The Tai-Ex opened marginally lower this morning from yesterday's close, at

22,665 on turnover of 4.3-billion N-T.

The market fell sharply on Tuesday following U-S President-elect Donald

Trump's threat to impose (施) steep tariffs on goods made in Canada, Mexico

and China - and the downturn was led by the bellwether electronics sector.

Taiwan's Premier 12 Championship title winning baseball team has been

welcomed home with a ticker-tape parade in Taipei.

The parade saw players and coaches driven in a convoy of vehicles from the

intersection of Ketagalan Boulevard and Gongyuan Road - before passing

through Xiangyang Road and the Canyon of Heroes" along Guanqian Road ..

…. where confetti (五彩碎紙) were released to pay tribute to the team.

The convoy then turned left onto Zhongxiao West Road before turning onto

Chongqing South Road and ending at the Presidential Office.

The jeeps and trucks in the convoy were driven by uniformed military

personnel and included both civilian and military vehicles.

It was escorted along the route by police officers on electric scooters.

The parade attracted tens of thousands of flag waving and screaming fans who

came out to get a glimpse of the tournament winning players and coaches.

The Taipei District Court has extended a detention order for a key suspect in

the Core Pacific City corruption case.

The court approved the extension after the Taipei District Prosecutors Office

said there was concern that Lee Wen-tsung could destroy evidence or collude

(串通) with others if released from detention.

Lee previously ran Ko Wen-je's office during his second term as Taipei mayor.

Prosecutors have said they believe Lee was involved in the allegedly corrupt

real-estate dealings.

Lee was first ordered detained in late September.

US President Joe Biden has confirmed a ceasefire agreement has been reached

between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Thousands of people have been killed - and more than a million displaced

(流離失所) - in the latest round of the conflict, which began following the

October 7th attacks by Hamas in Israel.

Ira Spitzer reports.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro says that his country will impose visa

requirements on British citizens.

The announcement Tuesday comes after the United Kingdom removed Colombia from

a list of countries whose nationals can visit Britain without tourist visas.

The British embassy in Colombia said that over the past two years, there has

been a “significant” increase in the number of Colombians who arrive at UK

airports and make “unjustified” asylum claims.

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

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