**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 22-points this morning from Friday's close, at 15,648 on

turnover of 2-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly higher on Friday despite investors remaining wary

of possible volatility on Wall Street due to renewed concerns over problems

in the American banking sector.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing returned to the 500 N-T mark during the

session, as the bellwether electronics sector staged a mild technical

rebound, which helped the broader market offset losses by non-tech stocks.

**Nantou and Changhua See Most Rain During Passing Front **

The Central Weather Bureau says Nantou and Changhua received the most

rainfall on Sunday - as a weather front passed over the island.

According to the bureau, Nantou County's Ren-Ai Township recorded accumulated

(積累) rainfall of over 10.5-centimeters from between midnight Saturday

through Sunday evening.

The Water Resources Agency says the island's reservoirs benefited from

Sunday's rain, but it was still not enough to alleviate drought conditions in

the south.

**Starlux's Chang Kuo-wei Offers Full Refund to Passengers Stranded in Japan **

Starlux Airlines Chairman Chang Kuo-wei says his company will offering full

refunds to passengers who had to spend the night at Narita Airport outside

Tokyo because of a flight diversion and aircraft deployment problems.

Chang flew to Japan early Sunday to apologize for the delay to the 308

affected passengers and made the pledge (保證) flying one of the two Starlux

A350 planes stuck at Narita overnight back to Taiwan.

According to airline, 183 of the 308 stranded passengers returned to Taiwan

on Sunday afternoon on an Airbus 321, while 99 passengers were booked on

regularly scheduled Starlux flights.

The remaining 26 passengers caught flights back to Taipei on other airlines.

The Civil Aeronautics Administration says it will review the case and request

Starlux submit a full explanation and to make improvements.

**US Biden Calls for Gun Reforms **

US President Joe Biden has once again called on Congress to pass gun reforms

following a shooting at a Texas shopping mall.

Authorities say the suspected gunman killed 8 people, injured 7 others, and

then was himself killed by an officer who had been dispatched (派遣) to the

area on a different call.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

**Canada Wildfires Slow Amid Cooler Temp **

Fire crews battling wildfires threatening communities in western Canada are

getting some relief from cooler temperatures and a bit of rain, but officials

warn the reprieve (暫時緩解) is only in some areas.

Officials in Alberta say there were 108 active fires in the province Sunday

and the number of evacuees grew to about 29,000.

A provincewide state of emergency was declared Saturday.

Two out-of-control wildfires in neighboring British Columbia also have forced

some people to leave their homes, and officials warn that they expect high

winds to cause the blazes to grow bigger in the next few days.

Officials in Alberta say that despite the current cooling, hot and dry

conditions are predicted to return within a few days.

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