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VATICAN Pope to educators: “Make schools laboratories of prophecy and hope”

By |2025-11-01T10:41:17-04:00November 1, 2025|Asian News|

On All Saints' Day, during the celebration in which he proclaimed St John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church and co-patron of the world of education. 'Let us work together to free humanity from the darkness of nihilism that surrounds us. Let us form people in flesh and blood, especially those who seem to fall short of the parameters of an economy that excludes'.

Mentally ill man charged in string of anti-Asian attacks cycled in and out of NY’s justice system

By |2025-10-31T17:34:50-04:00October 31, 2025|Asian News|

A man accused of carrying out a string of attacks against Asian New Yorkers was remanded on hate crime charges in Manhattan on Friday, following a years-long cycle through the system that apparentl…

U.S. Unveils Philippine Task Force to Deter Chinese Coercion

By |2025-10-31T17:35:00-04:00October 31, 2025|Asian News|

American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea and enhance alliance defense cooperation. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro announced “Task Force Philippines” on Friday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “We’re publicly announcing the Task Force Philippines, here with you today, which will be another step in our cooperation. Increasing interoperability, exercising and preparedness for contingencies―so that we can decisively respond to crisis or aggression and reestablish deterrence in the South China

MONGOLIA Ulan Bator’s contribution to environmental protection

By |2025-10-31T14:33:12-04:00October 31, 2025|Asian News|

The Mongolian government is expanding international collaborations for projects aimed at protecting its delicate ecosystem and combating climate change. A series of initiatives have been launched with the German government, including a census of the country's forest areas and a laboratory for detecting heavy metals in the atmosphere. In August 2026, Mongolia will host the UN conference on combating desertification.

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