**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 11-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

16,440 on turnover of 1.6-billion N-T.

The market gained more than 100-points on Monday, as the bellwether

electronics sector continued to rebound from previous sessions after tech

stocks on Wall Street showed signs of stabilizing (穩定) at the end of last

week.

However, turnover was limited as many investors remained cautious ahead of

the Mid-Autumn Festival long weekend holiday, while foreign institutional

investors sold a net 3.08-billion N-T worth of shares on the main board

during the session.

**Tsai Hoping to Deepen Trade and Energy Cooperation with UK **

President Tsai Ing-wen says she believes that "there is more room for Taiwan

and the U-K to deepen (深化) cooperation in areas such as trade and energy."

The comments come as Tsai has been holding talks with visiting U-K Trade

Envoy to Taiwan Richard Faulkner.

Faulkner arrived in Taiwan last week for trade talks and to attend the 18th

UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference in Taipei.

Speaking during a meeting with the U-K trade envoy, Tsai touted the opening

of official talks on the Taiwan-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership in July, and

cited Faulkner's strong support for that agreement.

The agreement focuses on energy and net-zero emissions, and digital trade.

**Premier Touts More Funding for Firefighters **

Premier Chen Chien-jen says the Cabinet plans to allocate an additional

8-billion N-T for the island's fire service.

According to the premier, the additional funding will be used to purchase new

equipment and protective gear.

The premier is also insisting (堅持、強調) that the Tsai administration is

"fully committed to protecting the rights of all firefighters."

The statements comes days after the deadly fire at a golf ball factory in

Pingtung, which left four firefighters dead.

Opposition lawmakers are calling for the government to provide fire

departments with new generation firefighting robots and new fire hoses with

enhanced range and water capacity.

There are also calls for the government to allow firefighters to be unionized.

**Japan SKorea, China Eye Resuming Trilateral Talks **

Japan, South Korea, and China are holding high-level talks on Tuesday to

discuss resuming trilateral leader summits.

Deputy foreign ministers from the three countries are meeting in Seoul to

pave the way for the annual talks which haven’t been held since 2019.

Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

**Bahrain Officer Soldier Killed by Drone Attack **

Bahrain's military command says a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

killed a Bahraini officer and soldier who were patrolling Saudi Arabia’s

southern border.

The statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency, says “a number”

of Bahraini soldiers were also wounded in Monday's attack, without

elaborating.

The island nation of Bahrain is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, which has been

at war with the Iran-aligned (結盟) Houthi rebels for several years.

A cease-fire had largely stopped the violence, and the two sides have

appeared close to a peace agreement in recent months.

It was unclear if the attack would derail those efforts or prompt retaliation

by Saudi Arabia and its allies.

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

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