The Tai-Ex opened up 130-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

21,921 on turnover of 5.6-billion N-T.

The market closed higher on Monday, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw

its share price rebound to hit the 1,000 N-T mark for the first time in three

months.

The overall rise was led by the electronics index - which added 0.75-per cent

during the trading day.

Market watchers say investor attention was centered on T-S-M-C, while other

semiconductor and tech stocks were mixed.

The Mainland Affairs Council says more than 3,100 spouses from China have

submitted proof of renunciation of their Chinese household registration.

The statement comes after the National Immigration Agency issued a notice to

spouses to submit proof that they had renounced their Chinese household

registration in April.

The notice stated that spouses from China had until June 30 to renounce

(放棄) their Chinese household registration or their Taiwanese household

registration would be revoked.

However, people having difficulties obtaining such a document have been

granted an extension of the deadline or may submit a written affidavit in

lieu of (以…替代) documentation.

A total of 2,000 have so far applied for postponements or submitted an

affidavit.

The New Taipei District Prosecutors' Office has indicted 23 people for their

roles in exporting garbage disguised as plastic waste.

The prosecutors' office says evidence suggests the fraud ring netted (獲得)

more than 49-million N-T in illicit gains.

According to the indictment, environmental waste management firms collected

general waste and stored it at sites in New Taipei and Changhua County.

The waste was then transported to Kaohsiung, where it was compressed,

repackaged and disguised as plastic waste and then shipped to Southeast Asian

countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam for sale.

The suspects have all been charged with violating the Waste Disposal Act.

Trump's new travel ban is taking effect as tensions escalate over immigration

enforcement in the US.

AP's Julie Walker reports.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says, Canada will meet NATO's military

spending goals by early next year.

Carney also said that Canada would diversify defense spending away from the

US.

The announcement means that Canada will achieve NATO's spending target of 2%

of GDP five years earlier than previously planned.

Carney says, Canada's military equipment has aged, and only one out of every

four submarines is seaworthy (適航的).

NATO figures show that Canada is estimated to be spending 1.33% of GDP on

military spending in 2023.

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

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