**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 29-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,781 on

turnover of $1.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Wednesday as selling focused on tech and financial

stocks, which pushed the market lower after it gave up early gains.

Investor sentiment has turned cautious after rally earlier this week, amid

increasing concerns over a major pullback ahead of stiff technical resistance

at around the 15,000-point mark.

While many investors are opting to pocket profits ahead of the upcoming long

Lunar New Year holiday.

**Presidential Office Rules Out 'Immediate' Cabinet Reshuffle **

The Presidential Office says discussions on a possible Cabinet reshuffle will

only take place after the end of the current legislative session.

The statement comes amid reports Premier Su Tseng-chang is set to resign this

week.

According to the Presidential Office, Su and President Tsai Ing-wen have

agreed to wait until the conclusion of the current legislative session before

they begin discussions on a reshuffle.

There has been speculation a reshuffle would be announced this week in

response to the D-P-P's loses in November's local elections.

However, a Presidential Office spokesperson says the President and the

Premier have decided to hold off on any changes in order to focus on getting

the central government's 2023 budget approved by the Legislature.

The current legislative session is scheduled to end tomorrow.

**US 2nd Batch of Classified Docs Found by Biden Aides **

Aides working for US President Joe Biden have found a second set of

classified documents.

This latest collection was found in a different, but so far undisclosed,

location to the batch of documents that was disclosed on Monday.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

**Afghanistan Kabul Explosion Kills Five **

A police spokesman in Kabul says an explosion near the Foreign Ministry in

the Afghan capital has killed five civilians and wounded a number of others.

It is the second prominent attack in Kabul so far this year.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but the

regional affiliate of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan has stepped up

its attacks since the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of the country’s Shiite

minority.

**Mexico President Praises Canada Investments **

Mexico’s president has lauded (稱讚) investments from Canada and says he

will meet with Canadian companies that may have a problem with his energy

policies.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador commented Wednesday after a private

meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Their session came on the heels of the North American Leaders’ Summit a day

earlier in which U.S. President Joe Biden also participated.

The United States and Canada accuse Lopez Obrador of trying to favor

Mexico’s state-owned utility over power plants built by foreign and private

investors, something that is forbidden under the three countries’ free trade

pact.

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