Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 17, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Is our mental health determined by where we live – or is it the other way round? New research sheds more light
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hobbs, Associate Professor and Transforming Lives Fellow, Spatial Data Science and Planetary Health, Sheffield Hallam University Photon-Photos/Getty Images Ever felt like where you live is having an impact on your mental health? Turns out, you’re not imagining things. Our new analysis of eight years of data […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Job seekers move into work
Source: New Zealand Government More than 80,700 people moved off a main benefit and into work in the last financial year, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Despite challenging economic conditions, the Government has been relentlessly focused on getting New Zealanders into work. It’s encouraging that 80,000 Kiwis were able to kick start […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Mawson emperor penguin census
Source: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission A lucky handful of Mawson expeditioners visited the Taylor Glacier emperor penguin colony in July, to collect photos for the annual population census.No more than 12 people get to visit the colony each year, due to its ‘Antarctic Specially Protected Area’ (ASPA) status.Population counts have been ongoing since 1957, and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Updates to Deposit Takers Act implementation timeline and standards – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 17 July 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has today published an updated implementation timeline for incoming changes to the prudential regulatory regime for deposit takers. The Deposit Takers Act 2023 (DTA) modernises the regulatory framework to help ensure the safety and soundness of […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Call for public information on Auckland marine mammal cases
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 July 2025 Eva Obushenkova, an Investigator with DOC’s National Compliance Team, says the first incident occurred between 11:20 am and 12 pm on May 21, and involves a recreational boat skipper seen steering his vessel through a pod of bottlenose dolphins. “One witness has seen the vessel launched at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Search
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Cyber security webinarsModified 19 June 2024Over the last year, the Cyber Security for the Tertiary Sector initiative facilitated online webinars to help organisations in the New Zealand tertiary education sector to better understand cyber security and help them decide what steps they can take to become more secure.https://www.tec.govt.nz/teo/working-with-teos/improving-cyber-security-in-the-tertiary-sector/how-to-improve-your-cyber-security MIL OSI New Zealand News […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Pacific Trade Ministers to meet in Fiji
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of State for Trade and Investment Nicola Grigg will travel to Fiji this week to attend the Pacific Island Forum’s Trade Ministers Meeting (FTMM). “Trade plays a critical role in getting more money into your back pocket, helping you and your family to thrive. It drives employment, economic growth, and […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to two papers on the use of mitochondrial donation and preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial disease, as published in NEJM
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 16, 2025 Two papers published in NEJM look at the use of mitochondrial donation an preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial disease. Dr David J Clancy, Lecturer in Biogerontology, Lancaster University, said: “This comment is to discuss Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) in terms of costs and benefits in light […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: Army’s Tropic Lightning Division Enhances Lethality in Pacific With HIMARS, Retrains Howitzer Troops
Source: United States Department of Defense New High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems rolled off aircraft in Hawaii this week. The systems are bound for a new mission with the 25th Infantry Division, also called “Tropic Lightning,” which expects to have a total of 16 HIMARS within weeks. MIL Security OSI –
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Chu, Colleagues Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Chu, Colleagues Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat WATCH: Padilla pushes for enforceable workplace heat stress protections after hottest year on record WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on the heels of another harsh heat wave across California, U.S. Senator […]
MIL-OSI USA: Old Flames
Source: Securities and Exchange Commission Thank you, Chairman [Chris] Hayward. You have once again gone out of your way to make me feel welcome in London. Thank you also to all of you who are here today. Before I begin, I must remind you that my views are my own as a Commissioner of the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Review: BRICS officials expect media and think tank collaboration to boost Global South’s profile and power
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News RIO DE JANEIRO, July 15 (Xinhua) — Xinhua News Agency Director General Fu Hua met with media […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia to work on construction of auto approaches to borders with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and DPRK — Russian President V. Putin
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, July 16 /Xinhua/ — Russia will work on the construction of motor vehicle approaches to the […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Tribunal Continues Order—Structural Tubing from South Korea and Türkiye
Source: Government of Canada News (2) Ottawa, Ontario, July 16, 2025—The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its order made on October 16, 2019, in expiry review RR‑2018‑006, concerning the dumping of structural tubing from South Korea and Türkiye. The Tribunal found that the expiry of the order was likely to result in injury. As such, the […]
MIL-Evening Report: From Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama: how electric guitarists challenge expectations of gender
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janelle K Johnstone, Associate Lecturer Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, PhD Candidate School of Social Inquiry, La Trobe University American gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe playing a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar on stage in 1957. Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images I’ve been playing a […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: U.S., Royal Thai Navies Forge Stronger Bonds Through Secure CENTRIX Communications During CARAT Thailand 2025
Source: United States Navy SATTAHIP, Thailand — In the Indo-Pacific, effective and secure communication forms the bedrock of strong alliances. This critical principle is at the forefront of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2025, where U.S. Navy personnel and their Royal Thai Navy (RTN) counterparts conducted subject matter expert exchanges on the Combined […]
MIL-OSI Canada: B.C. fast-tracks recruitment of international doctors as U.S. campaign delivers results
Source: Government of Canada regional news In just two months, B.C. has received almost 780 job applications from qualified health professionals across the United States, reflecting strong momentum from the Province’s co-ordinated U.S. recruitment campaign. Building on this success, new strategies are underway to further attract internationally trained doctors. “When we began recruiting in the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Sens. Budd, Justice, Hawley, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency of Foreign Funds Fueling Left-Wing Agitators
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) FRONT Act would require U.S. nonprofits to register under FARA if they accept funds from hostile nations Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led his colleagues in introducing the Foreign Registration Obligations for Nonprofit Transparency (FRONT) Act today, which would require nonprofits […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CHP urges public to be vigilant against mosquito-borne disease, Chikungunya fever
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (July 16) said that there was an outbreak of Chikungunya fever (CF) in Shunde, Guangdong, in July this year, which was triggered by imported cases. As of July 15, there were 478 confirmed […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The victory in the war against Japanese aggression and the return of Taiwan to China deserve the memory of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait – Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — The victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression […]