Prologue Journal – Page 38706 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

China-US ties: veteran diplomat Liu Jianchao meets ambassador Nicholas Burns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liu is the highest-ranking Chinese official to have met an American envoy since communications were undermined by the ‘spy balloon’ incident. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217750/china-us-ties-veteran-diplomat-liu-jianchao-meets-ambassador-nicholas-burns?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. They risk forced labour as their plight is worsened by debt bondage, poor living conditions, isolation and limited freedom of movement. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217749/malaysia-probes-cases-migrant-workers-left-jobless-without-passports?utm_source=rss_feed

The Russian military commandant who oversaw reign of fear in Ukraine town

Jerusalem Post The militant known as ‘Granit’ has been publicly revealed as Valery Sergeyevich Buslov, a 46-year-old military police Lieutenant Colonel. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739759

Manhattan’s Top Office Landlord Looks at Plan B

Wall Street Journal Hopes that workplaces will fill up are fading and turning empty workplaces into new homes is getting more serious attention. https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattans-top-office-landlord-looks-at-plan-b-20aa3198

Bank of Russia admits of interference in FX market in case of financial stability threat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that it is unreasonable to seriously amend the existing foreign currency restrictions now https://tass.com/economy/1607047

A-G disinterest in Netanyahu plea deal talks ‘speculation’ – Justice Ministry

Jerusalem Post Case 1000, a corruption trial in which Netanyahu is charged with fraud and breach of trust, resumed on Monday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/benjamin-netanyahu/article-739758

Israeli court sentences Palestinian man to 30 years in jail

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli court sentences a young Palestinian man from occupied al-Quds to 30 years in prison over his alleged role in a car-ramming attack in February 2020. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/20/701906/Israeli-court-sentences-Palestinian-man-30-years-jail

Families stream out of Sudan’s capital amid apocalyptic scenes of fighting

Washington Post A humanitarian crisis is looming as people flee the fighting, but aid groups are also paralyzed by the urban warfare. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/sudan-rsf-war-humanitarian-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia offers Taifun-K import-substituted armored vehicle to foreign customers

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Model K-53949 Taifun-K armored vehicles offer enhanced mine-resistant and ballistic protection provided by composite armor, including an armored hull and add-on armor plates with ceramic elements, and also a streamlined hull design and detachable anti-mine plates https://tass.com/defense/1607043

Tech war: Huawei shifts to self-developed business management system MetaERP to cut reliance on foreign tech amid US trade sanctions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The development of MetaERP reflects the lengths taken by Huawei to strengthen its global operations, as US trade sanctions continue to bite. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3217741/tech-war-huawei-shifts-self-developed-business-management-system-metaerp-cut-reliance-foreign-tech?utm_source=rss_feed