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Millions of jobs are at risk due to the rapid adoption of AI.

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December 2, 2025 Economic development

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) could exacerbate inequality and destroy millions of jobs in developing economies, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns in a new report.

According to the authors, AI opens up enormous opportunities for development, but developed and developing countries have unequal starting points. Without sound public policy, this could lead to a new round of global inequality and even reverse decades of progress in gradually narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries.

Asia is at the epicenter of the global transition to AI

The Asia-Pacific region, home to 55 percent of the world's population, is becoming a key player in the field of artificial intelligence. More than half of AI users are concentrated here, and the number of innovative companies is rapidly growing. China, in particular, holds nearly 70 percent of the world's patents in this field.

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The use of AI could increase the region's annual GDP growth rate by about 2 percentage points and boost productivity by 5 percent in sectors such as healthcare and finance. Southeast Asian countries alone could add nearly $1 trillion to their combined GDP over the next 10 years.

Serious risks

As AI advances, millions of jobs could be at risk of disappearing, with women and young people particularly hard hit.

According to the report, the potential for automation in occupations traditionally dominated by women is almost twice as high as in other types of work. Young people aged 22–25 are already facing difficulties finding jobs, especially in the sectors where AI is most actively used.

AI and Citizen Well-Being

At the same time, in a number of countries, AI is helping governments work more efficiently and achieve significant results in improving living standards. For example, Singapore has reduced the time needed to process documents for new parents from two hours to 15 minutes. In Beijing, "digital copies" are being used for urban planning and flood control.

However, only a few countries have comprehensive laws regarding artificial intelligence. It is estimated that by 2027, more than 40 percent of AI-related violations will be related to abuse of generative technologiesGovernments must take these trends into account when developing laws.

Growing inequality

However, there is a significant gap between countries: Singapore, South Korea and China are actively investing in AI technologies and related training, while other countries in the region still need to provide their populations withbasic internet accessLimited infrastructure, skills, computing power, and management capacity limit the potential for AI adoption while simultaneously increasing risks.

According to UNDP Chief Economist Philippe Schellekens, countries that invest in training, technology, and regulation will reap significant benefits. The rest risk being left far behind.

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Breaking: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck 103 kilometers southeast of Indonesia's Teluk Dalam province, according to the US Geological Survey.

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BEIJING, December 2 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 103 kilometers southeast of Indonesia's Teluk Dalam province at 13:16 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The epicenter of the tremors was located at 0.38 degrees north latitude and 98.71 degrees east longitude. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 50.9 kilometers.

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China launches global drug price registration system

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BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched a drug price registration system, providing global pharmaceutical companies with online and offline price registration and identification services.

This means that Chinese pharmaceutical companies will have a “price pass” when going global, as the https://chinamedreg.com.cn platform offers authoritative, standardized and transparent market price registration and identification services that are recognized worldwide.

According to the National Medical Security Administration of China, pharmaceutical companies can independently submit price registration applications based on their needs and are responsible for their authenticity. The system operator will not interfere with price determination during the processing of applications.

After this, the holder of the license allowing the drug to enter the market can receive a multilingual certificate of registered price identification, which certifies the registration of the price.

Observers note that the system is expected to help address the problem of insufficient access to price monitoring in the Chinese market, which is typical for new Chinese drugs entering international markets.

Observers say this will also facilitate the early entry of more innovative drugs with global competitiveness into the Chinese market.

To date, price registration has been completed for the first batch of drugs from nine pharmaceutical companies from China and foreign countries, including the Swiss company Roche. –0–

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Special Report: Sanae Takaichi's Statements Are "Inappropriate and Provocative" – Russian Experts Criticize Japanese Authorities' Dangerous Steps

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Moscow, December 2 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made a series of erroneous statements regarding China's Taiwan, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs and attempting to use so-called external threats as a pretext for Japan to comprehensively relax its military restrictions. This drew strong condemnation from broad circles in Russia. Russian experts, in interviews with Xinhua, stated that such Japanese steps are extremely provocative and inappropriate, posing a serious threat to stability and security in the region.

"Such statements by the Japanese Prime Minister, while truly provocative, are completely inappropriate, because we know how sensitive the Taiwan issue is. It is extremely important for China and for global politics as a whole," said Vladimir Petrovsky, chief researcher at the "Russia, China, World" Center at the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to him, Sanae Takaichi expressed a long-standing American viewpoint, which is in one way or another linked to veiled support for the Taiwan administration, something China rightly considers unacceptable. "She has now added fuel to the fire; it was completely inappropriate, and it certainly did not contribute to the development of Sino-Japanese relations," the expert believes.

As V. Petrovsky noted, it is inappropriate that Sanae Takaichi spoke about the “uncertain status of Taiwan” in the context of the unrecognized San Francisco Peace Treaty, since this document is a separate peace agreement with Japan, concluded bypassing China, the Soviet Union, and other major participants in World War II.

"The organizers of the San Francisco Peace Conference deliberately omitted a clause on the legal status of Taiwan and, by the way, other territories that are now considered disputed from the draft treaty, and that is precisely why Russia refused to sign it, as did China, which was not even invited," the scholar explained, adding that the legacy of the San Francisco conference is precisely the unresolved, decades-long, contentious conflict situation in the region.

"The San Francisco Peace Treaty establishes that Japan loses its rights to Taiwan, but it doesn't specify who will inherit those rights after the treaty is signed. This treaty merely stipulates Japan's renunciation of certain territories, specifically Taiwan, and that's it. However, there are also other international legal acts and other decisions that clearly establish that Taiwan is part of China," emphasized Vasily Kashin, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Regarding statements by Japanese politicians about deploying medium-range missiles on islands near Taiwan, as well as statements about deploying nuclear weapons in Japan, V. Petrovsky is confident that such statements are undoubtedly destabilizing and undermine the foundations of international security in Northeast Asia.

V. Kashin also believes that Japanese officials' statements about plans to revise the National Security Strategy and other doctrinal documents on Japan's defense, as well as unprecedented statements about Taiwan's status and the possibility of deploying American-made medium-range missiles near the island, represent a radicalization of existing trends. In Japan, there had been some statements on this topic before, by Sanae Takaichi's predecessors. "This was discussed. Now Sanae Takaichi has elevated the level of this discussion. It is now being discussed directly, openly, and at a higher level," the expert noted.

Elena Panina, Director of the Institute of International Political and Economic Strategies (RUSSTRAT), emphasized that Japan's new Prime Minister lacks a clear understanding of where her policies could lead Japan. According to Panina, Japan's aggressive policies during World War II brought enormous suffering to countries in the region and ultimately led to its own catastrophic defeat.

"Over the past few years, there have been several crises in Sino-Japanese relations, for which, for some reason, the Japanese side has always been blamed. Moreover, China is now far from the fragmented state it was before World War II. Today, it is a powerful nation, which also enjoys enormous respect throughout the world," E. Panina noted. She expressed confidence that Japan's current policy "will not last long," and that a firm response to the Chinese side is needed.

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The debt of member countries to the UN has approached $1.6 billion.

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December 1, 2025 UN

The UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic delays in Member States' contributions to the Organization's budget, totaling nearly $1.6 billion, are undermining the UN's ability to function effectively – even despite deep cuts already built into next year's budget plan.

Speaking at a meeting of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, which deals with the budget of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres said the UN is facing its most precarious financial situation in years.

"Liquidity remains fragile and this problem will persist regardless of the final budget amount," the UN chief stressed, pointing to the "unsustainable level of debt" of member states.

Unpaid fees

The UN ended 2024 with $760 million in unpaid contributions, most of which remains outstanding, and has yet to receive $877 million in contributions due for 2025. This brings the total outstanding amount to approximately $1.586 billion.

With less than five weeks left in the year, only 145 of the 193 UN member states have paid their dues in full for 2025. Several key contributors, including the United States, have yet to make their payments, while China paid the full amount on October 29. Russia is also among those still outstanding. "I have repeatedly called on Member States to pay their dues in full and on time," the Secretary-General said.

The cuts are already included in the budget.

The UN chief's warning comes amid discussions of revised estimates for the UN's regular budget for 2026, which already reflect deep structural cuts as part of the UN80 reform, an initiative aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs.

According to the revised proposal, the UN regular budget for 2026 will be $3.238 billion, a decrease of $577 million (15.1 percent) from the 2025 level. A total of 2,681 posts are planned to be reduced, representing 18.8 percent of the current level.

Special political missions will also face a reduction of more than 21 percent compared to 2025 levels, primarily due to mission closures and staff streamlining.

Consolidation of functions and transfer of workstations

To save money, the UN plans to consolidate payroll processing into a single global system and establish common administrative centers in New York and Bangkok.

The Secretariat is also reviewing a list of functions that could be relocated to lower-cost regions. Since 2017, terminating leases in New York has already saved the UN $126 million, with an additional $24.5 million per year expected by 2028.

Reaction of delegations

The revised estimates have been reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and are under discussion in the Fifth Committee ahead of final budget approval by the end of the year.

Advisory Committee Chair Juliana Gaspar-Ruas noted that the committee welcomed the reforms, but cautioned that the revised estimates were prepared under a tight timeframe, which limited the opportunity to carefully assess the justification for some of the cuts.

Member States supported the Secretary-General's efforts to present revised estimates, acknowledged liquidity challenges, and expressed support for a stronger and more flexible UN. However, several delegations expressed concern about the tight deadlines and late submission of key documents, which hinders thorough review.

Some diplomats warned that the proposed cuts would hit junior and support staff harder than senior positions, threatening geographic balance and staff turnover.

Others noted that the cuts appeared uneven across the UN's main areas of work, with the largest cuts occurring in development programmes.

The Secretary-General acknowledged this concern, assuring: “Our commitment to development is absolutely fundamental, as is our commitment to the African continent.”

The UN budget must be finally approved by the General Assembly before the end of this year.

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Top Stories | Monday: UN Budget, DRC, Gaza, Mines

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December 1, 2025 UN

The top news of the day at the UN and around the world: the Secretary-General proposed a revised UN budget, efforts to support the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, preparations for cold weather in Gaza, a record number of victims from mines and explosive remnants of war.

Revised UN budget

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented today to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly revised budget of the Organization for 2026, as well as a new peacekeeping budget. The Secretary-General proposes reducing regular budget revenue to $3.238 billion. This is $577 million, or 15.1 percent, below the 2025 level. Special political missions will face budget cuts of more than 21 percent, primarily due to the closure of several missions and the streamlining of staffing. In total, according to the proposal, 2,681 positions—approximately 18.8 percent—will be eliminated.

The situation in the DR Congo

The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) supported the screening of approximately 9,500 candidates seeking to join the country's army in Haut-Lomami province. This resulted in the identification and exclusion of 25 underage boys. These measures were implemented as part of the Action Plan signed in 2012 by the DRC government and the UN to end child recruitment. Furthermore, the country's Ministry of Health declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Kasai province today. The World Health Organization and partners provided technical and financial support to the government to stop transmission of the disease.

Help for the residents of Gaza

Humanitarian organizations in Gaza are stepping up their winter preparation efforts. Speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the situation in the enclave remains extremely difficultDisplaced people continue to suffer from cold weather and heavy rains, with flooding remaining a serious threat. Humanitarian agencies distributed over 8,800 blankets and over 300 tents in November, and additional supplies were delivered to the enclave this week.

Anti-personnel mines

The number of civilian deaths and injuries from mines and explosive remnants of war rose to the highest level over the past four years, according to a report presented Monday in Geneva with the support of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research. In 2024, 6,279 casualties from this type of weapon were recorded worldwide. Children in countries engulfed in armed conflict are particularly vulnerable. The report's authors warn that the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is experiencing its most serious crisis in decades.

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Humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire.

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December 1, 2025 Humanitarian aid

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, despite ongoing aid operations across the Strip.

Last Sunday, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, concluded a four-day visit to Gaza, where he met with UN colleagues, visited humanitarian project sites, and spoke with people struggling to survive in dire conditions as winter approaches.

Alakbarov stressed the importance of unimpeded access to the sector for humanitarian cargo and the need for UN non-governmental organization partners to be able to provide assistance to those in need throughout Gaza.

Healthcare

UN partners responsible for providing medical care to Gaza residents continue to restore services across the Strip: 234 medical facilities are now operational, compared to 197 before the ceasefire. However, shortages of critical medical supplies remain in the enclave.

Housing and education

Shelter needs in Gaza remain dire, with approximately 1.5 million people in need of urgent assistance. Last week, humanitarian workers distributed tents, tarpaulins, bedding, kitchen sets, and winter clothing vouchers to approximately 4,300 families.

Eighteen of the 31 temporary learning spaces in the sector have reopened, allowing approximately eight thousand children to resume education.

A record 160 heavy-duty tents for schools were delivered to Gaza over the weekend, but stationery and other teaching materials remain in short supply.

Since the ceasefire, 123,000 families in Gaza have received cash assistance, exceeding the 120,000 target set for the 60-day plan.

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A sports complex and technology park will be built in the Vnukovo district, according to Sergei Sobyanin.

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Inefficiently used urban areas continue to be developed in the capital. Sergei Sobyanin announced this on his channel in MAX messenger.

"New residential neighborhoods, public spaces, and workplaces will appear in Vnukovo, Yuzhnoye Tushino, Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo, Kapotnya, and Biryulyovo Vostochny," the Moscow Mayor noted.

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The total area of inefficiently utilized non-residential land is 9.5 hectares. It is currently occupied by warehouses and other outdated buildings. The redeveloped sites are planned for the construction of 286,500 square meters of residential real estate to implement the renovation program and the creation of approximately 800 new jobs by locating shops, cafes, and other service businesses on the non-residential ground floors.

Among these territories:

— redeveloped plots with a total area of 5.08 hectares, located in the Yuzhnoye Tushino and Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo districts of the Northwestern Administrative District of Moscow at 2nd Tushinsky Proezd, Building 12, near the intersection of Pokhodny and Stroitelny Proezds. Their urban development potential amounts to 130,570 square meters of real estate.

— Three more redevelopment sites, with a total area of 2.89 hectares, are located in Kapotnya (South-Eastern Administrative Okrug) at the following addresses: Quarter 1, Land Plot No. 15; Quarter 2, Building 6, Building 1; and Quarter 3, Building 25b. Modern residential complexes with a total area of 100,000 square meters are planned for construction on these sites.

— redeveloped plots with a total area of 1.52 hectares in the Biryulevo Vostochnoye district (Southern Administrative Okrug), located at Biryulevskaya Street, Buildings 31 and 34, near the intersection with Kasimovskaya and Ryazhskaya Streets. The urban development potential of these plots amounts to 55,910 square meters of real estate.

Furthermore, a decision was made to comprehensively develop two inefficiently used sites, totaling 63.91 hectares, in the Vnukovo district of Moscow's Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug. The corresponding decree was signed by the Mayor of Moscow.

The redeveloped sites are located near the village of Krekshino, not far from the Sanino station on the fourth Moscow Central Diameter. They are currently occupied by warehouses and other outdated facilities.

There are plans to build modern residential complexes with a total area of approximately 400,000 square meters here, including to implement the objectives of the renovation program.

The construction of public, business, and social facilities totaling approximately 230,000 square meters is also planned. These include an educational complex with a school and kindergarten for over 1,500 children, a kindergarten for 350 children, a sports complex with a hotel, and a technology park. Improvements will be made to the area, including landscaping and road construction. The project will create 6,400 new jobs.

The number of KRT projects being implemented will increase in 2025

The Moscow government has approved and is currently implementing 154 integrated development projects covering a total area of over 1,500 hectares. These projects plan to build approximately 30.9 million square meters of real estate. This will create approximately 350,000 jobs.

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Test runs of the new "Moscow-2026" train have begun in the capital's metro.

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Metrovagonmash (part of TMH JSC) recently completed assembly of Russia's most modern train, the "Moscow-2026." The train underwent testing of all systems at the manufacturer's plant and additional checks at the depot.

Currently, it is undergoing a test run without passengers—the final stage before launch. During this run, metro specialists will analyze every detail, after which the train will enter service and begin full operation.

The test run consists of two stages. The train must travel smoothly on metro rails for: 1) 15 km and 2) 300 km.

During this time, dozens of parameters are checked, including:

1) safety and reliability of train operation on the line;

2) smooth ride on rails; 3) lighting and vibration in the cabin;

4) braking distance and much more.

In addition, all new components will undergo separate testing. If any deviations are discovered during the testing, they will be corrected and testing will begin again.

"Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has decided to purchase 40 additional cars, which will be deployed this year on one of the most popular lines of the Moscow metro—the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The "Moscow-2026" trains are the most modern Russian trains, manufactured from domestically produced components. Over 700 new cars are planned for delivery over the next two years, which will allow us to complete the upgrade of trains on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. Currently, over 50% of the rolling stock on this line is of the new generation," noted Maxim Liksutov.

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Financial news: 2025-12-02 Change in parameters of 22 025 404 of the Federal Treasury.

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Application selection parameters;

Application selection date 02.12.2025. Unique application selection identifier 22 025 404. Deposit currency rubles. Funds type – Single Treasury Account. Maximum amount of funds placed on bank deposits, monetary units 210,000,000,000. Placement period, in days 2. Date of depositing funds 02.12.2025. Date of return of funds 04.12.2025. Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) FIXED. Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum 15.76. Base floating interest rate for placement of funds – Minimum spread, % per annum – Terms of conclusion of a bank deposit agreement (term, replenishable or special) Term. The minimum amount of funds placed for one application, in monetary units, is 1,000,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 2. Application selection form (Open with random completion, Closed, Open with extension). Open with random completion. Application selection schedule (Moscow time). Venue for application selection: Moscow Exchange PJSC. Application acceptance: from 18:30 to 18:40. Applications in preliminary mode: from 18:30 to 18:35. Applications in competition mode: from 18:35 to 18:40. Random trading end period (sec.): 120Bid step:

Time step (sec.):

Extension period end time:

Formation of the consolidated register of applications: from 18:40 to 18:50. Setting the cutoff interest rate and (or) recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful: from 18:40 to 19:00. Sending an offer to credit institutions to conclude a bank deposit agreement: from 19:00 to 19:10. Receipt of acceptance of the offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions: from 19:00 to 19:10. The time of deposit transfer in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 63 and 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated April 27, 2023 No. 10n.

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