**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 308-points this morning from Friday's close, at 13,394

on turnover of 5.2-billion N-T.

The market tumbled almost 190-points last Friday as investor sentiment turned

cautious prior to the release of U-S September jobs data and concerns that

Federal Reserve will continue to implement (實施) its rate hike cycle policy.

Selling focused on large-cap tech stocks on the local main board, in

particular in the semiconductor industry amid fears over an increase in fund

flight caused by a stronger U-S dollar.

**Tsai Urges Respect for Taiwan's Sovereignty in National Day address **

President Tsai Ing-wen says military confrontation in the Taiwan Strait is

"absolutely not an option" and is calling on Beijing to respect the island's

sovereignty.

Speaking outside the Presidential Building as she market National Day, Tsai

said Beijing should not make any misjudgment (誤判) on account of Taiwan's

vigorous democratic system," nor should it attempt to "exploit (利用) the

competition between our political parties."

According to Tsai, such actions will not benefit cross-strait relations and

will only push the two sides further apart.

Tsai went on to stress that "armed confrontation is absolutely not an option

for our two sides."

**National Day Fireworks Display in Chiayi Attracts 250,000 **

And,

Chiayi County Magistrate Weng Zhang-liang some 250,000 people saw last

night's National Day fireworks display.

The fireworks display was held at the Southern Branch of the National Palace

Museum - where some 53,000 people gathered to see the show - while some

200,000 others watched it from surrounding (周圍) areas.

According to the county government, the 25,000 fireworks were set off, while

attendees also got to see 360-degree water dance featuring a light sculpture

projection together with a sound and light show.

Six-hundred drones were also used to used to light-up what the Chiayi

County's Tourism Bureau is calling the largest R-O-C flag to have ever been

displayed at the event.

**UN States Ｍeet on Russia Annexation of Ukraine Territories **

An emergency session is being held at the United Nations General Assembly to

debate what a number of countries say is Russia's illegal annexation of

Ukrainian territories.

William Denselow has more from UN headquarters in New York.

**Philippines Rights Activsits Call for Release of Opposition Senator **

Human rights activists have pressed their call for the immediate release of a

former Philippine opposition senator after she was taken hostage in a rampage

by three Muslim militants in a failed attempt to escape from a

maximum-security jail.

Police killed three militants linked to the Islamic State group behind

Sunday's rampage in which a police officer was stabbed and former Sen. Leila

de Lima briefly held hostage.

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Monday expressed deep alarm

over the jail violence in the national police headquarters.

De Lima has been detained since 2017 on drug charges she says were fabricated

(捏造的) by former President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials in an attempt

to muzzle her criticism of his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs.

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