**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 44-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,705

on turnover of 1.5-billion N-T.

The market closed marginally lower on Monday, as it entered consolidation

(合併) mode on the back of lingering investor concerns over a pending rate

hike by the U-S Federal Reserve.

And although the main board failed to rebound after it came off a high,

large-cap semiconductor stocks showed resilience, preventing the market from

falling further.

**ACIP Approves Updated Moderna Vaccine as Booster **

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the use of

Moderna's second-generation coronavirus vaccine as a booster shot for

recipients at high risk of infection or severe disease.

The updated vaccine targets both the original virus from 2020 and the Omicron

BA.1 subvariant.

According to committee convener (召集人) Lee Bing-ing, experts have agreed to

recommend the vaccine for use as a booster for two types of "vulnerable

groups."

Those "vulnerable groups" are people aged 65 and abov, adults aged 18 and

above with compromised immune systems and for use among people at high risk

of infection, such as front-line medical workers and airport and port

employees.

**CTiTV to Sue Robert Tsao, as UMC Threatens Counter Suit **

Chung Tien Television has filed a defamation lawsuit against United

Microelectronics founder Robert Tsao.

The lawsuit seeks 500-million N-T in damages and comes after Tsao referred to

the media group last week as a "bandit station" during a press conference.

Tsao was asked by a Chung Tien reporter whether his description of China's

zero-coronavirus policy as "extremely stupid" also applied to Taiwan's former

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, who had maintained a similar policy for much

of the pandemic.

Tsao dismissed that question as a "trap" and went on to describe Chung Tien

as "bandit station" and refused to answer anymore questions from the

reporter.

Tsao says he plans to countersue (反訴) Chung Tien for 5-billion N-T for

making false accusations against him.

**Canadian Police Continue Hunt for Other Stabbing Suspect **

Police in Canada say 31-year-old Damien Sanderson, one of the suspects wanted

in connection with a series of stabbings in the Canadian province of

Saskatchewan, has been found dead and that the wounds did not seem to be

self-inflicted.

Police say they are still hunting for his brother 30-year-old Myles Sanderson

who may have sustained (承受、受到) injuries.

Here's Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan Royal

Canadian Mounted Police

Ten people were stabbed to death on Sunday and 18 others were injured in

what's being described as one of Canada's deadliest attacks.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his condolences yesterday.

Authorities have said some of the victims were targeted and others appeared

to have been chosen at random on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the town

of Weldon in Saskatchewan province.

They have given no motive for the crimes.

**Venezuela Drug Bust **

The armed forces of Venezuela have carried out what authorities say is the

largest marijuana bust of the last 10 years in the South American country.

Officials say members of the armed forces intercepted (截獲) a vessel

carrying more than 2-thousand-800 kilos of marijuana, as well as almost 8

kilograms of cocaine, and extra motors.

They say the vessel had departed Colombia and was en route to the island of

Martinique.

Twelve men traveling on the boat were arrested. Hernandez says all are

Venezuelans.

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

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