Prologue Journal

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

Advocacy groups sue Trump over birthright issue

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/01/22/2003830647

South-Korea’s-Yoon-Denies-Wrongdoing-at-Impeachment-Trial

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/01/22/2003830643

Stocked market

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/01/22/2003830608

China’s AI pets

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/01/22/2003830619

Educators’ role in guarding democracy

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/01/22/2003830612

Lawmaker needs to stop ‘begging’

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/01/22/2003830610

Enterovirus activity in Taiwan shows signs of declining: CDC

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Enterovirus activity in Taiwan is showing signs of declining, the country’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210033

Earthquake, price fall could drive UMC’s Q1 gross margin down below 30%

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit southern Taiwan early Tuesday morning and a fall in product prices could send the gross margin of United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), the second largest contract chipmaker in Taiwan, below the 30 percent in the first quarter of this year, a company official said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501210032

Taiwan’s Legislature passes 2025 government budget with 7% cuts

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwan’s 2025 central government budget cleared the legislative floor with cuts of nearly 7 percent on Tuesday, after months of political wrangling between ruling party and opposition lawmakers. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501210031

Filipina tourist injured by train in New Taipei may be fined

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) A Filipina tourist who was struck and injured by a train in a scenic area of New Taipei’s Pingxi District on Monday may be fined for trespassing on the tracks, the Railway Police Bureau said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501210030