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The Tai-Ex opened up 31-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,771 on turnover of 4.2-billion N-T.
The Tai-Ex gained ground on Tuesday to close a new high following a sharp rise on Wall Street overnight.
Market watchers say the rise was led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which saw its share price increase by 1.33-per cent to end the trading day at 610 N-T.
Some analysts are now predicting the local main board could breach the 17,000 point mark this week, if trading remains up and above the five-day moving average.
K-M-T Culture and Communications Committee director-general Alicia Wang says the party is postponing a series of events aimed at promoting its referendum proposals following last week's train accident.
According to Wang, the decision to postpone the events was made out of respect for those affected by the crash.
The first event was due to be held this Saturday and Wang says it has been postponed by at least one week.
However, Wang is stressing that the party's referendum promotion committee has not yet set a date for when the events will be rescheduled, as it is continuing to evaluate (評估) the situation.
Supermodel Lin Chi-ling is pledging to donate 4-million N-T to help the victims and families of last Friday's train crash.
While Hon Hai has announced that it will donate 10-million N-T to relief accounts designated (指定) by the Ministry of Health to assist people affected by the accident.
According to the government, the special relief accounts have so far received 200-million N-T in donations.
The Ministry of Health is scheduled to hold a cross-ministerial meeting next week, at which experts in the legal, social services and medical fields, will put forward proposals for the best ways to make use of the donated funds.
The US says it's discussing the possibility of pulling out of the Beijing winter Olympics, amid calls for a boycott (抵制，杯葛) of the games over China's human rights record.
Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.
Tanzania's new president is forming a committee to advise her on the issue of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan says the technical committee will provide counsel (建議，忠告) on the scope of COVID-19 infections in the country and how to respond to the pandemic.
Hassan made the remarks that were broadcast live, after swearing key government officers in a hall in State House, the president's official residence in Dar Es Salaam.
The new president's comments are a dramatic switch from the policy of her predecessor, the late President John Magufuli, who was one of Africa's leading COVID-19 deniers.
He claimed in June last year that Tanzania had rid itself of COVID-19 through three days of national prayer.