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DBS ups Taiwan’s 2023 CPI growth forecast to 2%

Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Singapore-based DBS Bank has raised its forecast for Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) to 2 percent for 2023 and has not ruled out the possibility that Taiwan’s central bank will continue to raise rates at its next quarterly meeting in June. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304220013

Top election official shot dead in Myanmar

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy director Sai Kyaw Thu of the Union Election Commission was shot dead and the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces are responsible for the killing, the army’s information team says. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218007/top-election-official-shot-dead-myanmar?utm_source=rss_feed

Russian mercenaries closely linked with Sudan’s warring generals

Washington Post But the Wagner Group and its backers in the Kremlin have much to lose if they back the wrong side. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/22/sudan-russia-wagner-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Estonia’s Foreign Ministry to summon Chinese ambassador due to doubts about post-Soviet countries’ sovereignty

Pravda Ukraine The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the Chinese ambassador to seek clarification on comments made by a Chinese diplomat in France about the sovereignty of Estonia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7399012/

Private internet satellite company joins China’s hypersonic race

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Researchers test feasibility of providing stable broadband connection to drones and aircraft travelling faster than sound. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3217714/private-internet-satellite-company-joins-chinas-hypersonic-race?utm_source=rss_feed

Old-School Rules Apply to New-School DeFi Exchanges

Wall Street Journal Decentralized finance platforms should already be following rules for stock exchanges, SEC says. https://www.wsj.com/articles/old-school-rules-apply-to-new-school-defi-exchanges-1ec14258

Transgender Medicaid Coverage Drives Widening Partisan Gap Between States

Wall Street Journal Depending on the state, some Americans are being denied access to gender-related treatments while others are seeing the availability of such care expand. https://www.wsj.com/articles/transgender-medicaid-coverage-drives-widening-partisan-gap-between-states-1359de6c

His Mercury Cougar Puts the Car in Carpe Diem

Wall Street Journal Joe Carter fulfilled a childhood dream by buying his 1970 Cougar, because ‘life is short.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/his-mercury-cougar-puts-the-car-in-carpe-diem-82d37422

Regional Banks’ Deposit Remix Not as Good as the Original

Wall Street Journal Deposit levels were more stable than feared, but regional banks still faced higher rates and a costlier mix in their funding. https://www.wsj.com/articles/regional-banks-deposit-remix-not-as-good-as-the-original-f17656d9

China and Philippines look to boost communications over South China Sea dispute

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said he hoped that the two sides would be able to resolve problems in a ‘mutually beneficial way’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3218006/china-and-philippines-look-boost-communications-over-south-china-sea-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed