiwan Tourism Administration and National Park Service
from September 19th to 23rd 2025.

There'll be an exhibition open to the public for free on the 20th and 21st.

Organizers say they've also invited experts, tour operators and conservation
groups from home and abroad (國外) to join two forums focusing on the World
Bird Ecotourism Experience.

The event aims to promote bird conservation and birdwatching ecotourism.

The fair will take place at Taichung City's Civic Plaza, attracting birders
from around the world.

Don't miss the chance to experience Taiwan's vibrant birdwatching environment!

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned parliament’s impeachment of
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president.

Han, South Korea’s No. 2 official, had become acting leader after President
Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly
over his Dec. 3 imposition (實施) of martial law that triggered a massive
political crisis.

But Han was impeached by the assembly as well in late December following
political strife with opposition lawmakers.

The Constitutional Court says today it has decided to overturn Han’s
impeachment.

The court has yet to issue a ruling on Yoon’s impeachment.

Yoon has been separately arrested and charged with rebellion in connection
with his martial law decree.

If convicted of that charge, he would face the death penalty or a life
sentence.

And if the court rules against him, South Korea must hold a national election
to find a new president.

The Pope has arrived home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay to beat
life-threatening bout of pneumonia (肺炎).

AP correspondent Trisha Thomas reports