Prologue Journal

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

Barca held to 0-0 draw by Girona

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/04/12/2003797770

Some leaked US docs are fake: S Korea

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/04/12/2003797788

Mass graves and unclaimed bodies haunt DRC town

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/04/12/2003797796

Dalai Lama sorry for asking boy to ‘suck his tongue’

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/04/12/2003797792

Five killed in shooting at Kentucky bank

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/04/12/2003797800

Researchers discover native Taiwanese clam species

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese researchers have discovered a distinct new species of clam native to the Tamsui River that was previously thought to have originated in Japan. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304110029

‘Improper discipline’ involved in Taichung student suicide case: School

Taichung, April 11 (CNA) Four faculty members at a senior high school in Taichung have been found to have “used improper methods to discipline” a student prior to his death by suicide in February, the school said after a meeting on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110028

Authorities bust investment fraud ring with 30 known victims

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Thirty-three suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fake investment scheme that defrauded 30 victims out of millions of dollars over the past two years, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110027

Taiwan reports first imported case of measles in 2023: CDC

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan reported its first imported case of measles in 2023 on Tuesday, the country of origin being Thailand, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) . https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110026

March exports fall for 7th straight month, Q1 figure down almost 20%

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese exporters continued to feel the pinch from weakening global demand, with outbound sales falling from a year earlier for the seventh consecutive month in March, while exports for the first quarter of the year plunged almost 20 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110025