The Tai-Ex opened down 191-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

27,457 on turnover of 7.7-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Wednesday as selling was focused on large cap

semiconductor stocks after the teach heavy Nasdaq lost ground on Wall Street

overnight.

Analysts say many investors opted to turn cautious about a possible major

pullback (退卻，拉回) on the main board from recent strong showingd and opted

to lock in profits from previous sessions.

Shin Kong Life to end Taipei land contract to make way for Nvidia's TaiwanHQ

Shin Kong Life Insurance say its willing to relinquish the surface rights to

two plots of land in the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park to allow Nvidia to

build it's new headquarters in Taipei.

Shin Kong Life Chairman Mark Wei made the announcement at press conference -

telling reporters that company's board has decided to terminate its contract

with the Taipei City government, contingent upon the reimbursement (報銷) of

land development costs.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an says the city government will now meet with Shin

Kong Life to negotiate the contract termination.

The Central Emergency Operations Center has lifted the red alert for

Hualien's Matai'an Creek barrier lake and says monitoring of the area has now

returned to normal levels.

According to center chief coordinator Ji Lien-cheng, the criteria (標準) for

lifting the alert has been met, as the water level in the lake is now stable,

dredging operations in the river are ongoing and evacuation plans have been

drafted.

Ji says the temporary embankment has also been strengthened.

The barrier lake formed in July and overflowed after a dam collapsed on

September 23.

The Central Emergency Operations Center has said it could take up to five

years for recovery work to be completed in the townships affected by the

flooding.

The International Court of Justice has announced that Israel can't use

starvation as a method of warfare and must ensure the basic needs of the

people in Gaza are met.

This advisory opinion issued by the United Nations' top court isn't legally

binding (具有法律約束力) and has been described by Israeli officials as

"shameful."

William Denselow reports from the ICJ in The Hague.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's setting a goal for the country

to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying Canada’s former

strengths based on close ties to the United States have become

vulnerabilities.

Carney reiterated in an evening speech that the decades-long process of an

ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and U.S. economies is

now over.

He says "the U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade", and

Canada "can't rely on one foreign partner".

More than 75% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S.

Tensions between the neighbors and longtime allies have eased (緩和) slightly

in recent months as Carney tries to get a trade deal with Trump, but tariffs

are taking a toll, particularly in the aluminum, steel, auto and lumber

sectors.

Carney says Canada is e re-engaging China and India.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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