The Tai-Ex opened up 207-points this morning from yesterday's close at 27,550

on turnover of 8.8-billion N-T.

The market tumbled nearly 300 points on Monday amid investor concerns over an

A-I bubble - which triggered heavy selling in the bellwether electronics

sector, to pull the broader market into negative territory.

The government's top trade negotiator says the U-S and Taiwan are in the

final stages of trade negotiations and the outcome will "very likely" result

in Taiwan obtaining tariff stacking relief.

According Yang Jen-ni, she firmly believes the negotiating team will achieve

such that goal, as it has been working to ensure that any adjusted tariff

rate for Taiwan will not be added to the existing ones.

Yang says Taiwan might also obtain most favored nation status under Section

232 of the U-S Trade Expansion Act.

She's also denying reports the U-S government is seeking a commitment from

Taiwan to train American workers in the semiconductor manufacturing sector

and other tech industries as part of the trade deal.

And,

The Centers for Disease Control marked World AIDS Day by inviting drag queens

for a performance it says was aimed at breaking down stigma (汙名) against

people living with HIV.

Held under the theme of "Breaking Myths, Keeping Love on Track," the event

featured performances by several local drag queens.

C-D-C Director-General Philip Luo says more than 1,000 HIV infections were

reported last year, and Taiwan's policies on testing, follow-up, and

treatment are on the right track, which has led to a decline in new

infections this year.

Luo also says HIV testing has been more active this year than last year and

the C-D-C has forecast that new HIV infections this year will fall below 900,

to a 22-year low.

Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for

suspected manslaughter (誤殺) in a probe into the city's worst fire in more

than half a century.

At least 151 people are now known to have died.

Laura Westbrook reports.

A recent Ebola outbreak (爆發) in southern Congo has been declared over by

health officials, after no new cases were reported for 45 days.

Congo's health minister says the outbreak resulted in 53 confirmed cases and

43 deaths.

The government announced the latest outbreak of the virus in September in the

southern Kasai province town of Bulape, and it spread from there to at least

four other towns.

It was Congo's 16th outbreak of the disease since it was first reported in

the country in 1976.

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

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