From Tajikistan to Kazakhstan, thousands of young people are currently studying at colleges and universities opened in recent years by Moscow, where teaching is conducted in Russian. The aim is to make a long-term investment in the new generation, who have no memory of the Soviet era and are increasingly exposed to Western and Chinese influences.
Some 16 new products tied to the performance of Samsung and SK Hynix shares are raising concerns. Launched at the end of May to capitalise on the demand for artificial intelligence, in just a few weeks they are dangerously amplifying price volatility on the local stock exchange, with risks for small investors.
The airport on the peninsula hit by the 2024 earthquake has been renamed “Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport” in an attempt to boost tourism. The new name will remain in place for three years. Meanwhile, more than 17,000 people still live in temporary housing, as the resident population continues to decline. Two thirds of the displaced believe reconstruction has made little or no progress.
During its meeting in Ozamis, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines met with the staff of the globally successful television series centred on the life of Jesus. The chapter on the Passion is due in early 2027. The potential for its pastoral use in the Church of Asia was highlighted. For Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, synodality means staying with those living on the margins.
An Israeli drone killed a school principal in Nabaṭiyya al-Fawqā yesterday. Local residents live in a precarious situation, caught between Netanyahu and Hezbollah. Christian villages say Israeli prime minister’s claim “distorts our position.” At least 12 children have been killed or maimed every day since 2 March, UNICEF reports.
Several recently dismantled networks moved around 133 million dollars through online platforms based in Cambodia. The Vietnamese government has stepped up its crackdown, but the ban on gambling continues to fuel an illegal market linked to money laundering, online fraud and human trafficking.
