**Tai-Ex opening **

The Tai-Ex opened down 46-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

14,692 on turnover of 2.1-billion N-T.

The market moved sharply higher on Wednesday, as investor sentiment rebounded

following the release of better than expected inflation data for November out

of America.

The bellwether electronics sector again served as a driver to the gains on

the broader market on the back of fund inflows (流入) caused by a stronger

New Taiwan dollar - and that pushed up the main board, despite turnover

remaining moderate.

**NSTC to Fund Fusion Nuclear Research **

The National Science and Technology Council says it plans to fund research

into key fusion nuclear technologies, following the announcement of a

significant breakthrough in the field by researchers in the U-S.

According to the council it will provide grants (補助金) for research teams

in the fields of theoretical and experimental studies about laser-plasma

interactions and magnetically confined high-temperature plasmas.

Both of those studies are essential to creating conditions required for

nuclear fusion.

The announcement comes after the U-S Secretary of Energy said Wednesday that

a "milestone achievement" in producing a nuclear fusion reaction that

resulted in a net energy gain has been made at the Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory in California.

**MOF Expected to Adopt 15% Minimum Corporate Tax in 2024 at Earliest **

The Ministry of Finance says it expects to adopt a 15-per cent minimum

multi-national corporation tax rate on January 1 of 2024 at the earliest.

The move comes after European Union member states reached agreement on the

minimum tax rate earlier this week.

According to the ministry, it is currently studying the possibility of

raising the local minimum business tax rate from the current 12 to 15-per

cent.

The change requires no revision of existing laws - meaning the Cabinet can

announce and implement (實施) the change without submitting the proposal to

the Legislature for review.

**UN Blocks Myanmar Junta Taking Seat at UN **

Two well-informed U.N. diplomats say a key U.N. committee has again blocked

Myanmar’s military junta from taking the country’s seat at the United

Nations.

According to the Associated Press, the diplomats say the General Assembly’s

credentials committee met this week and deferred action on the junta’s

request.

The decision means that the Myanmar diplomat who was serving as the country's

ambassador at the United Nations when the military ousted civilian leader

Aung San Suu Kyi nearly two years ago will remain on the job.

The director of the London-based Myanmar Accountability Project says the

deferral (延期) “has great diplomatic and symbolic significance, at a time

when the illegal coup leaders are attempting to gain international

recognition.”

**TikTok Possibly Boosting Posts About Suicide **

TikTok may be boosting posts about eating disorders and suicide.

AP's Lisa Dwyer reports.

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