The Tai-Ex opened up 21-points this morning from Friday's close, at 25,599 on

turnover of 4.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Friday despite setting more record highs through

much of last week and after Wall Street rallied on the back of tech stocks

led by Nvidia and Intel.

Forecasters say Typhoon Ragasa's outer circle is expected to reach the

Hengchun Peninsula before noon today, as the storm continues to gain

strength.

The Central Weather Administration says the typhoon's outer bands are already

bringing rain to eastern Taiwan, and it expects the rainfall to increase in

that area, as well as Pingtung and Kaohsiung through this afternoon and into

tomorrow.

As of 9am, the storm is about 360 kilometers southeast of Eluanbi, moving in

a west-northwesterly direction, at speeds of about 20 kilometers per hour.

A land is in effect for Pingtung, Kaohsiung, Taitung and the Hengchun

Peninsula, while the sea warning covers the Bashi Channel, the southern

Taiwan Strait, and the seas southeast of Taiwan.

The CWA says strong winds may also occur in central and northern Taiwan,

Kaohsiung, and eastern regions, and waves up to 10 meters or higher may occur

in waters near the typhoon's center.

(NS)

The National Immigration Agency says Travelers to Taiwan will need to fill

out their Taiwan Arrival Card online before arriving beginning next Wednesday

.. when airlines are set to stop handing out paper landing cards.

According to the agency, the move is part of efforts to streamline (精簡) the

immigration process and eliminate the need for paper arrival cards

Q-R codes providing links to the Taiwan Arrival Card website will be

displayed during flights and at the port of origin for travelers who need to

fill out an arrival card, allowing them to scan and provide the requested

information.

Devices are also being installed at Taoyuan International Airport for those

without mobile phones to fill out the required information electronically.

Brazilians have taken to the streets in all 26 states and the Federal

District to protest a potential pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro

and his allies convicted of (被定罪) attempting a coup.

Demonstrations grew after the lower house passed a constitutional amendment

making it harder to arrest lawmakers.

The measure now heads to the Senate.

Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison on Sept. 11

for attempting to stay in power after losing a 2022 reelection bid.

He is the first former president convicted of trying to overturn an election

in Latin America’s largest economy. Bolsonaro denied any wrongdoing

(違法犯罪).

Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme,

dies at 88

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the death of songwriter Sonny Curtis.

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