**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 9-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,514 on

turnover of 2.5-billion N-T.

The market closed slightly lower on Friday after giving up early gains, as

investors locked in profits from recent sessions amid eased concerns over the

U-S Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle policy.

**Major Parties Make Push Ahead of Local Elections **

The heads of Taiwan's three major political parties are continuing to stump

(拉票) for their respective city and country government candidates with a

week to go until voters head to the polls.

President Tsai Ing-wen has been rallying for support for the party's Taipei

mayoral candidate, Chen Shih-chung.

K-M-T Chairman Eric Chu attended a rally in New Taipei's Xinzhuang District

for incumbent Mayor Hou Yu-ih, who is seeking re-election.

While Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je attended a rally in Taipei

Sunday evening, to call on voters there to cast their ballots for former

Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang.

**CTBC Brothers Celebrate Taiwan Series Win with Parade in Taichung **

The C-T-B-C Brothers have held a Chinese Professional Baseball League Taiwan

Series victory parade in Taichung.

The team's motorcade wound its way from city hall to the Taichung

Intercontinental Stadium and members of the winning squad waved to fans from

an open-top red double decker bus.

Some 10,000 fans gathered along the route (路線) to cheer the team and wave

banners.

The Brothers won the Taiwan Series on November 9 in front of 20,000 fans in

Taichung after completing a four-game sweep of the Rakuten Monkeys by wining

3-2 in Game 4.

It was the second consecutive season that the Brothers have brought home the

championship trophy.

**G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn NKorea ICBM Launch **

G7 foreign Ministers have issued a statement condemning North Korea's launch

last Friday of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

The Group of 7 which includes the United States described the act as another

blatant (明目張膽的) violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

**HK Leader Positive for COVID19 **

The Hong Kong government says leader John Lee tested positive for COVID-19

after returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in

Thailand.

The government said Lee had negative test results throughout his four-day

stay in Bangkok but his test upon his arrival at Hong Kong’s airport on

Sunday night was positive.

Lee is now in isolation and will work from home.

During his trip, Lee met various leaders including Indonesian President Joko

Widodo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

In some close-door sessions, seating arrangements had him next to Chinese

President Xi Jinping.

**Canada Expands Haiti Economic Sanctions **

Canada has expanded its economic sanctions freezing the Canadian assets of

Haitian political elites to now include former president Michel Martelly and

two former prime ministers.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly accused the trio this weekend of

helping gangs undermine (破壞) Haiti’s current government and called on

international partners to follow Canada’s lead.

She made the announcement at a two-day summit in Tunisia.

Haitian Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Victor Geneus said the new sanctions

put real consequences (後果) on those causing a “nightmare” in his

country.

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