The government plans to raise the retirement age to 65 by 2045. But China’s pension system is already not working. While white collar employees and civil servants benefit from social security coverage, rural migrants in the cities are subjected to various forms of discrimination. Young people are also concerned about high levels of unemployment.
Today's news: Beijing breaks off talks with the US on nuclear arms control in Taiwan. The Knesset rejects the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry on 7 October, satisfied Netanyahu. Japanese PM apologised to victims of forced sterilisation. Indian economy has the fastest growth rate among emerging nations.
The government has launched a plan to promote milk among 1.34 million children aged 3 to 12, in kindergartens and elementary schools. Milk was never popular among the Chinese, but its consumption has seen fairly strong growth in recent years.
Called Teachme AI, the software was recently tested at a meat shop. In 15 minutes, a 30-minute video can be created with instructions for foreign workers, who now number two million in Japan.
Protests escalated in Diwaniyah and Najaf due to power supply shortages at a time of record heat (50 Celsius). The police responded with tear gas and live ammunition, and many fear a repeat of the mass protest of 2019. In Nasiriyah, China is set to build a civilian airport to handle 2.5 million passengers a year, boosting its partnership with Iraq.
Today's news: Police in Laos rescue 17 girls (as young as 10) from sex slavery for Chinese tourists; UN report denounces "institutionalized" forced labor in North Korea; Six Vietnamese men poisoned in a Bangkok hotel room; Recruitment among ultra-Orthodox begins next week, clashes in Tel Aviv; Hindu group offers prayer for Trump's "health" after attack.
