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Bangladesh to pay off Russian nuclear plant loan in Chinese currency

Washington Post It is the latest instance of a country bypassing the U.S. dollar and using the Chinese currency to conduct international payments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/bangladesh-russia-yuan-china-loan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Taiwan computer manufacturing output exceeds NT$300 billion in 2022

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) Total output by Taiwan’s computer manufacturing sector reached NT$321.5 billion (US$10.54 billion) in 2022, the highest level since 2003, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304170019

Hong Kong to ambitiously go after global healthcare talent, hospital chief vows, as city welcomes more medical professionals from mainland China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan welcomes 70 nurses and 3 doctors from Guangdong province. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217356/hong-kong-ambitiously-go-after-global-healthcare-talent-hospital-chief-vows-city-welcomes-more?utm_source=rss_feed

17,000 inmates “disappear” from Russian prisons during war in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Correctional facilities in 35 regions of Russia have lost 17,000 inmates during the war in Ukraine. Source: Russian online media outlet Mediazona Quote: “Neither the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (FPS), nor Prigozhin (Evgeny Prigozhin, the Russian financier and founder of the infamous Wagner Group) or the Ministry of Defence of Russia published…

‘Go back to Germany!’: Gay couple attacked in Tel Aviv

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739441

Hungary considers prolongation of ban on import of Ukrainian grain

Pravda Ukraine The Hungarian government may prolong the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain after 30 June if the EU does not take sufficient measures to protect local farmers. Source: European Pravda, with reference to the Reuters news agency and Sandor Farkas, the State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Farkas states that…

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Has Final Bow on Broadway

Wall Street Journal Glenn Close, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chuck Schumer were among the famous faces attending the final Broadway performance of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber joined cast members old and new on stage for the last curtain call. https://www.wsj.com/articles/final-bow-for-the-phantom-of-the-opera-on-broadway-43540a5

UK parliament’s standards commissioner investigating PM Sunak

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739440

Sudanese army begins final phase of operation, pursuing special forces — army spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The army spokesman’s statement was broadcast on Sudanese television, the building of which, according to Al Hadath, is once again under the control of the army https://tass.com/defense/1605367

Trade turnover between India, Russia hits $45 bln from April 2022 to Feb 2023 — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moscow and New Delhi have been discussing ways to expand and diversify bilateral trade and economic cooperation recently, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar noted https://tass.com/economy/1605361