The Tai-Ex opened down 87-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
27,816 on turnover of $7.7-billion N-T.

Taiwan has once again been rated the freest country in Asia for internet use
and seventh globally in the latest Freedom on the Net report released the
US-based Freedom House.

The report assessed internet freedom in 72 countries between June 2024 and
May 2025.

It measures obstacles to access, restrictions on online content, and
violations of users' rights.

Taiwan had a score of 79 out of 100 and that was unchanged from last year,
reaffirming (再次肯定或加強。) its status as one of the most open online
environments in the world.

Japan placed eighth with 78 points.

The list was topped by Iceland with a score of 94 - while Estonia, Chile,
Costa Rica and Canada rounded out the top five.

China and Myanmar remained at the bottom of the list with scores of 9.

Donald Trump's relationship to late-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is still
under scrutiny ahead of key vote that could release more files.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote to compel the Justice
Department to release all the evidence (證據) it has, but the files may not
see the light of day.

As Nick Harper reports from Washington.

Russia has launched a massive attack on Kyiv, causing fires and scattering
debris across the city.

Local officials report at least 11 people were injured, with five
hospitalized.

The attack continues today, prompting officials to urge residents to stay in
shelters.

City authorities warned of possible power and water outages.

The strike came as European Union officials warned this week that Ukraine
must continue to crack down on corruption following a major graft scandal
that has put top nuclear energy officials under scrutiny (受到審查).

But they also offered assurances (保證) that aid will continue to flow as
Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion.

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts
is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year
celebrations.

The 15th century Borso D’Este Bible is known for its miniature paintings in
gold and lapis lazuli (青金石).

It was unveiled Thursday in the Italian Senate, where it will remain on
display until Jan. 16.

It is usually kept in a safe at a library in Modena and is rarely exhibited
publicly; it was transported to Rome under heavy security.

The Bible was created between 1455 and 1461.

It will remain behind humidity-controlled plate glass while in Rome, but
visitors can “read” it digitally via touch screen displays featuring
ultra-high-resolution images.

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The Tai-Ex opened down 79-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
27,867 on turnover of 11-billion N-T.

The market closed higher on Wednesday despite coming off the day's high on
heavy technical pressure ahead of the 28,000 point mark as Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing failed to sustain its initial gains.

Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan says the city council has approved the
terms of a mutual termination (終止) agreement with Shin Kong Life Insurance
that paves the way for the immediate return of a plot of city-owned land
being eyed by Nvidia for its Taiwan headquarters.

The deal includes a fee of about 4.4-billion N-T payable to Shin Kong Life by
the city government.

Transfer of the T-17 and T-18 plots at the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park is
expected to be ratified (正式批准) by Shin Kong Life at a special board
meeting later today.

And the Taipei deputy mayor says that will then allow the city government and
the insurer to sign the final contract tomorrow.

And,

The Taipei District Court has fined man who placed a live crocodile at the
main entrance of the Legislative Yuan last month 10,000 N-T.

The crocodile was left at the entrance in protest over a proposed ban on
exotic pets on the morning of October 17.

The man was quickly arrested by police and referred to prosecutors.

He was fined for violating Article 70 of the Social Order Maintenance Act by
allowing a dangerous animal to roam in public in the presence of other
people.

The court also ordered the seizure (查封，沒收) of his crocodile.

The same man was arrested and fined 3,000 N-T in 2018 after bringing a
crocodile to a protest at the Executive Yuan.

The US House has passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government
shutdown.

The vote today sends the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature
after a historic 43-day funding lapse.

The Senate has already passed the measure.

Democrats wanted to extend an enhanced (提升，改善) tax credit that lowers
the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces
and refused to go along with a spending bill that did not include that
priority.

But Republicans said that was a separate policy fight to be held at another
time.

They eventually prevailed as the shutdown took an increasing toll on the
country.

Scientists report that emissions from fossil fuels rose by 1.1% in 2025,
marking the second consecutive year of a small increase.

This was announced Wednesday at the United Nations climate negotiations near
the Amazon.

A second report by Climate Action Tracker says the world is on track for 2.6
degrees Celsius of warming, slightly down from last year's projections.

The carbon project scientists projected that this year the burning of fossil
fuels and making of cement (水泥) will have put another 38.1 billion metric
tons of carbon dioxide in the air.

That's the equivalent of nearly 1.2 million kilograms of heat-trapping gas
going into the air every second.

The scientists say one bright point is that 35 countries cut their fossil
fuel emissions from last year and were still thriving economically.

But at the same time the United States, which used to be cutting fossil fuel
carbon dioxide emissions, spewed 2% more pollution this year compared with
last year.

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The Central Weather Administration says Tropical Storm Fung-wong is
continuing to weaken, with its storm circle shrinking.

As a result, Yunlin County and Penghu are no longer included in the Land
Warning area.



Forecasters believe the system may weaken into a tropical depression sooner
than previously expected.



As of 9 a.m. today, the center was located about 140 kilometers
west-southwest of Eluanbi, at the island's southermost tip.

It was moving in an east-northeasterly direction at speeds between 16 and 32
kilometers per hour.

The storm is packing sustained wind speeds of 72 kilometers per hour and
gusts of up to 101 kilometers per hour.

The storm circle, with a radius of 150 kilometers, has entered the southern
part of Taiwan.

The CWA's land warning remains in effect for Pingtung,

Chiayi,

Tainan,


Kaohsiung,

Nantou,

Hualien,

Taitung
, and the
Hengchun Peninsula.

Forecasters note that satellite imagery shows the storm's structure has
deteriorated, with the upper and lower centers separating.


Fung-wong is still expected to move northeast and potentially make landfall
on the Hengchun Peninsula this evening.

(NS)

The Tai-Ex opened up 69-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 27,853
on turnover of $8.9-billion N-T.

The market ground on Tuesday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing gave up
its early gains to end the trading lower.

The market rose to the day's high within 10 minutes of opening on buying
sparked by a rally on Wall Street overnight led by tech heavyweights, but
selling quickly emerged (出現了) - with large cap tech stocks, including
T-S-M-C, in focus.

A suicide bombing in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad has killed at least
12 people, and injured (受傷) another 30.

The blast happened near the entrance of the city's district court.

The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has blamed India for the attack.

Hira Mustafa sent this report from the blast site in Islamabad.

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates
off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker.

The Iranian fishing vessel was used as a “mother ship” for the attacks.

A team from the Spanish frigate ESPS Victoria boarded the the vessel and
found the original crew safe.

The EU naval force says piracy in the area has been disrupted (被擾亂的).

Somali pirate attacks have increased over the last year, partly due to
instability caused by attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
corridor.

A blue diamond weighing nearly 10 carats has sold at auction in Switzerland
for $25.6 million including fees.

The “Mellon Blue” is named for the late American arts patron Rachel
“Bunny” Mellon.

The "Fancy Vivid Blue and Internally Flawless" stone had been expected to
fetch $20-$30 million at the Christie’s auction on Tuesday.

Some experts say the price of the gem was weighed down by a broader market
mood, with geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty keeping many buyers
away.

Christie’s says its highest price for a vivid (鮮豔的) blue diamond was set
in Geneva in 2016 when the 14.62-carat Oppenheimer Blue sold for more than
$57 million.

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Fung-Wong

The Central Weather Administration is warning of significant rainfall, after
both land and sea warnings were issued for Typhoon Fung-Wong.

The CWA warns that the interaction between the typhoon's outer bands and a
northeast monsoon will significantly intensify rainfall.

Officials say rainfall will be persistent (持續的) and heavy in the
mountainous areas of greater Taipei, eastern Taiwan, and the Hengchun
Peninsula.

Residents are urged to avoid mountain areas due to the risk of landslides,
falling rocks, and surging rivers.

And strong winds and high waves are expected along coastal areas, with waves
possibly reach three to five meters, or more in southern and southeastern
areas.

The public is advised to avoid coastal activities as much as possible.

The land warning currently covers Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, and
the Hengchun Peninsula.

The storm is currently located some 360-kilometers southwest of Eluanbi at
the island's southern most tip and is moving in a north-northeasterly
direction at 12-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm has a radius of 230-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds
of 108-kilometers-an-hour, with gust of up to 113-kilometers-an-hour.

The typhoon is expected to come closest to Taiwan between tomorrow afternoon
and evening, before moving out to sea east of Taiwan early Thursday morning.

Belarus’ authoritarian leader is threatening to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian
trucks stranded (被困住) in the country following the closure of its border
with Lithuania after repeated incursions (侵入) by air balloons carrying
smuggled cigarettes.

Lithuania, a NATO and European Union member, closed the two border crossings
with Belarus on Oct. 29 after weather balloons flying from Belarus caused
repeated disruption ( 干擾、中斷) of air traffic at the Lithuanian capital’s
airport.

The border will remain closed until at least the end of this month.

Lithuanian officials cast the balloon disruption as part of anti-Western
activities by Russia-allied Belarus intended to undermine stability.

Lithuania borders Belarus as well as Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave.

The death toll from a blast in New Delhi has reached eight, with 20 people
injured.

Police are investigating what caused the blast, which took place late on
Monday, in a crowded market very close to the iconic (非常出名的，標誌性的)
Red Fort.

Neha Poonia has more.

The head of the International Maritime Organization says he’s continuing to
“advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping
industry away from fossil fuels, after the United States and Saudi Arabia
blocked new rules last month.

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez spoke at one of the first side events
at the U.N. climate negotiations that began Monday on the edge of the
Brazilian Amazon.

The event was held to discuss the shipping industry’s efforts to slash
carbon pollution by transitioning (轉變) away from fossil fuels.

Maritime nations were set to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping
last month at the IMO.

Delegates decided to postpone the decision by a year and adjourn. Dominguez
says the work continues.