Population ageing not only leads to labour shortages but also poses significant challenges in sustaining pension systems and providing adequate healthcare for the elderly. (Photo: People's Daily of China)
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Driver for economic growth

This year’s World Population Day (July 11) marks new achievements in global efforts to improve healthcare and raise living standards. However, shadows still loom over the global population picture, threatening to stall progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Lee Jae-myung (C), the presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party, waves after casting an early vote at a polling station in Seoul's Seodaemun Ward on May 29, 2025, for the June 3 presidential election. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)
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RoK President on a mission to maintain unity and prosperity

Republic of Korea (RoK) President Lee Jae Myung has marked his first month in office by unveiling a bold, decisive plan, with top priority given to revitalising the economy and restoring the livelihoods of the people. The “new breeze” brought by the President is expected to return the country to a path of stable and prosperous development.

Over the past 30 years, the EU has consistently affirmed its pioneering role in efforts to protect the planet, with many commendable achievements. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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Towards a green future

The European Commission (EC) has recently announced a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, sending a strong signal of the European Union’s (EU) leadership in the global fight against climate change.

The Canadian flag flies over Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (Photo: Government of Canada)
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Canada’s efforts to define national identity

At a pivotal time when Canada is facing significant external pressures related to its identity, sovereignty, and economy, a powerful wave of national pride is surging, most vividly expressed during this year’s Canada Day celebrations. The North American nation now stands before the challenge of shaping its national identity.

Artist robot Ai-Da paints at 2024 AI For Good Global Summit, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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AI and energy dilemma

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about remarkable technological advances, reshaping the world in unprecedented ways. However, scientists are raising concerns that this booming industry consumes an enormous amount of electricity, potentially becoming a key driver of global energy resource depletion.

The EU seeks to strengthen cooperation with Africa across various sectors. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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EU–Africa relations: Partnering for development

Relations between the EU and Africa are witnessing a historic turning point as they rapidly shift from a model purely focused on development aid to one of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation. This shift not only opens new development opportunities for the African continent but also helps EU countries solve difficult problems of migration and energy.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a session of the United Nations General Assembly at its headquarters in New York. (Photo: XINHUA)
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Mission of peacekeeping, promoting sustainable development

Eighty years since its founding, despite facing a series of intertwined challenges, the United Nations (UN) still asserts its role as the world’s largest multilateral organisation, steadfast in its mission to safeguard peace, ensure security, and foster sustainable development for humanity.

Residents evacuate amid conflict in Beit Lahia, the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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Striving for a better future

Conflicts across multiple regions, from the Middle East and Africa to Ukraine and Asia, are creating increasingly grim milestones in global displacement, sparking deep concern within the international community.

A carbon capture and storage system on the Enping 15-1 oil platform, 200 kilometres southwest of Shenzhen (China), on June 1, 2023. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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Coping with risk of climate finance breakdown

The host countries of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) are concerned that international lending institutions are retreating from their commitments to support developing countries in addressing climate change.

At the 24th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. (Image for illustration: XINHUA)
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Bleak outlook for global trade in 2025

A new report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reveals that geopolitical tensions and trade wars have caused global foreign direct investment (FDI) to decline for the second consecutive year in 2024. Meanwhile, the global trade landscape for 2025 is projected to be marked by even darker shades.

Photo for illustration. (Source: Xinhua/VNA)
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Risk of an energy crisis

A series of retaliatory attacks between Israel and Iran in recent days has seriously destabilised regional security and raised concerns about a potential new economic shock.

Residents wait for food aid in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on March 30, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
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The double humanitarian crisis

Humanitarian work is facing a dual crisis as it struggles with both financial and personnel shortages while increasingly hindered by violence. Paradoxically, even as conflicts intensify around the world, the United Nations has been forced to make substantial cuts to its global humanitarian aid operations.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru. (Photo: Xinhua)
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Rising inflationary pressures on Japan’s economy

Policies aimed at addressing rising prices have emerged as one of the central themes capturing voters’ attention ahead of the upcoming Japanese Upper House election. To secure public support, political parties in Japan are placing strong emphasis on this issue.

(Illustrative photo: Yonhap/VNA)
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US–UK–Australia security partnership: agreement faces new challenge

The future and implementation process of the trilateral security partnership agreement between the US, the United Kingdom, and Australia — known as the AUKUS pact — in the Indo-Pacific region is facing fresh challenges as the administration of US President Donald Trump announces a review of the landmark agreement, which both Australia and the UK regard as highly significant.

Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024 (Photo: UNICEF)
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UNICEF highlights the alarming issue of child labour

Instead of attending school and enjoying their childhood, hundreds of millions of children around the world are forced into work, shouldering the heavy burden of supporting their families.  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls on nations to unite in protecting and nurturing the next generation.

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