The Tai-Ex opened up 35-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 45,546
on turnover of 4-billion N-T.

The market closed lower yesterday, led by the electronics sector amid
concerns over AI development after the heads of three U-S AI giants warned of
risks and called for a slowdown in development.

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says the Lai administration is preparing to
open a representative office (代表處) in Cebu Province in the Philippines.

According to Lin, the office will be Taiwan's second in the country after
Manila and will serve travelers and businesspeople in the central
Philippines, which is a popular tourism destination (旅遊目的地).

The statement comes after Nikkei Asia reported on the new office earlier this
week.

Lin has not said when the Cebu office will open.

The Centers for Disease Control says the number of flu cases continued to
rise last week.

According to the C-D-C, a total of 136,796 outpatient (門診病患；門診的) and
emergency visits for flu-like symptoms were recorded from September 6 through
12 and that's a 16.5-per cent increase from the previous week.

The C-D-C's Epidemic Intelligence Center says the current flu epidemic is now
expected to peak (達到高峰) around the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, when
outpatient and emergency visits will likely reach between 150,000 and
160,000.

Influenza A viruses remain dominant in the community, with the A-H-1-N-1
subtype accounting for 82.2-per cent of all detected cases.

The first phase of the government's free flu vaccination program begins on
October 1.

security

New entry and exit rules have taken effect in China, as Beijing links entry
rules to national security in legal terms.

Nikkei Asia reports that under the new rules, Chinese citizens can be banned
from leaving the country for a minimum of 6 months to an indefinite
(無限期的；期限不定的) period.

Foreign nationals can also be barred from entering the country if they submit
inaccurate information or make false statements in visa applications.

The provisions (條款；規定) are particularly concerning to company founders and
executives following a series of high-profile cases of individuals unable to
leave.

Beijing previously banned a foreign bank employee and US government worker
from leaving China and also reportedly imposed exit restrictions on two
founders of an AI startup.

Legal experts say the change highlights China's increasing use of explicit
legal language to bar people from leaving, as opposed to holding people who
don't know what they're being held for.

fears a 'hoax'

Salesforce has unveiled (發布；揭曉) a new artificial intelligence model called
Koa at the opening of its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco,
where the debate over the safety of rapidly advancing AI technology is
dominating (主導；佔據主要地位) discussion among more than 43,000 attendees.

Anthropic and OpenAI have both called for the industry to slow down, while
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and US President Donald Trump have pushed
back against those concerns.

Some critics, however, say the safety argument may serve a commercial purpose.

Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.


That was Ira Spitzer reporting.

The Tai-Ex opened marginally lower this morning from yesterday's close, at
45,847 on turnover of 5.5-billion N-T.

The market lost ground on Monday, as the main board came under heavier
pressure after the boss of Anthropic called for a slower pace of A-I
development.

Turnover also shrank as many investors opted to deposit large funds to
participate in subscriptions (申購) for semiconductor equipment testing firm
Hermes Testing Solutions' (漢民測試系統公司) I-P-O (首度公開上市).

The Ministry of Sports has announced amendments to its cross-strait sports
exchange guidelines.

According to the ministry, the revisions (修改) create a firmer legal basis for
stopping Taiwan nationals from competing for China's national teams in
international sporting events.

The ministry says Taiwanese becoming part of a Chinese national team is a
violation of Article 33 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of
the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.

The move comes after a recent case led to calls to change to the language in
the Act.

However, the new provision does not explicitly say (明文規定) Taiwan nationals
cannot become members of a Chinese national sports team.

A delegation of K-M-T lawmakers visiting the U-S have met with city officials
in San Francisco city to discuss technology innovation, autonomous vehicles
and social welfare policies.

The eight member delegation's (代表團) 12-day trip includes stops in San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New York.

According to the delegation, it met with San Francisco city officials and
members of the San Francisco Taipei Sister City Committee to promote
local-level exchanges between Taiwan and the U-S.

The delegation also visited the K-M-T's U-S. headquarters, the Dr. Sun
Yat-sen Memorial Hall in San Francisco and several longstanding (老牌的)
overseas Chinese community organizations, where they held discussions with
community representatives (代表).

to cede edge to China

US President Donald Trump downplays (淡化) the need to check AI development,
while the House speaker wants guardrails (護欄).

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports

The 78th Emmy Awards (電視艾美獎) are underway, and Jean Smart is making history
with her fifth consecutive best actress win for “Hacks” (天后與草莓).

This marks the first time an actor has won an Emmy every year for a series
lasting more than three seasons.

Noah Wyle wins best actor for “The Pitt (匹茲堡醫魂)”, marking a career revival.

Rhea Seehorn takes best actress in a drama for “Pluribus (萬中選一)”.

“Widow’s Bay (寡婦灣)” emerges as a strong contender, winning acting awards for
Kate O’Flynn and Stephen Root.

Allison Janney surprises with a win for best supporting actress in a drama
for "the Diplomat (頭號外交官)".

The Tai-Ex opened down 174-points this morning from Friday's close, at 46,010
on turnover of 8.2-billion N-T.

The market moved sharply lower on Friday, led by the electronics sector, amid
growing fears over an interest rate hike by the U-S Federal Reserve and a
surge in international crude oil prices.

No damage or injuries are being reported following this morning's earthquakes
that rattled Hualien.

The first of the quakes had a magnitude 4.7 and struck at 3:21 and was
centered some 54-kilometers south southwest of Hualien County Hall at a depth
of 17-kilometers.

It was felt stongest in Hualien's Wanrong Township and Nantou's Yushan area -
where it registered a magnitude 4 on the Central Weather Administration's
intensity scale.

The quake registered a 3 on the intensity scale in other parts of Hualien.

The second quake struck at 6:44 and was centered some 43-kilometers east
southeast of Taitung County Hall at a depth of 10-kilometers.

It was stongest in Taitung's Donghe Township and on Green Island - where it
registered a magnitude 4 on the Central Weather Administration's intensity
scale.

That quake also registered a magnitude 3 on the scale in other parts of
Taitung, as well as in parts of Hualien.

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dwight Howard returned to Taiwan this past
weekend to attend a charity event organized by the New Taipei Kings and The
Asian Tournament.

Speaking with reporters at the opening of the event at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in
New Taipei, Howard said he was "always glad" to return to Taiwan and he
missed Taiwan's food.

The Kings' says part of the proceeds from the event are being donated to PACK
Taiwan, an animal welfare (動物福利) organization.

Howard became one of Taiwan's most prominent foreign athletes after joining
the Taoyuan Leopards in the now-defunct T1 League for the 2022-2023 season,
following an 18-season N-B-A career.

North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles,
artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power
of concentrated fire.”

The official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that Saturday’s drill was
meant to get familiar with the procedure for the operation of the integrated
firepower control system.

South Korea’s military earlier said it detected short-range ballistic missile
launches from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles each flew about 250
kilometers toward North Korea’s eastern waters.

Experts say the flight distances signal the weapons are designed to (用來)
strike targets in South Korea.

DEBATES RESPONSE

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has backed calls for a more
deliberate pace of artificial intelligence development, though he says
companies must retain full control over their proprietary knowledge and that
any safety regime must protect enterprise privacy.

Nadella's statement on Sunday afternoon came a day after the heads of
Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI jointly called for the industry to slow
down the building of more powerful models — a call US President Donald Trump
dismissed from Ireland as exaggerated (誇張的).

White House AI adviser David Sacks has told the companies to stop waiting for
government permission and to regulate themselves.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.