Russian men aged between 18 and 30 are eligible to be called up after lawmakers increased the upper age limit from 27 last year. Military service lasts 12 months.
Japan was left out of worldwide screenings, despite being a major market for Hollywood, because its subject – the man who masterminded the atomic bomb – is a highly sensitive and emotional topic in the country.
Foreigners make 2.95 million trips to and from China in January and February, more than double the amount in the previous two-month period, with increase in visitors from France, Germany, Singapore and other countries covered by new visa rules.
By 2050, it’s projected only a quarter of countries will have above-replacement birth rates; by 2100 there will be just six. This will reconfigure the world economy and require societies to be reorganised.
China surpassed the US to become the top direct purchase choice for South Korean online shoppers, but that may deal a blow to local manufacturers, who lag behind Chinese rivals in cost competitiveness.
Reciprocal trips by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay, are said to strengthen ties but could disturb Thimphu’s border negotiations with Beijing.
The domestic abuse ordeal of an online actress celebrity in China, who infamously said she would “rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle”, has been revealed during divorce proceedings.
Morrison, who led Australia from 2018 to 2022, said the Chinese people “care just as much about freedom as we do” while being interviewed on a podcast.