The Tai-Ex opened down 60-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,179 on turnover of 2.8-billion N-T.

The market closed moderately higher on Monday after giving up early gains

ahead of stiff technical resistance at around the 60-day moving average.

Gains posted by the bellwether electronics sector fell off early in the

trading day, but non-tech stocks, in particular those in the financial

sector, attracted strong buying, preventing the broader market from falling

further.

Representatives from Taiwan and Japan have held the sixth edition of the

Maritime Affairs Cooperation Dialogue in Taipei.

Agencies involved in the meeting included the Ocean Affairs Council, the

Coast Guard Administration, the Ocean Conservation Administration, the

Nuclear Safety Commission and the Fisheries Agency.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks focused on

cooperation on maritime security, conservation of the marine environment,

"marine power development," fisheries and marine science.

However, neither side has disclosed any information about the outcome (結果)

of the meeting, which took place at the Grand Hotel.

And,

Javelin (標槍) thrower and three-time Paralympian, Liu Ya-ting and table

tennis player Chen Po-yen have been named as Taiwan's flag bearers at the

opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics.

The ceremony will be taking place in the French capital Thursday morning

Taiwan time.

It will be the second time that Liu will have been Taiwan's flag bearer at

the Paralympics opening ceremony, following the Tokyo Paralympics,

And at the age of 17, Chen Po-yen is the youngest member of the Taiwanese

team at the Paris Paralympics.

Taiwan Paralympic team consists of 13 athletes, who will be competing in

archery, athletics, badminton, judo, table tennis, taekwondo and

powerlifting.

A US army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion

(擅離職守).

AP correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports

French President Emmanuel Macron says the arrest in France of the CEO of the

popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but

part of an independent investigation.

Macron posted on the social media that his country “is deeply committed” to

freedom of expression but “freedoms are upheld (捍衛、堅持) within a legal

framework, both on social media and in real life, to protect citizens and

respect their fundamental rights.”

French media reported that Durov was detained at a Paris airport Saturday on

an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering,

drug trafficking and other offenses.

Two Colombian airlines say they will operate most of their flights today and

resume full schedules Wednesday, after warning earlier Monday that they would

have to cancel dozens of flights due to shortages of jet fuel.

The late announcements by the airlines capped off a turbulent (動盪的) day

for Colombia’s aviation industry that saw hundred of passengers grounded and

others struggling to rebook their flights.

The two companies carry more than 70% of Colombia’s domestic air passengers.

On Sunday, Colombia’s national oil company announced it had imported

100-thousand barrels of jet fuel to ensure supplies for domestic airlines

after the carriers complained they were not receiving enough fuel from

suppliers.

That was the I.C.R.T. news,

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