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Japan's digitisation agency could be a turning point

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JAPAN

The agency aims to digitise administrative procedures in 31 policy areas, such as elderly care and childrearing, while standardising systems across all government levels within…

Women’s labour participation is rising but unevenly

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INT

Beneath this short-term decline, however, lies a different long-term trend. Especially in developed economies, women’s workforce participation has steadily increased, partly due…

US colleges are under political and financial pressure

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UNITED STATES

The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…

Russia will expand support to small businesses

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RUSSIA

However, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economy, especially in service industries. They also provide a rising share of new jobs. The…

New US cybersecurity strategy will boost resilience

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US

The strategy -- the first major revision since September 2018 -- seeks to usher in a new era of more aggressive regulation around cybersecurity. The administration intends to…

Future workers will need to adapt continuously

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INTERNATIONAL

Skills for the changing economy.

Spahn could emerge as Merkel’s main challenger

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GERMANY

Profile of Jens Spahn.

US confirmation hearings will trial midterm messaging

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UNITED STATES

A Supreme Court Justice holds a lifetime appointment in an institution that currently appears intent on involving itself in some of the central political issues facing the nation…

African Union post may aid Senegal leader's ambitions

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SENEGAL

The visits to Mali and Chad, in particular, focused on their delicate transitions from military to civilian rule. Sall began his one-year AU term in February. An energetic and…

Seoul’s new foreign minister faces manifold challenges

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SOUTH KOREA

Her successor is Chung Eui-yong, President Moon Jae-in’s former national security advisor. At his swearing-in yesterday, Chung called peace with Pyongyang “a must-go path”. At his…