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China's virtual reality plans go beyond the metaverse

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CHINA

The plan actually covers not only the fully immersive digital environments that the term 'virtual reality' (VR) refers to in English, but also 'augmented reality' (AR), in which…

Macron's foreign agenda will rest on domestic reform

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FRANCE

France’s foreign policy.

Space programme will strengthen Japan's military power

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JAPAN

Japan's military space programme.

New Polish party could hold balance of power

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POLAND

Spring’s emergence onto the political scene

Uzbek reforms are dynamic but rely on leader's drive

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UZBEKISTAN

Since coming to power in 2016, Uzbek President Shavqat Mirzioyev has launched wide-ranging structural and economic reforms. There has been progress on economic change, although…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Basic income in Europe will face increasing scrutiny

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EUROPE

Universal basic income in Europe.

Labour reform will unlock Japan's growth potential

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JAPAN

The Abe government's economic policy.

Pakistan’s IMF ties could be increasingly tense

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad wants to ease some of the loan’s conditions. Separately, the United States, the IMF’s largest shareholder, recently said it would reassess its relations with Pakistan…

France’s economic plan focuses on short and long term

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FRANCE

Amid one of the steepest economic contractions in Europe, with GDP expected to shrink by 11% this year, the relaunch programme aims to reduce the tax burden on business and to…