Regions – Page 267 – Prologue Journal

South Korea bans pork from Germany after outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The outbreak represents the first known cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany since 1988. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3294498/south-korea-bans-pork-germany-after-outbreak-foot-and-mouth-disease?utm_source=rss_feed

Crocodile attack kills 5-year-old girl in Indonesia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The girl was last seen bathing in an abandoned tin-ore mining pond, rescuers say. Her body was found hours later. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3294489/crocodile-attack-kills-5-year-old-girl-indonesia?utm_source=rss_feed

Monday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/briefing/wildfires-los-angeles-gaza.html

Landmark Japan-Philippines troop deployment pact nears the finish line

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observers have speculated that Shigeru Ishiba’s government might be delaying ratification to avoid antagonising China. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3294494/landmark-japan-philippines-troop-deployment-pact-nears-finish-line?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion

New York Times China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/business/china-trade-surplus.html

US ‘risks electronic warfare’ with China, Malaysia drug deaths: 5 weekend reads you missed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Hong Kong sending task force to Thailand to why Snakes may have unlucky year, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3294477/us-risks-electronic-warfare-china-malaysia-drug-deaths-5-weekend-reads-you-missed?utm_source=rss_feed

Israel killed 70 children alone in past five days in northern Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Relentless Israeli air and artillery strikes continue to devastate Gaza, as about 70 children have been killed in the past five days alone in northern Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/13/740808/Israel-killed-70-children-alone-in-past-five-days-in-northern-Gaza

Jeju Air wasn’t the first. Black boxes have stopped recording before. Why?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The capacity of flight recorders has been debated for years as authorities weigh improvements against inadvertently creating other problems. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3294469/jeju-air-wasnt-first-black-boxes-have-stopped-recording-why?utm_source=rss_feed

In 2014, a US passport was most powerful. Now it’s Singapore’s

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. This year, American passport holders can enter 186 countries and territories without a visa. For Singapore it’s 195. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3294468/2014-us-passport-was-most-powerful-now-its-singapores?utm_source=rss_feed

Sri Lanka’s children suffer amid climate change-fuelled floods and disease

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Turbocharged monsoon floods are intensifying the spread of waterborne diseases in the Indian Ocean island nation. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3294310/sri-lankas-children-suffer-amid-climate-change-fuelled-floods-and-disease?utm_source=rss_feed