President Lee Jae-myung wants to provide all of South Korea's 51 million people with free, unlimited access to an AI assistant powered by domestic models. The initiative aligns with the state-business collaboration model that has underpinned the country’s development, but it has to contend with the massive costs of the necessary infrastructure.
The International Atomic Energy Agency published a three-page report on the disaster at the Daiichi nuclear plant. The report highlights weaknesses, but also praises the "exemplary" response to the crisis. The future of the country’s nuclear industry is unknown. The government accepted the report.
The worst drought in 50 years threatens the Yangtze River and the rice harvests in many regions. Millions of farmers could be forced off the land and into the cities to find work. The Agriculture minister is more optimistic but, in the meantime, the country is forced to import grains.
The president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers appeals for a stop to funding by international organisations that support forced abortions and sterilisations in China.
The ‘Mothers of Tiananmen’ refuse the offer, demanding instead the “whole truth” about the massacre, “not money”. Next Saturday is the 22nd anniversary of the carnage.
The communist authorities have prevented the Tibetan ritual of fasting during month of Saka Dawa - the most significant ritual of the Buddhist religion - for political reasons: the fear that even the religious gatherings may become anti-Chinese protests.
Devotion to the Virgin Mary present in Indochina since the 16th century. Accepting the invitation of Pope Benedict XVI faithful ask Our Lady to protect the Chinese Church. In all 200 parishes in the archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City solemn processions, prayers and offering of flowers.
Hundreds of police officers keep squares under surveillance, the Internet has been disconnected, young people are confined to their campuses. The Mongols criticize mining investments in the region (coal and rare minerals), which pollute their land and destroy the pastures and their daily lives. Party newspaper: These events are not similar to those of Tibet and Xinjiang.
In a videoconference with the University of Hong Kong, the Nobel Peace Prize winner calls on the Chinese leadership to dialogue with the NLD. Economic development must go hand in hand with democracy and human rights. In June, she will make a political tour of the country, itinerary still uncertain for safety reasons.
Jampa Pelsang was arrested in 1996 during a “re-education campaign” ordered by Chinese authorities against Tibetan monks. He was arrested for resisting the campaign along with dozens of other monks, many of whom died during their years in prison.
Mothers have an important place in the life of the Korean people. Since the early days of Catholicism, Korean Christians have shown great devotion to the Virgin. Theresina bears witness and tells her story of helping children.
Benedict XVI meets with members of the Pontifical Council for Promotion of the New Evangelization, meeting in plenary session. He asks them to contribute to the next Synod in October 2012. Reinvigorating the missionary spirit and offering a credible way of life "of poverty and detachment, of freedom from the powers of this world, in a word, of holiness."
The Vietnamese government accuses China of fuelling regional tensions. A Chinese ship cuts the cables of a Vietnamese ship. Beijing rejects the charges, claiming instead that its jurisdictional rights have been violated. Anger is growing in Vietnam over Chinese greed.
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