Prologue Journal

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

Think tank warns about Chinese tactics in Palau

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/03/03/2003832777

New Delhi to ban old cars refueling to tackle pollution

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/03/03/2003832807

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/03/03/2003832772

Guermantes Lailari On Taiwan: Keeping Taiwan Safe: Best Possible Options

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/03/03/2003832770

To Trump, Zelenskiy is the problem, but Ukrainians stick by him

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/03/03/2003832774

Taiwan booth attracts attention at Vancouver adventure show

Vancouver, March 2 (CNA) Visitors to the annual Vancouver Outdoor Adventure Show this weekend were attracted to the Taiwan booth, which largely featured cycling, according to tourism officials. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202503020013

Repairs completed on Taiwan-Matsu undersea cable: Telecom provider

Taipei, March 2 (CNA) A submarine cable connecting Taiwan’s main island and its outlying Matsu islands that disconnected in January has been fully repaired, according to the telecom provider which operates the cable. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202503020012

South Korean golfer wins Taiwan’s TLPGA Players Championship

Taipei, March 2 (CNA) South Korean golfer Hwang You-min won the 2025 Foxconn TLPGA (Taiwan Ladies Professional Golf Association) Players Championship in Taoyuan on Sunday with an 11-under-par 277 to take the US$270,000 first prize. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503020011

Taxi driver detained in investigation of deaths of cats he deserted

New Taipei, March 2 (CNA) The New Taipei District Court granted prosecutors’ motion on Sunday to detain a taxi driver who is being investigated for the deaths of seven cats he abandoned during the week. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503020010

USAID funding cuts could impact Taiwan’s health system: Doctor

Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced by the Donald Trump administration last month could impact Taiwan’s public health system, which “relies” on internationally collected data, according to a doctor who recently attended a health symposium in the United States. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503020009