The Tai-Ex opened up 10-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,320

on turnover of 1.9-billion N-T.

The market recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher on

Tuesday, as late investor buying pushed up artificial intelligence

development-related stocks on the back of their relatively low valuations.

Taiwan and Canada have completed negotiations on a pact aimed at promoting

investment and protection.

According to the Office of Trade Negotiations, if ratified (正式批准), the

deal "will be beneficial for Taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprises who

want to expand their investment presence" in Canada and "support Taiwan's

goal of achieving net-zero transformation."

While Global Affairs Canada says completion of the talks highlights that

Taiwan as an important trade and investment partner at a time when Canada is

deepening its economic partnerships and relationships in the Indo-Pacific

region.

Both sides say a foreign investment promotion and protection arrangement will

be formally signed after the completion of the legal text review and

respective administrative procedures.

D-P-P lawmaker Chao Tian-lin has issued a public apology and admitted to

having an extramarital affair several years ago.

The apology comes after photographs of Chao and a woman, who has been

confirmed as being a Chinese national, were published earlier this week.

Speaking to reporters at his office in Kaohsiung, Chao said his wife was

aware of the affair and has forgiven him and he will not be seeking

re-election in January's legislative election.

Some opposition lawmakers are accusing Chao of being unfit to serve as a

lawmaker while others are claiming that Chao's Chinese girlfriend was allowed

to enter Taiwan under to guise (（尤指為了欺騙而裝出的）外表) of a

medical-related visit.

There are also calls for national security agencies to open an investigation

into Chao's actions.

Chinese state media are reporting that the country has replaced Defense

Minister Gen. Li Shangfu.

He has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation

(解釋).

The announcement of Li's removal was made Tuesday without further information

being given.

Li is the second senior Chinese official to disappear this year.

Former Foreign Minister Qin Gang was removed from office in July with no

explanation offered.

There is no indication that the disappearances of Qin and Li signal a change

in China’s foreign or defense policies.

More charges are being filed against an off-duty pilot who tried to cut (關)

the engines on a Horizon Aiir flight.

The AP's Ed Donahue reports.

A German tourist who went missing in a national park in northern Zimbabwe has

been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car three days

later.

A national parks agency spokesperson says the tourist had last been seen

buying a drink at the park shop before going for a game drive Saturday

afternoon.

The spokesman says the car rental company failed to locate him on its GPS

tracking system and authorities deployed a helicopter, vehicles and sniffer

dogs to search for him.

There are no immediate details on how deep in the park the man had ventured

(冒險去（或做）).

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