**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 131-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,504

on turnover of 3.9-billion N-T.

The market moved higher on Friday as buying reemerged (重新出現) in the

bellwether electronics sector, helping the main board recoup early losses on

the back of a decline on Wall Street.

However, turnover remained thin with many investors still opted to stay on

the sidelines, awaiting upcoming December U-S non-farm payroll data.

**Paraguay's Lower House Speaker Arrives in Taiwan for 5-Day Visit **

The President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies Carlos Maria Lopez has

arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit.

Lopez is meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen today.

According to the Presidential Office, Lopez showed strong support for Taiwan

during heightened (提高、增強) cross-strait tensions last August, when China

held live-fire military exercises in areas around Taiwan.

It's the first time that Lopez has visited Taiwan in his capacity as

Paraguay's lower house speaker.

Lopez is heading a parliamentary delegation that includes the chair of the

committee on national defense, security and intelligence; the head of the

committee on social development and housing; and the chair of the committee

on childhood and youth development.

**Lawmakers Invited to Join International Parliamentary Group **

D-P-P lawmaker Fan Yun says she and another lawmaker have been invited by the

Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China to join the group and its

decision-making body.

According to Fan, she and Zhang Qi-lu from the Taiwan People's Party were

invited to become the first Taiwanese members of I-PAC and co-chair the

island's representation in the alliance.

Fan says she will help about 40 "like-minded" Taiwanese lawmakers who have

applied to participate in the group to secure ( 取得) membership, seeking a

collective voice for Taiwan over issues regarding China.

**Brazil Gov Buildings Back Under Contorl **

Authorities have reestablished control of Brazilian government buildings in

the capital several hours after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro

who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court

and presidential palace.

The action was a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke

windows and invaded the buildings that were believed to be largely vacant on

a Sunday.

The country's justice minister said roughly 200 people had been arrested.

Lula accused Bolsonaro of encouraging the uprising, while the former

president said peaceful protest was part of democracy but vandalism and

invasion of public buildings were “exceptions to the rule.”

**US Speaker Now Faces Divided House **

Newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is about to face his next big test

with a divided House of Representatives -- that’s passing a rules package to

govern the chamber.

AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports.

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