Prime Minister Tarique Rahma inaugurated "Multidimensional Bangladesh", a literary event postponed due to the elections. Held at the Bangla Academy, it commemorates the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement and promotes democracy and culture through reading in a country that is at the bottom of the rankings for the number of books read. With 549 publishers attending, it now aims to become an international event.
After a six-year hiatus, the hunt for the animal resumes due to a “sharp increase” in incidents. “Non-lethal” control measures have proved ineffective. The authorities are talking about an environmental and public health emergency. The aim is to maintain the title of cleanest city in the world in the face of one of its “most cunning invaders”.
12.5% of Filipino families still rely on remittances sent by relatives who have emigrated abroad for their livelihood. However, international instability, the more stable forms of residence abroad for many migrants and economic changes in Manila are changing the overall picture, with a significant decrease in the percentage contribution of this form of income to gross domestic product.
Today’s news: Beijing removes nine more military officers from the National People’s Congress weeks after the dismissal of General Zhang Youxia. The Philippines, the United States and Japan conduct drills in the South China Sea. Oman: “significant steps” in talks between Iran and the United States in Geneva. A school textbook banned in India for referring to corruption within the judiciary.
While the outcome of the negotiations between Iran and the United States appears uncertain, analysts are questioning the impact of the new Russian military supplies to Tehran. These systems are unlikely to shift the balance of power in play, and Moscow would have preferred not to divert them from the Ukrainian front. However, they serve to ease Iranian irritation over the limited support provided, despite the “strategic partnership.”
The Fujian Police Department has patented an artificial intelligence-based system that seeks to detect “potential mass incidents” at an early stage, based on cross-referencing data from acoustic sensors, surveillance cameras, and official reports. For the China Digital Project, this is the latest technological frontier of the "Fengqiao Experience”, the Maoist model for managing social order.
