**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened up 53-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,596

on turnover of $2.76-billion N-T.

The Tai-Ex bounced back from early losses on Tuesday, but market sentiment

remained cautious, as many investors opted to stay on the sidelines, awaiting

the release of the minutes of the U-S Federal Reserve's last policymaking

meeting.

The bellwether electronics sector led the rebound, with large-cap

semiconductor stocks in focus, while buying was also seen in financial and

old economy stocks, particularly those in the petrochemical (石油化的)

sector.

**Japanese Firm Become First Foreign Company to Receive Travel Subsidies **

Japan-based Hiraiwa Construction has become the first foreign company to

receive travel subsidies following the opening of Taiwan's border to

quarantine free arrivals in mid-October.

The Tourism Bureau says the subsidies were issued after the company chose

Taiwan as the incentive travel destination for its employees this year.

According to the bureau, Hiraiwa Construction kicked off this year's employee

incentive (獎勵) travel on November 11 and is expected to bring about four

groups with a total of about 100 employees to Taiwan before December 2.

Each group will receive 30,000 N-T in subsidies for tourism activities in

Taiwan.

The subsidies have been issued under the Tourism Bureau's guidelines for

foreign companies that bring in at least 100 employees to Taiwan stays of at

least three days and two nights.

**Palestinian Youth Killed in West Bank Raid **

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a

16-year-old Palestinian during a nighttime raid in the occupied West Bank.

It says Ahmed Shehada was killed by an Israeli bullet early today and four

others were injured.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment.

A wave of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem

has killed more than 130 Palestinians this year, making 2022 the deadliest

since 2006.

**US Supreme Court Refuses to Block Trump Tax Returns **

The US Supreme Court has refused a request from former president Donald Trump

to block (阻止) the release of his tax returns.

It ends a three-year legal fight by Trump to prevent a House

of Representative committee from reviewing his returns.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

**Germany Celtic Gold Coins Stolen from Museum **

Ancient gold coins dating back to around 100 B.C. has been stolen from a

museum in southern Germany.

Bavarian state police said the coins were stolen early Tuesday from the

Celtic and Roman Museum, 60 kilometers north of Munich.

The 483 coins were discovered in 1999 during excavations (發掘、) of an

ancient settlement and are considered the biggest trove of

Celtic gold found in the 20th century.

The German news agency dpa reported that authorities estimate the value of

the coins, which together weighed about 4 kilograms, at several million

dollars.

Police are appealing for witnesses who might have seen suspicious individuals

near the museum.

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