The Tai-Ex opened down 38-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

23,180 on turnover of $7.3-billion N-T.

The market closed moderately higher on Wednesday as investors waited for the

outcome of the U-S presidential election.

The bellwether electronics sector once again acted a driver for the broader

market, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in focus.

A group of conscripts drafted following this year's lengthening of mandatory

military service has fired domestically made portable (便於攜帶的) rocket

launchers during a media event.

The live-fire exercises took place at that Southern Taiwan Military Training

Center in Tainan.

Conscripts who spent several weeks training with man-portable

shoulder-launched Kestrel and fired several rounds from the domestically

built weapon system.

Defense officials say most of the rockets hit targets some 200-meters away,

however, one of the conscripts' launchers failed to fire due to a

malfunction.

The deputy commander of the training center says the launcher that failed to

fire has been handed over the the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science

and Technology for further examination.

The conscripts were part of the first group that began their compulsory

service earlier this year after the government extended military service for

men to one year from the previous four months.

Looking ahead after the US election, Donald Trump's presidency could assure

(保證) a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports…

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian

business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the

social media app but said it won’t block access

(使用或看見某物的權利或機會).

Canada's industry minister says it is meant to address risks related to

ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.

TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has

raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or

push pro-China narratives and misinformation.

Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the

previous year, according to official monitoring.

The statistics were announced Wednesday in Brazil’s presidential palace,

That is the lowest level of destruction in nine years.

Moreover, deforestation in Brazil’s vast savannah (稀樹草原) also decreased

by 25.7%, the first decline in five years.

The area destroyed reached 8,174 square kilometers.

The results sharply contrast with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s

predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness

expansion and weakened environmental agencies.

Deforestation hit a 15-year high under his term.

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

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