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The Global Anti-Fraud Summit opened in Vienna.

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March 16, 2026 Peace and security

The Global Anti-Fraud Summit opened at the Vienna International Centre, bringing together more than 1,300 participants, including 17 ministers, 19 deputy ministers, and over 400 representatives from technology companies, financial institutions, NGOs, academia, and the private sector.

Opening the event, John Brandolino, Acting Head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said the world was facing a fundamentally new type of fraud that required globally coordinated action.

The summit was organized by UNODC jointly with INTERPOL, which is celebrating a decade of cooperation this year. Brandolino thanked the partners and sponsors, emphasizing that bringing together such a broad range of participants was challenging, but that this format is essential for developing effective solutions.

Highly organized transnational activity

According to the acting head of the National Police, fraud has ceased to be a localized, low-tech crime. Today, it is a highly organized, transnational activity that is evolving faster than law enforcement can respond. Criminal groups operate simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions, use cryptocurrencies and digital payment systems to instantly transfer funds, and employ technologies that allow them to reach millions of potential victims. The annual illegal proceeds from such schemes amount to many billions of dollars. The National Police is particularly concerned about:"fraud factories" based on the exploitation of victims of human trafficking, – such models are rapidly spreading in different regions of the world.

Joining forces

Brandolino emphasized that countering such a complex criminal ecosystem is impossible without the participation of all sectors—from tech companies and banks to governments and civil society. This is why the summit, he said, is becoming a key platform for pooling expertise and developing a more coordinated global response.

He recalled that the international community has already recognized the scale of the threat, and in many countries, fraud is the fastest-growing form of crime. International legal instruments, including the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the new UN Convention on Cybercrime, opened for signature last year and already supported by 74 states. These documents create the basis for a joint response to cyber fraud. UNODC, with a global network of field offices in more than 100 countries, stands ready to assist states in implementing the agreements by providing research, analysis, training, and technical support.

Over the course of two days, summit participants will discuss strengthening public-private partnerships, aligning policy, law enforcement, and technology approaches, raising awareness, and supporting and rehabilitating victims of fraud.

In closing, John Brandolino noted that the summit would serve as a starting point for developing a long-term international anti-fraud strategy. He emphasized that UNODC stands ready to be a key partner in creating a flexible platform that will ensure the coherence and effectiveness of global efforts.

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China firmly opposes the EU's illegal unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

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Beijing, March 17 (Xinhua) — China firmly opposes the European Union's illegal unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies and calls on the EU to correct its wrongdoing and work responsibly and constructively with China to maintain peace, stability, and prosperity in cyberspace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday.

Lin Jian made the statement at a regular briefing for journalists, answering a question about the European Union's introduction of sanctions on March 16 against two companies based in China and one from Iran under the pretext of cyberattacks on EU member states. –0–

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A broad consensus was reached at the first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam strategic dialogue mechanism in the “3 3” format, according to the Chinese Foreign Minister.

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Hanoi, March 17 (Xinhua) — China and Vietnam reached broad consensus at the first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam "33" strategic dialogue mechanism on diplomacy, defense, and public security, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement in an interview with Chinese media following the meeting and the 17th meeting of the China-Vietnam Leading Commission on Bilateral Cooperation.

According to Wang Yi, the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on the development and change of the international situation, maintaining political security, and establishing cooperation in the areas of defense and law enforcement.

According to him, the parties agreed that in the current international situation, the advantages of the socialist systems of China and Vietnam are becoming increasingly obvious.

Wang Yi noted that the two sides agreed to comprehensively promote high-quality development and high-level security, support each other in deepening reform and opening up, and better benefit the peoples of the two countries.

The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in key areas such as diplomacy, defense, and public security, resolve differences in a timely and appropriate manner, and address risks and hidden threats, Wang Yi emphasized.

In addition, the two sides also agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on major decisions, promote the implementation of the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, firmly uphold the international system with the UN at its core and the international order based on international law, and jointly oppose hegemonism, power politics, and unilateralism, the Chinese Foreign Minister said. –0–

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The Chinese Coast Guard has expelled a Japanese vessel that had entered the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands.

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BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Monday expelled a Japanese fishing vessel that had intruded into the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Islands.

According to the agency's statement, the BOC has taken the necessary control measures and issued warnings to deport the boat in accordance with the law, and also called on the Japanese side to immediately cease all illegal and provocative actions in the relevant waters.

“We will continue to conduct rights protection and law enforcement operations in the waters around Diaoyu Dao to resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and its maritime rights and interests,” the BOC statement said. –0–

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Speed dating evening

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The Moscow Multifunctional Cultural Center invites you to the performance "Speed Dating Evening." It's a touching story about the search for personal happiness. The plot centers on a young and modest physicist, Pavel, who is searching for love. Deciding to follow modern algorithms, he attends a speed dating evening, where seven encounters await him. His goal is one: to find her.

Starring: Alexander Mishanov, Alexander Vinogradov, Natalia Desyatkina and others.

Director: Nikolai Larin.

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IT solutions integrator FIT and the State University of Management have agreed to cooperate in the field of IT education.

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FIT, the developer of the lsFusion ERP 4R system, and the State University of Management have entered into a long-term partnership agreement to train students at the Institute of Information Systems.

The agreement provides for joint work to improve the teaching of specialized disciplines, organize internships, and ensure the relevance and practical application of students' project activities, which contribute to the development and support of their professional competencies for the purpose of developing a future career in the IT industry.

Students will be given access to expertise in the open-source business application development platform lsFusion. A key element of the training will be a lecture course devoted to the platform's architecture and capabilities. Students will learn the basics of programming in the eponymous language and become familiar with the modular open-source MyCompany system, designed to automate a wide range of business processes for small and medium-sized trading, manufacturing, and construction companies.

Students of the Institute of Information Systems (IIS) will gain practical experience in developing and implementing IT solutions, as well as the opportunity to explore a domestic alternative to imported information systems.

This collaboration will thus form the basis for educational initiatives, promote the digitalization of education and business, and help young people successfully integrate into the world of high management technologies.

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ProMentor RUDN shared the project participants' achievements over the past five years.

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The ProMentor RUDN Mentoring Center is a project of the RUDN Student Council aimed at helping students create their own career paths by working with professional mentors from various fields. This year, it celebrates its fifth anniversary.

Participants in the program are mentors (professional mentors), mentees (students who want to implement their own project and gain experience in their field), and curators (coordinators who help the mentor and mentee build effective communication and work).

Over the five years of the program's operation, 195 mentors, 415 mentees, and 110 curators have participated. Over the previous four years, over 100 student projects were implemented, students received over 200 letters of recommendation from mentors, and over 60 internship and employment offers.

The rector in action

RUDN University Rector Oleg Aleksandrovich Yastrebov participated in the first season of the mentoring program. He and his mentee, Victoria Bashmakova, developed a project for the youth entrepreneurship community StartUp Place RUDN. The mentoring pair carefully studied how to collect data and where to find various references to official indicators.

Among the program's other highlights is a series of mentor podcasts based on the track "Public Speaking, Podcasts, and Creative Thinking Development" by Amina Tsarakhova. Amina and her mentor, Evgeny Kleshch, created their own podcast in the mumblecore niche, where they also appear on episodes. In addition to her podcast, Amina has also participated in two others.

Season three mentor Daria Titova received the opportunity to work at the "Youth of Moscow" office thanks to her collaboration with mentor Artur Mazuev. During the project, the student gained insight into the structure of Moscow's youth policy, began working with many departments in the office, and organized two events for "Youth of Moscow."

Another mentee this season, Evgeny Ivanyushin, along with his mentor Tatyana Belkova and co-mentee Stefania Ilyina, developed a project to launch youth-focused tours across Russia. The mentor and mentee thought through everything from fine-tuning the idea, developing the target audience, and choosing a name to creating a brand design.

"My vision is for these to be more than just tours, but to foster a community of young, ambitious people. The vacation itself is a journey through small, atmospheric towns across our country," says Evgeny Ivanyushin, a student at the Graduate School of Management.

Olga Gubina launched her career as a musician on the project and, under the guidance of mentor Denis Klyuchnikov, released several songs. The mentoring pair's work included composing, producing tracks, developing the artist's brand, and promoting it. Late last year, the student announced that she was continuing to collaborate with her mentor. She is recording songs and is fully immersed in her musical project.

In the fourth season, the students' successes included two psychophysiological studies conducted by Yegor Myasnikov and the launch of a new project. The student published his own scientific articles and participated in a scientific report on the REN TV channel. And future architect Valeria Titova, together with her mentor Anna Volodina, studied several architectural design programs and recreated the Cinema pavilion at VDNKh.

Project awards

Over its five-year history, ProMentor RUDN has won numerous competitions. In 2022, it won first place in the "Best Student Career Support System" category at the Moscow Student Councils and Practices Competition organized by the Moscow Association of Student Organizations. In 2023, it again won the "Best Career Support System" category at the Moscow Association of Student Organizations competition. Furthermore, ProMentor RUDN took first place in the "Best Student Council Practice for Assistance with Employment and Career Guidance" category at the 9th All-Russian Forum "Student Russia" as part of the All-Russian Student Forum "Your Move – 2023." The center also won a grant competition from Rosmolodezh.Grants and was a second-place winner in the All-Russian Competition for Best Practices in Organizing Student Councils of Higher Education Institutions. Furthermore, the project was included in the catalog of practices for the Student Council Designer for Higher Education Institutions, compiled by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Russian Youth Union. In 2025, the center took second place in the "Best Student Career Support System" category in the "Lighting the Lights of Student Life" competition organized by the Moscow Association of Youth Organizations.

Successful cooperation

The Mentoring Center is developing a partnership system. During the program's fourth season, it collaborated with Media Lab, bringing together 10th- and 11th-grade students from Moscow schools.

This season, ProMentor RUDN collaborated with the Mashuk Knowledge Center as part of the federal methodological center's efforts to develop mentoring and establish a database of best mentoring practices. We wish the project continued success and the involvement of more talented individuals in implementing innovative ideas!

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Xinhua CEO meets with Brazilian Communications Company CEO

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BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) — Xinhua News Agency Director-General Fu Hua met with Andre Basbaum, head of the Brazilian Communications Company (EBC), in Beijing on Tuesday.

Fu Hua noted that Xinhua is willing to work with the EBC to further strengthen information exchanges and resource sharing on topics such as high-level exchanges between China and Brazil, major joint projects, and outstanding cultural and people-to-people exchanges, so that the peoples of the two countries can more clearly experience the vitality and dynamism of the China-Brazil community of shared future through news reports.

A. Basbaum, for his part, said he was deeply impressed by Xinhua's development and expressed hope to strengthen cooperation with the news agency in order to contribute media to Brazil-China friendship and promote cooperation among media outlets in the Global South. –0–

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Iran's ambassador to Russia denied reports that the new Supreme Leader was undergoing treatment in Russia.

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Moscow, March 17 /Xinhua/ — Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali denied reports that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in Russia for treatment.

"The habit of lying never leaves a liar's mind, but an Iranian proverb says that a liar has a short memory and is forgetful. Today, the drums of scandal have been heard in Western and Persian-language media. Before the day of American and Zionist aggression against Iran, on the morning of the most revered divine month, the news of Martyr Khamenei's escape to Venezuela and Russia dominated the media coverage of the satanic movement. Today, the news of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution being transferred to Russia for treatment is a new psychological war. Iranian leaders don't need to flee and hide in shelters; their place is on the streets among the people. The blood of Martyr Khamenei cancels the magic of psychological warfare and the torrent of lies," Iranian diplomat H. wrote on social media.

The father of Iran's current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the weeks-long American-Israeli offensive against Iran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry reported that the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded in the attacks but is in good health.

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March 17, 2026 The XII St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures will be held on September 24-26, 2026

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"In the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, the 12th St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures will allow us to present high-level plans for programs aimed at preserving cultural diversity and traditions, exchange experiences with representatives of friendly countries on ways to preserve the uniqueness of cultures, traditions, and worldviews, as well as measures to counter the threat of extinction of minority cultures and promote the principles of justice and equality in relations between peoples. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized in his speeches that national culture can develop and be enriched only through interaction with other cultures. Our country was initially shaped as a multinational nation, and it is this invaluable gift that has defined its unique cultural palette and its status as a truly great power in its art, science, and literature." Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation

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