The Tai-Ex opened up 25-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,210

on turnover of 2.9-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly lower on Tuesday on the back of thin turnover

following heavy losses suffered by tech stocks on Wall Street overnight.

Sentiment also turned cautious amid a sudden sharp rise in international

crude oil prices, which could potentially rekindling (重新點燃) inflation,

and is leading to doubts over whether the U-S Federal Reserve will slow down

its pace in a rate cut cycle.

The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office has released K-M-T lawmaker Zheng

Tien-cai on bail of 2-million N-T.

Zheng has also been barred from leaving Taiwan.

His release came after he was questioned by prosecutors as part of a

corruption investigation.

According to the prosecutors' office, Zheng received several million N-T

dollars in bribes from several green energy companies between 2020 and 2023.

Nine other people were summoned (被傳喚) for questioning in connection with

the same case and released without bail last week.

The Ministry of Labor says foreign students graduating from colleges and

universities here in Taiwan will be eligible (有資格的) for mid-level jobs in

the hotel industry from from today.

The move is as part of government efforts to address workforce shortages in

the hospitality sector.

According to the labor ministry, graduates must hold associate degrees or

higher from local schools in order to be eligible to qualify for jobs in

housekeeping, cleaning, room booking, reception and restaurant waiting

service at hotels.

The entry-level monthly salary is 30,000 N-T, rising to 33,000 N-T if a

contract is renewed.

US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has agreed to her first sit-down

interview since taking over the Democratic ticket from Joe Biden.

It follows weeks of criticism (批評) from her Republican rival Donald Trump

who has suggested she was scared of facing the media.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Egypt has recovered three ancient artifacts after they were smuggled out of

the country and found in the Netherlands.

Egyptian authorities say two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop.

The items include a mummified head, a ceramic (陶瓷的) figurine, and the side

of a wooden tomb.

Dutch police and the cultural heritage inspection unit retrieved the

figurines and parts of the tomb after determining that they were smuggled out

of Egypt.

A Dutch individual handed over the mummified head, which he had inherited

from a family member, to local authorities.

Egyptian authorities say more than 30-thousand artifacts have been recovered

from around the world since 2014.

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

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