The Tai-Ex opened down 122-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

18,337 on turnover of 12.5-billion N-T.

The market extended its losses from the previous session on Tuesday -

declining more than 700 points - but the downturn was capped as some

investors appeared willing to move to the buy side.

Analysts say the lower declines came as bargain hunters chose to jump into

the trading floor due to the U-S markets showing signs of stabilizing

overnight.

The National Security Bureau says prosecutors have indicted 159 people

suspected of spying for China since 2020 and of that total 60-per cent of

them were active-duty or retired military personnel.

The statement comes after the bureau released its latest report on

intelligence operations to the legislature.

According to the report, China is actively recruiting retired miltary

personnel and using them to approach active members, recruiting through the

internet, enticing (引誘) them with payments, and targeting indebted service

members.

National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen is scheduled to

explain further details of the report during a legislative hearing later

today.

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed three new measles cases.

The cases include two imported from Vietnam and one domestic infection

involving a man living in Taoyuan.

The C-D-C says the domestic case involves a man in his 20s, who developed

symptoms last Tuesday and he was not a direct contact of any previously

confirmed case, but his housemate had been listed as a contact (接觸過的人)

of an imported case from Vietnam.

The exact source of the local infection remains under investigation.

As of Monday, the C-D-C had recorded 22 confirmed measles cases since the

start of the year.

They include eight domestic infections and 14 imported cases -- all from

Vietnam.

The United Nations Secretary General has appealed to Israel to rescind its

decision to block aid into Gaza.

Israel stopped aid convoys from entering the strip last month -accusing Hamas

of diverting aid.

Antonio Guterres says aid is now running extremely low and that Israel has a

duty of ensuring (確保) food and medical supplies enter Gaza.

Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations in New York.

The International Monetary Fund says it's reached a preliminary agreement

with cash-strapped Argentina on a $20 billion bailout package.

The IMF says the loan is a 48-month arrangement, and "builds on the

authorities’ impressive early progress in stabilizing the economy”.

As a staff-level agreement, the deal announced Tuesday still requires final

approval from the IMF’s executive board.

The deal delivers a lifeline to President Javier Milei, who has slashed

inflation and stabilized the economy after years of turmoil with a harsh

austerity program.

But without cash from the international lender, he has been unable to rebuild

the scarce (幾乎沒有，稀有的) foreign exchange reserves he inherited, which

he needs to repay debts and lift Argentina’s strict currency controls.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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