The Tai-Ex opened up 20-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 24,037

on turnover of $3.2-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan closed slightly lower Tuesday as investors locked in early

gains, with caution prevailing in the absence of fresh cues after U.S.

markets were closed overnight for the Labor Day holiday.

Old economy stocks were mixed, while the financial sector rose on bargain

hunting.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is urging Taiwanese nationals in Indonesia to

exercise caution…

as week-long protests against a proposed hike in housing subsidies for

lawmakers have left at least 6 dead following a government crackdown.

According to MOFA, Taiwan's representative office in Jakarta temporarily

closed for consular service on Monday due to the protests…

but normal operations were resumed yesterday.

MOFA told CNA that Taiwanese travelers should remain cautious and avoid areas

near protests and demonstrations.

Protests began on August 25th, as part of a broader civil unrest that has

simmered (醞釀，積聚) since early this year over economic grievances.

Although MOFA is calling for people to be cautious, the ministry currently

maintains a yellow-color alert on Indonesia, which was issued late last year.

Under MOFA's four-color travel alert system, the lowest level is gray,

followed by yellow, orange and red.

(AH-CNA)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir

Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, are at Tiananmen Gate for a

military parade in Beijing.

The event today marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Xi greeted guests on a red carpet before they moved to the viewing platform.

Putin and Kim flanked Xi as they walked to their seats, pausing to shake

hands with World War II veterans.

The parade will showcase China's military might, including missiles and

modern fighter jets, as the country seeks greater global influence (勢力).

A US federal judge has ruled that Google won't have to sell off its Chrome

browser but that the company won't be allowed to make exclusive (獨家的)

agreements for searches and must share data with competitors.

Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.

Madagascar has received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from

France, including one believed to be of a king killed by French troops 128

years ago.

This marks the first use of a 2023 French law regulating the return of human

remains to former colonies.

The skulls, including that of King Toera, were taken during violent clashes

in 1897 and kept in a Paris museum.

They were returned to Madagascar's capital on Tuesday.

The restitution highlights (使引起注意，強調) ongoing efforts by European

countries to confront their colonial legacy, including the theft of cultural

artifacts and human remains.

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

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