**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 84-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 13,550

on turnover of 3.2-billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex joined other regional markets and lost ground on Wednesday,

following a wobbly session on Wall Street overnight, as markets churned over

the prospect of a possible recession.

**US Speaks Up for Taiwan's Participation at ICAO Assembly **

The U-S Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is calling for Taiwan's

inclusion (包括、加入) in the International Civil Aviation Organization on

the opening day of the agency's assembly in Montreal,

According to Buttigieg, the U-S believes "all of international civil

aviation's most important stakeholders, particularly those who would

administer critical aerospace, like Taiwan, should have the opportunity to

participate meaningfully.

Germany's Ministry for Digital and Transport, Stefan Schnorr, also called on

the global aviation body to include all parties involved - saying it should

"include those that are not members."

However, he did not mention Taiwan by name.

Civil Aeronautics Administration Director-General Lin Jun-liang is heading a

delegation to Montreal this week, to promote Taiwan's inclusion in the

International Civil Aviation Organization.

**Inbound Visitors can Travel if Tour Group Members Contract Coronavirus **

The Central Epidemic Command Center says members of inbound tour groups will

be allowed to continue traveling in Taiwan, even if other members of their

group test positive for the coronavirus during their trip.

However, they will need to take a rapid test and obtain (獲得) a negative

result every two days.

The statement comes as the ban on inbound and outbound tour groups as well as

for mandatory quarantine for arriving visitors is set to be lifted as part of

a new "0+7" policy on October 13.

The "0+7" policy will replace the current "3+4" policy - but all arrivals

must observe seven days of self-conducted epidemic prevention measures, and

will be allowed to outside if a test taken within the past two days returned

a negative result.

**Iran Drone Bombing Leaves Dead and Wounded **

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish

opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded

32 others.

The Kurdish Regional Government's Health Ministry said the strikes Wednesday

came as demonstrations continued to engulf (吞噬) the Islamic Republic after

the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who was

detained by the Iranian morality police.

Local officials say Iran's attacks targeted Koya, some 65 kilometers east of

Irbil.

Iraq's Foreign Ministry and the Kurdistan Regional Government have condemned

the strikes.

Florida's governor Ron De Santis is warning that "nasty" days are ahead as

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in the US state.

Forecasters said cities at the heart of the storm were facing extremely

(極其) dangerous winds and rains, as officials warned it was too late to

evacuate in some places.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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