Data from provincial statistical yearbooks reveal a crisis in the Chinese capital that is not just demographic. While the percentage of residents aged 20 to 29 was higher than the national average in the past, it now lags behind other metropolises like Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Chengdu. Only 42 per cent of Peking University graduates remain in a city where small and medium-sized businesses are declining and housing prices are sky-high.
In a joint appeal, the bishops of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Seattle, and Santa Fe talk about the fate of the treaty, which they see as “frayed” and at risk of collapse. While the UN review conference is currently underway, the world seems to be moving in the opposite direction. The prelate speak out against the lack of commitment to disarmament. Citing Leo XIV, they say that deterrence “is based on the irrationality of relations between nations.”
Vietnam and India want to increase trade to US$ 25 billion by 2030, through greater cooperation on defence, rare earths, energy, and supply chain security. As part of his country’s “bamboo diplomacy”, Tô Lâm's visit to New Delhi confirms the Vietnamese leader's diplomatic activism to diversify Vietnam’s economic and strategic relations beyond China.
In a village in the district of Banswara, four Catholics were arrested on charges of “conversion” for organising a Marian prayer in a private garden. At St Teresa’s Academy in Modinagar, a dispute with a teacher has become a “cause” for nationalists. Orissa human rights group: “Police and authorities complicit in violence against Christian Adivasis and Dalits”.
The language was ‘sanctioned’ during the Vedic ceremony marking the election of 36-year-old Balendra Shah as prime minister. Enrolment at Nepal Sanskrit University is rising significantly. A process underway across South Asia, driven by economic necessity, spiritual aspirations and political change. Free education, meals and accommodation for students from low-income backgrounds.
In a country where 25% of the population is between the ages of 14 and 30, President Mirziyoyev has launched a package of measures aimed at this demographic for the first time. Among the planned initiatives are employment support, low-interest home loans, promotion of foreign language learning, and a national award for youth creativity.
