The Tai-Ex opened down 78-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

19,389 on turnover of 5-billion N-T.

The market lost ground again on Wednesday - tumbling nearly 400-points - as

the trade war between the United States and China escalated after Washington

imposed a fresh round of export controls on Nvidia and A-M-D selling to

Chinese buyers.

National Development Council Minister Paul Liu says the government plans to

prioritize the development of silicon photonics.

According to Liu, that will be carried out by taking advantage of the

island's strength in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries

to build another shield to protect the local economy.

The N-D-C head says over the longer term, government is determined to focus

on potential segments as silicon photonics to boost its competitive edge

(競爭優勢) and take a larger share of the global market.

In addition to silicon photonics, Liu says the government has also listed

quantum and autonomous robot development as additional potential economic

shields.

A U-S Congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan this week.

The delegation is being led by U-S Senator Pete Ricketts, the chairman of the

Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on East Asia, and is slated

to meet with President Lai Ching-te and other top government officials.

The bipartisan delegation includes Senators Chris Coons and Ted Budd.

The American Institute in Taiwan says the talks will focus on bilateral

relations, regional security, trade and investment, and other issues of

mutual (共同的) interest.

North Korea has threatened retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers

over South Korea during training with its forces.

The U.S. flew the B-1B bombers Tuesday during an aerial drill that Seoul said

was meant to show the two countries’ deterrence (威懾) capability.

North Korea views such drills as an invasion rehearsal and is particularly

sensitive to the U.S. mobilization of strategic assets such as long-range

bombers, aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines.

North Korea’s Defense Ministry was quoted as saying the U.S. action would

inevitably hurt U.S. security and North Korea “will deter by dint of

powerful force" the U.S. aggression.

North Korea often test-launches missiles in response to U.S. flyovers of B-1B

bombers.

deportations

A US judge has threatened to start criminal contempt proceedings against the

Trump administration for defying (違抗) his order to stop the deportation of

more than 200 migrants to El Salvador.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

A bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over

Mexico’s capital at 3am local time.

Videos of a ball of fire shooting over the country and dissolving in a burst

of light over Mexico City quickly became the fuel for memes circulating on

social media.

But scientists were quick to note that the object was a bolide (火流星).

Bolides, defined by NASA as fireballs, are exceptionally bright meteors that

are spectacular enough to be seen over a very wide area.

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

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