The Tai-Ex opened down 330-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

27,785 N-T on turnover of 13-billion N-T.

The market closed lower on Tuesday as investors locked in profits from the

previous session by trimming holdings in artificial intelligence-related

stocks on relatively high valuations.

Mainland Affairs Council head Chiu Chui-cheng says about 50 people have lost

their "Taiwan status" because they were confirmed to hold household

registrations in China or have obtained Chinese passports.

According to Chiu, household registration agencies have been notified to

revoke the household registrations of the 50 individuals after evidence of

their holding China-related documents was confirmed.

The cases were reported by members of the public and confirmed through

investigations or discovered by relevant (相關的) authorities.

The Lai administration has repeatedly warned that violators of the Act

Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland

Area will have their Taiwan household registration revoked.

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has presented a group of 16 Australia-bound

Young Agricultural Ambassadors with the R-O-C flag at a ceremony in Taipei.

Speaking at the event, Lin said the ambassadors will have multiple exchanges

with Australian agricultural communities during their visit from November 22

to November 30.

The 16 were selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their expertise

(專業知識) in biotechnology, recreational farming and organic fertilizers as

part of the government-funded annual Young Agricultural Ambassadors program.

The program aims to promote exchanges between Taiwan and 18 countries

targeted by the New Southbound Policy.

Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, says he wants the

future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay

countries to keep their forests standing.

He spoke to reporters on Tuesday ahead of the United Nations’ climate summit

known as COP30.

It gets underway this week in Belem, a Brazilian city in the edge of the

Amazon.

In Belem, Lula is expected to launch an initiative named Tropical Forests

Forever Fund, aiming to support more than 70 developing countries that commit

to preservation.

The official COP30 website describes the initiative (新措施) as a “permanent

trust fund” that would generate about $4 from the private sector for every

$1 contributed.

Brazil's president did not provide more details about how the plan would come

to action.

So far, Colombia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia and

Malaysia have joined.

America's biggest city could soon have its first Muslim mayor, as voters head

to the polls in a race that has gained international attention.

Zohran Mamdani is the favourite to beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo, after

captivating (吸引) a younger generation as a self-described "democratic

socialist."

Mitch McCann reports from New York.

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

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn