Prologue Journal – Page 39152 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

HK$8.4 billion spent on free PCR tests at Hong Kong community centres over past 2 years, with 40 million screenings carried out

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Official statistics also reveal that operating community isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients cost about HK$1.4 billion for the 13 months to January. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216786/hk84-billion-spent-free-pcr-tests-hong-kong-community-centres-over-past-2-years-40-million?utm_source=rss_feed

Hon Hai seeks to roll out space computing servers within 18-24 months

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd. (FII), an internet-focused subsidiary of Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., plans to roll out servers for use in space computing within 18-24 months, according to a source close to the development. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202304120008

Kiev redeploys 2,000 troops, equipment to Kupyansk area — LPR officer

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A battalion tactical group numbers from 600 to 800 soldiers and officers https://tass.com/politics/1602955

Taiwan registers approach of 35 Chinese aircraft

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The military exercise was held in response to Taiwan’s regional leader Tsai Ing-wen’s transit through the US and her meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on April 5 https://tass.com/defense/1602953

Australia says China ties ‘not going back’ as it tells exporters to diversify away from top trade partner

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong called on exporters to become less reliant on China on Wednesday as she said the two countries’ economic and strategic ties cannot be separated. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3216777/australia-says-china-ties-not-going-back-it-tell-exporters-diversify-away-top-trade-partner?utm_source=rss_feed

Supporters of Julian Assange rally at Justice Dept. on 4-year anniversary of detainment

Fox News Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gathered at the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday to mark the four-year anniversary of the Australian journalist being detained in London over the publication of classified U.S. military documents. Assange’s case was called the “free speech trial of the 21st century” by Marty Goodman of Socialist Action…

Super-connector brands like Cathay Pacific and Lee Kum Kee are Hong Kong’s superpower

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trusted and loved companies that tell a piece of the Hong Kong story are vital to the city’s comeback. It’s time to focus on a soft power strategy. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216706/super-connector-brands-cathay-pacific-and-lee-kum-kee-are-hong-kongs-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia’s Banks Remain Solid in the Face of Global Bank Failures, RBA Says

Wall Street Journal A month since the start of a series of bank collapses in the U.S. and Europe, Australia’s banking sector remains largely immune and there are few if any signs that financial conditions across the economy have tightened, Michele Bullock, Deputy Gov. of the Reserve Bank of Australia, said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australias-banks-remain-solid-in-the-face-of-global-bank-failures-rba-says-8318ff64

We will hunt them down: Ukrainian Security Service Head promises to find those who beheaded Ukrainian PoW

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war (PoW). Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the SSU, stressed that the security forces would find the monsters who did it. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397497/

Hong Kong lawmakers call for use of technology to stop detainees escaping from court in light of latest incident

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 37-year-old suspect is still on the run after swapping his identification band with another detainee. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216784/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-use-technology-stop-detainees-escaping-court-light-latest-incident?utm_source=rss_feed