Visitors from China will be able to use payment apps, making transactions easier. Soon, Thai nationals will also benefit from this technology in China. The system, increasingly used across ASEAN, serves not only to exchange money but also to strengthen trust, convenience, and a shared commitment to a more seamless financial future.
For Bishop Palinuro, the presence of Leo XIV has restored "enthusiasm" to a Catholic community that had fallen into a certain torpor. The encounter with Orthodox leaders represented a return "to the origins of our faith," even if challenges remain. The pontiff's simple gestures have lifted “biases" among Muslims. The Vatican and Turkey are equally committed to peace in the Middle East through diplomacy.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Indian state to revoke the benefit within four months. Addressing the case of a Christian, the judges ruled that maintaining the status would be ‘fraud against the Constitution’. Bishop of Berhampur: but the social and economic backwardness of Dalits persists even after conversion.
The death toll from recent floods has topped 1,300, while 1.2 million people have been displaced in Indonesia alone. The insurance coverage gap is widening, as experts note that increasingly frequent extreme events threaten to make current models unsustainable. Insurance companies are preparing to exclude some natural risks, while most losses in developing countries remain uninsured.
Twelve months after the dramatic night when his predecessor Yoon tried to impose martial law, the current president praises the resilience of South Korean democracy and nominates the Korean people for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twenty-five members of parliament from the then ruling party also issued a public apology. Meanwhile, the trials continue: 14 years sought for corruption for the former first lady.
A survey by the Currentime website has outlined the problem in the former Soviet countries. In none of the five Central Asian countries is the concept of ‘femicide’ included in the Penal Code, despite the prevalence of domestic violence. The war between Russia and Ukraine has also led to a significant increase in crimes against women in both countries.