The Tai-Ex opened up 926-points this morning from Friday's close, at 39,858

on turnover of 26.4-billion N-T.

The market surged more than 3-per cent Friday as Taiwan Semiconductor

Manufacturing closed at a new high after the Financial Supervisory Commission

raised the investment ceiling for the stock by active exchange-traded funds.

A village chief in Yilan has been recalled following controversy over his

handling of a mining project in an Indigenous traditional territory.

The recall vote against Lunpi Village chief Wu Ping-tsung in Datong Township

passed with 214 in favor of the recall, 120 against, and four invalid

ballots.

Accordibg to the Yilan County Election Commission, votes in favor accounted

for 35.31-per cent of the village's 606 eligible voters, exceeding both the

legal threshold and the number of opposing votes.

Initiators of the recall argued that Wu ignored local opposition to the

mining project and instead supported the developer under the guise of

(假借…的名義，以…為藉口) administrative neutrality.

They also says the recall was aimed at protecting future generations from

potential environmental harm.

Wu said in a Facebook post in March that the project proceeded in accordance

with the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law and he denied claims he supported the

company that won the bid.

The Central Weather Administration says temperatures will rise further today,

with clear skies are forecast a across much of the island both today and

tomorrow.

However, new frontal system combined with a cloud system moving eastward from

southern China, is expected to pass Taiwan on Wednesday and Thursday.

That front is expected to bring cloudy skies and brief showers or

thunderstorms to the west on Wednesday, while eastern parts of the island

will scattered showers.

Showers are likely to continue across much of the island on Thursday.

The rain is forecast to ease off on Friday as northeasterly winds weaken and

we'll see mostly cloudy to sunny skies islandwide.

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at

least 16 people.

The attacks on Sunday coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl

disaster, prompting warnings about risks near the plant.

Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Russia, sparking fires.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian attacks risk

repeating history.

Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency stresses the need for

immediate (即時) repairs to Chernobyl's protective shell.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development estimates (估計) that

the repairs will require at least $586 million US dollars.

Death toll from bus bombing in southwest Colombia rises to 20 during a waveof violence

The death toll has risen in the weekend bombing attack on a bus in Colombia.

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook part of northern Japan early today, but no

damage or casualties have been reported.

No tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was west of the small town of

Sarabetsu on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido.

The USGS said the magnitude was 6.1 and the quake was about 81 kilometers .

A week ago, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake prompted Japan to issue an advisory

(公告，警告) of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for the

nation’s northeastern coastal areas.

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