The Tai-Ex opened up 316-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

43,842 on turnover of 26.4-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Tuesday, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's

share price fell from its day's high on technical corrections after a recent

rally, pushing the broader market to negative territory - despite it briefly

breaching the 44,000 point mark.

Former foreign ministers from the Czech Republic and the Philippines will be

speaking at the inaugural Forum for Democratic Cooperation in Taipei today.

The event has been organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation and has received

government backing here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Speaking to reporters in Taipei, foundation executive director, Jakub Klepal,

said Taiwan was chosen as the forum's first stop given the growth of A-I and

the restructuring (重組) of the global economy, in which Taiwan plays crucial

roles.

The Forum 2000 Foundation was created by the late Czech President Vaclav

Havel and seeks to get democratic actors to address shared challenges in "an

increasingly contested global environment."

The Central Weather Administration says hot weather is expected across Taiwan

once again today.

"Red" heat alerts - meaning maximum temperature could reaches 38-degrees for

three consecutive days - have been issued for the Tainan and Pingtung areas.

"Orange" heat alerts are in effect in Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, Changhua,

Yunlin, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Hualien and Taitung - where the mercury could

reach a daily maximum temperature of 38-degrees today, or reach 36-degrees

for three consecutive days.

While a "yellow" heat alert has been issued for Taoyuan - where the

temperatures is forecast to reach 36-degrees today.

All of the heat alerts are currently (現在) in effect through this afternoon.

The US space agency NASA has unveiled plans for a permanent (常駐) base on the

moon, with the first missions set to launch later this year.

The announcement comes just days after China sent three astronauts into orbit

as part of its own push to reach the lunar surface by 2030.

Ira Spitzer has more.

A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export

liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal.

The official confirmed Canada will sign the agreement with Germany’s leading

utility company "Securing Energy for Europe", from a proposed (建議的，提議的)

export facility on the coast of British Columbia.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to

speak ahead of today’s announcement.

The official said up to million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year

will be exported. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set a goal to double

non-U.S. trade in a decade.

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

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