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Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened up 214-points this morning from Thursday's close, at 4,6679
on turnover of 25.1-billion N-T.

The market smashed record closing levels once again last Thursday - the final
trading day of the national holiday shortened week - with large cap tech
stocks in focus as investors continued to focus on strong AI development.



Testing of MQ-9B 'SkyGuardian' drone underway in Taiwan
Reports says testing of MQ-9B "SkyGuardian" drones is already underway here
in Taiwan.

Four of the drones were ordered from the United States in 2020.

The U-S agreed to deliver the four MQ-9Bs to Taiwan in two batches in 2026
and 2027 and defense officials have not said how many of the drones were
included in the first shipment, which was recently delivered.

According to an anonymous source,the military and the drone manufacturer are
working together on assembly and will next proceed to ( 進行，繼續進行) flight
testing.

MQ-9Bs are capable of long-term, long-range surveillance.


Lin Yu-ting wins silver at World Boxing Cup in China
Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has won silver at the 2026 World Boxing Cup
stop in Guiyang, China, after losing to Kazakhstan's Viktoriya Grafeyeva in
the women's 60-kilogram final.

Lin's coach Tseng Tzu-chiang says the heavier weight class tested Lin's
stamina (耐力) and she appeared not to have fully recovered from her semifinal
against Chinese former world champion Yang Cheng-yu on Saturday.

Lin returned to the ring earlier this year after taking a 19-month break from
international competition amid uncertainty surrounding World Boxing's new
sex-testing regulations.



IRAN-US TALKS IN CRISIS AS TEHRAN DELEGATION REFUSES TO RETURN AFTER
A senior U.S. diplomat says negotiators anticipate working through the night
after U.S.-Iran talks on their interim deal to end the war had a tense start
in Switzerland.

Nuclear talks between the two sides were thrown into turmoil at the
Bürgenstock resort, with Iran's delegation refusing to return to the
negotiating table after a break, citing what Tehran called threatening and
insulting remarks by US President Donald Trump.

Trump said on Sunday the US might take over the Strait of Hormuz if no deal
is reached, and warned Iranian officials they would not have a country if
they closed the waterway.

The two sides have given sharply different accounts of events at the summit,
with deep mistrust evident (明顯) even before formal sessions began.

Allister Dsouza reports from Washington.



Bolivia Roadblocks Continue Amid Protests
Bolivia continues to clear roadblocks isolating its capital, La Paz, and
other cities.

This follows President Rodrigo Paz's state of emergency declaration, ratified
by parliament.

On Sunday, a tragic plane crash killed six people, including Bolivian Air
Force officers.

The aircraft was monitoring a blocked highway between La Paz and Cochabamba.

Although many blockades have been lifted, some persist in Cochabamba, led by
coca growers' unions allied with former President Evo Morales.

The government accuses Morales of instigating (煽動) protests to avoid legal
issues.

The state of emergency will last 90 days but could end sooner if violence
subsides.