Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Embrace changes, go bilingual! 雙語改版、全新出擊！

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2023/06/05/2003795988

War would hurt China the most

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/06/05/2003800975

EDITORIAL: US initiative a key stepping stone

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/06/05/2003800973

NTU student’s arrest by HK police at Tiananmen vigil condemned

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A group of National Taiwan University (NTU) graduate students on Sunday condemned the “arbitrary” arrest of a fellow student commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown by police in Hong Kong the previous day. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306040013

Rafter missing after falling overboard in Wulai

New Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A 28-year-old man went missing Sunday after falling overboard while whitewater rafting on a river in Wulai District in New Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306040012

Kings defeat Braves in Game 1 of P.LEAGUE+ finals

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The New Taipei Kings dispatched the two-time defending champions the Taipei Fubon Braves 86-72 Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the P.LEAGUE+ (PLG) finals. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306040011

Rare plume of volcanic gas spotted off Guishan Island

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A rarely seen plume of sulfur-rich surface gas nearly 200 meters high was spotted off the coast of Guishan Island in Yilan County Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306040010

Annual Taipei Tiananmen Square vigil held to remember 1989 massacre

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) An annual vigil to remember a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters by Chinese authorities in Beijing 34 years ago on June 4 was held in Taiwan on Sunday and joined by hundreds of people. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306040009

CWB issues heavy rain advisories for 14 localities

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on Sunday issued heavy rain advisories for 14 localities distributed around most of the island except for eastern Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306040008

Taiwan wins Best Design Medal at London Design Biennale

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The Taiwan Pavilion at the London Design Biennale was awarded a Best Design Medal on Thursday, according to the fair’s website. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306040007