Regions – Page 110 – Prologue Journal

Common ground or go it alone? Asean flummoxed by Trump tariff threat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asean to hold talks on ways to approach tariff threat but some members are already making their own moves to negotiate with Trump’s administration. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300248/common-ground-or-go-it-alone-asean-flummoxed-trump-tariff-threat?utm_source=rss_feed

Wildfire Burning on Table Mountain Moves Toward Cape Town

New York Times Firefighters have battled a blaze on the slopes in the national park for days. The fire spread overnight toward Cape Town’s central business district. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/africa/cape-town-wildfire-table-mountain.html

Australia jails 14 sect members over ‘slow and painful’ death of girl, 8

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The girl’s mother and father, the leader and other members of the home-based church were jailed for manslaughter. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3300243/australia-jails-14-sect-members-over-slow-and-painful-death-girl-8?utm_source=rss_feed

South Koreans Are Having More Babies After Years of Decline

New York Times South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility rate remains the world’s lowest. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/asia/south-korea-babies-birthrate.html

Israeli settlers stab disabled Palestinian in occupied West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Medics say Israeli settlers have stabbed a disabled Palestinian man in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743526/Illegal-Israeli-settlers-stab-disabled-Palestinian-in-northeastern-West-Bank

Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War

New York Times A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/trump-china-shipping.html

Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag

New York Times While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/canada/canadian-flag-trump.html

Bolivia’s Wine Country Is Tuscany With a Side of Magic

New York Times In the South American country’s Tarija region, little-known vineyards produce top-notch wines and spirits amid untouched wilderness. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/travel/tarija-bolivia-wine-country.html

Baidu’s YY Live, now infused with DeepSeek, adopts YYDS name in Chinese meme-inspired joke

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Live-streaming platform YY Live has launched a chatbot called YYDS in a reference to DeepSeek and a popular meme used to express admiration. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3300202/baidus-yy-live-now-infused-deepseek-adopts-yyds-name-chinese-meme-inspired-joke?utm_source=rss_feed

Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say

New York Times The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an inclusive government. But some who attended came away disappointed. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/middleeast/syria-national-dialogue-conference.html