**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from Friday's close, at

17,036 on turnover of 5.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Friday, as regional indexes ended the week mixed

after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla,

Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks.

**French Parliamentary Group Visits Taiwan **

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a French parliamentary delegation has

arrived on Taiwan for a five-day visit.

The delegation is being led by Senator Andre Gattolin, who serves as the

vice-chairman of the French Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and

the Armed Forces.

The foreign ministry says the delegation is slated to meet with senior

government officials, including Vice President Lai Ching-te, Legislative

Speaker You Si-kun, National Security Council Secretary-General Wellington

Koo and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

The talks are expected to focus enhancing (增強) bilateral economic and trade

ties between the two countries and on cooperation on semiconductors.

**Tai Tzu-ying Loses in Korea Open Final **

Tai Tzu-ying has failed to win to Korea Badminton Open after losing 21-9,

21-15 in the women's singles final to South Korea's defending champion An Se

Young.

Despite the lose at the Jin-Nam Stadium in Yeo-Su, Tai still recorded

(記錄，得到) her best ever performance in the Badminton World Federation

Super 500 event, bettering the semifinal she reached in 2019.

World No. 2 An beat Tai in 38 minutes for her seventh win over the Taiwan

player in their nine matches played.

Tai is currently ranked word No. 4.

Tai's next event is the Badminton World Federation Super 750-level Japan

Open, which begins tomorrow.

**China Flooding Leaves Dead and Missing **

Five people have died and three are missing after heavy rains caused flooding

and a landslide in eastern China.

State media reported Sunday the floods swept through part of Hangzhou city

and engulfed (吞沒) many houses.

The rain led to a partial mountain collapse and mudslide, affecting multiple

areas.

Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every year, but some northern

regions this year have reported the worst floods in 50 years.

**US Heatewave Continues **

Pervasive heat continues to hit many parts of the United States, after what

has already been a record-breaking few weeks: particularly in the South and

South West.

As the heatwave moves east, many usually cooler states are due to feel the

intense (激烈的) heat in the coming week.

Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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