Prologue Journal – Page 36083 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Agriculture top priority in next U.S. trade talks: Top Taiwan negotiator

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) Expanding agricultural exports to the United States will be a priority issue in negotiations of the second phase of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade after the two sides signed an initial agreement on June 1, Taiwan’s top trade negotiator said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306210029

EU approves eleventh package of sanctions against Russia

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/21/7164126/

Who are the five missing passengers inside the ‘Titan’ submersible?

Washington Post The five passengers aboard a submersible that disappeared on a quest to see the Titanic have hours of emergency oxygen left. Here’s who they are and what we know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/21/missing-titanic-sub-passengers-stockton-rush-paul-henri-nargeolet/

ESG Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Gain insight on Anaergia’s new CEO, solar-glass makers, and more in the latest Market Talks covering ESG Impact Investing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/esg-roundup-market-talk-962bf0f6

Russia Bans WWF Environmental Group

Moscow Times The WWF has been branded an “undesirable” organization, a label that requires it to cease all activities inside Russia. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/21/russia-bans-wwf-environmental-group-a81582

Russian top brass says 41 civilians died, 121 hospitalized in Kakhovka HPP collapse

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The president asked the emergency services official whether the ministry needed additional help in dealing with the aftermath of the incident https://tass.com/society/1636131

Wanted fugitive extradited from Thailand to Taiwan

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) A Taiwanese man charged with defrauding investors of NT$20.1 billion (US$649.26 million) through using falsified financial statements from a now delisted drug company, and who had been at large since 2020, was brought back to Taiwan Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) has announced. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306210028

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Visits Indo-Pacific Region

Defense.gov Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, visited South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3434019/assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-special-operations-and-low-intensity-conflic/

Antony Blinken’s China trip seen as positive but could put some US allies in ‘precarious position’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Relations are ‘still very fragile’ and nations in the region ‘will continue to face pressure to take sides’, analyst says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224919/antony-blinkens-china-trip-seen-positive-could-put-some-us-allies-precarious-position?utm_source=rss_feed

Trade war: Proposed US legislation puts China’s cross-border e-commerce sector in cross hairs, hitting Temu and Shein

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As China’s cross-border e-commerce market grows, aided by success of Temu and Shein, some US government representatives want to remove a valuable trade exemption for Chinese shippers. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3224896/trade-war-proposed-us-legislation-puts-chinas-cross-border-e-commerce-sector-cross-hairs-hitting?utm_source=rss_feed