**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 375-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

13,879 on turnover of $10.1-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Thursday after moved sharply higher the session

earlier, as investors opted to step back following a decline on Wall Street

overnight in the wake of America's indecisive mid-term elections.

The bellwether electronics sector led the downturn throughout the session

amid lingering concerns over the U-S Federal Reserve's hawkish rate hike

cycle and ahead of the release of America's October inflation data.

**Nauru's Newly Elected President to Visit Taiwan Next Week **

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Nauru's newly elcted President Russ

Joseph Kun will visit Taiwan next week.

Kun will be heading a 20-member delegation of cabinet ministers and other

officials for a six-day state visit.

The delegation includes the country's justice minister, foreign minister, and

deputy interior minister.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou says Kun and other members of his

delegation will be holding talks with President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign

Minister Joseph Wu and other senior government officials.

According to Ou, the talks will focus on bilateral cooperation projects and

topics of mutual interest.

It will be Kun's first visit to Taiwan since assuming (就任) the presidency

in late September.

**Kuai Kuai Launches Grouper-Flavored Ricepuffs **

Local snackmaker Kuai Kuai has teamed up with the Pingtung County government

to release a new grouper-flavored version of its popular ricepuffs.

The move is the latest effort to boost domestic sales of the fish after China

banned imports in June.

China announced the suspension of grouper imports from Taiwan in June, citing

prohibited chemicals and excessive (過多的) levels of a banned antibiotic in

imports of the fish since last December.

The Pingtung County government is praising the snackmaker for "breaking with

tradition" to "bring grouper to the masses" and also lauding its support for

the island's aquaculture industry.

**UN Resolution Accuses Taliban of Violating Human Rights **

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution accusing the Taliban of

violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls.

It also says the Taliban have failed to establish a representative government

and plunged the country into “dire (急迫的、悲慘的) economic, humanitarian

and social conditions.”

The resolution also points to persistent violence in the country since the

Taliban takeover 15 months ago and the presence of terrorist groups such as

al-Qaida and the Islamic State.

Germany facilitated the resolution and had hoped the 193-member assembly

would approve it by consensus.

But a vote was requested and it was adopted 116-0, with 10 countries

abstaining — Russia, China, Belarus, Burundi, North Korea, Ethiopia, Guinea,

Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

**Twitter Sees Rise in Racial Slurs Since Musk Takeover **

A report finds that Tweets with racial slurs (種族污辱) have soared since

Elon Musk took over Twitter.

AP correspondent Norman Hall reports.

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