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MIL-OSI China: New AI robot training ground launched in China

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

A new training ground dedicated to advancing embodied artificial intelligence (AI) robots has been launched in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, marking a step forward in the development of the country’s high-end robotics industry.

Based in the city of Mianyang, the embodied AI robot training ground will operate as a comprehensive platform integrating research and development, validation testing, standard-setting and commercialization.

The project, officially launched on July 18, is a cornerstone of Sichuan’s strategy to build a globally competitive embodied AI robotics cluster in west China, an official from the Sichuan provincial science and technology department told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Thanks to rapid advancements in technologies such as AI and large language models, China’s robotics industry is undergoing a rapid transformation from laboratory research to mass production and applications.

The industry is expected to see a market boom in the coming years. According to the Chinese Institute of Electronics, China’s humanoid robot market is projected to reach 870 billion yuan (about 121.74 billion U.S. dollars) by 2030.

The training ground is expected to address critical bottlenecks facing embodied AI development globally, including scarce real-world training scenarios, insufficient high-quality data, and inadequate extreme-environment testing capabilities.

“This facility functions essentially as a ‘school’ for robots,” said the official.

It aims to overcome these challenges by creating simulated environments for deep interaction and vast data acquisition, thereby accelerating robotic learning, algorithmic improvements and capability upgrades, crucial for applications spanning manufacturing, healthcare, urban management and emergency response.

The training ground will follow an operational model featuring one innovation center focusing on core technologies like system integration, research and development of key components and algorithms, and pilot manufacturing.

It will be supported by two dedicated scenario training bases to gather operational data across diverse settings and enable deployment across diverse application scenarios, particularly targeting advanced manufacturing, emergency response, social services, tourism and urban governance.

The provincial government will allocate a special fund to develop the training ground, which, according to its plan, will help complete the infrastructure and operational framework while attracting over seven robotics enterprises by the end of 2025.

By 2027, the target is to bring together over 30 enterprises, facilitate the application of more than 30 new technologies, and launch over 10 new robot products, establishing the training ground as a nationally leading platform.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Africa: Aid won’t close Africa’s $1.3 trillion Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) gap

Source: APO

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Foreign aid is no longer a viable solution for Africa’s growing development needs. The continent’s annual Sustainable Development Goal financing shortfall has reached $1.3 trillion, and leaders are increasingly clear-eyed about the limits of donor-driven models.

At a high-level session on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum, African leaders called for structural reforms to expand domestic resource mobilization, build regional value chains and shift away from exporting raw commodities.

“Aid won’t close the gap. We must stop exporting raw materials and importing poverty,” said Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

He called for greater investment in manufacturing, green industries and youth-led enterprises. More than 80 percent of Africa’s exports remain unprocessed, a model he described as unsustainable.

Mr. Gatete was speaking at a session organized on the margins of the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York. The event, co-hosted by the Government of Uganda and the ECA, focused on how to translate the Kampala Declaration, adopted at this year’s Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), into concrete action.

Uganda’s Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said the continent was “dangerously off track” but highlighted progress made in her country, including reductions in maternal mortality, gains in gender equality and increased national budget allocations linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.

“The Kampala Declaration is practical,” said Ms. Nabbanja. “We’re proud to host this conversation and to take it forward in terms of implementation.” Her remarks underscored a broader shift toward self-determined development.

Uganda chaired the ARFSD Bureau in 2025 and has introduced measures to align domestic planning with regional and global frameworks. Despite this, debt pressures, limited access to concessional finance and the high cost of capital continue to challenge many African economies.

Mr. Gatete reiterated ECA’s support for the creation of an African Credit Rating Agency, arguing that current international rating practices distort risk and restrict access to affordable capital. He also called for scaling blended finance mechanisms, issuing local currency bonds and digitizing tax and revenue systems to boost efficiency and compliance.

He noted that inclusive growth also depends on people-centered investments. “We must stop viewing youth as recipients of development and start recognizing them as drivers of it,” he said, emphasizing the need for vocational training, digital skills and youth entrepreneurship.

Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, said the Kampala Declaration represents more than a political commitment. “It is not just about potential. It is about will,” she said. “Partnership is not patronage. It must be grounded in mutual recognition and institutional respect.”

She warned against “performative partnerships” and called for better alignment between global funding frameworks and Africa’s priorities. Ms. Haddadi cited progress on regional integration, including the rollout of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System and implementation of the African Union’s climate finance strategy.

With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with the second ten-year plan of Agenda 2063 now underway, speakers agreed that declarations must be backed by systems capable of delivery. The Kampala Declaration, they said, provides a roadmap, but only coordinated action will close the gap.

The event drew senior-level representation from across the continent and the UN system, including Uganda’s Minister for General Duties, Justine Kasule Lumumba; UN Special Adviser on Africa, Cristina Duarte; and other experts and policymakers engaged in development financing, innovation and regional planning.

“The future we want will not be given to us,” Mr. Gatete said. “It must be built. And we must build it now.”

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Africa: Three-month-long vocational trainings give Jonglei youth hope of brighter future

Source: APO

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Many young South Sudanese women and men are involuntarily idle and desperate for any opportunities to earn qualifications that may lead to gainful employment or enable them to start their own small businesses.

In Akobo and Bor, in volatile Jonglei State, a significant number of them were given such chances, with the graduates of three-month-long vocational trainings in both towns determined to grab them with both hands.

“Everyone should plant vegetables. If you do, you gain good health and a possibility to earn money without subjecting yourself to the risks of assaults we women run when we collect firewood,” says Rodah Nyathuok Lual in Akobo.

There, more than 100 youth, with the majority being women, have learnt income-generating skills like farming, tailoring, hairdressing, marketing and financial management.

The initiative, funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and implemented by the national non-governmental organization Community Initiative for Development, is timely as resources in Akobo, following the return of many previously conflict-displaced persons, have become scarcer than usual.

“When we work, we become role models in our communities by promoting both development and peace. When everyone is busy, there is no time or room for conflict,” says Domach Makuach Mark, another proud owner of new and marketable skills who, like all graduates, was also given a starter kit and connected to banks and other lenders for possible investments.

UN peacekeepers from South Korea have given 77 of Domach’s peers in Bor reason to be equally optimistic about their futures. In the state capital, they have learnt everything from wiring a building safely and repairing a leaking pipe to cultivating food and raising poultry.

“From now on, I hope people will buy eggs and chickens from me,” says Akuoch Mary Atem as she details her plan to open a poultry farm to support herself and her family.

More young, aspiring women and men in and around Bor are likely to benefit from similar opportunities in the future.

“In cooperation with the government, we hope that we’ll be able to expand our vocational school,” says Colonel Kwon Byung Guk, Commander of the South Korean contingent, who also revealed that his government will provide five top students with full scholarships for advanced studies in the East Asian country.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI China: China promotes high-tech solutions for disability support

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, July 22 — China is exploring the use of advanced technologies such as smart bionic hands and guide robots to improve the well-being of people with disabilities, ensuring that scientific and technological progress benefits this community, an official said Tuesday.

Zhou Changkui, chairperson of the Board of Executive Directors of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, said at a press conference that these applications were unveiled at a recent forum.

He added that China will further focus on the development of new technologies and industries, including brain-computer interfaces, to better support people with disabilities.

According to Zhou, the federation and some other governmental departments have jointly issued a guiding document to promote the use of technology in supporting people with disabilities. It is also collaborating with universities, research institutes and high-tech companies to boost the development of relevant technologies and industries.

Zhou noted that during the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will continue to promote the application of artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies to serve people with disabilities, and ensure that advanced technologies better meet their needs.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: 28 countries condemn Israel over ‘civilian suffering in Gaza’

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

LONDON, July 22 (Xinhua) — Twenty-eight countries and the European Union’s Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel for the suffering of civilians in Gaza.

“The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. We condemn the crumbs that are being sent as aid and the inhumane killing of civilians,” the statement said. “It is appalling that more than 800 Palestinians have been killed while asking for aid,” the document noted.

“The Israeli government’s refusal to provide essential humanitarian assistance to civilians is unacceptable. Israel must uphold its obligations under international humanitarian law,” the statement added, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

The parties also called on the Israeli government “to immediately lift restrictions on aid and urgently allow the UN and humanitarian NGOs to carry out their life-saving work safely and effectively.”

Signed by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and other Western countries, the statement also opposes any attempts to change the territorial or demographic status of the occupied Palestinian territories.

In response, the Israeli Foreign Ministry dismissed the statement as “out of touch with reality” and accused Hamas of being “the only party responsible for the lack of an agreement on the release of hostages and a ceasefire.” –0–

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: UK Foreign Secretary Condemns Killing of Civilians in Gaza

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

LONDON, July 22 (Xinhua) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Monday condemned the killing of civilians in Gaza and criticized Israel’s aid distribution model as “inhumane” after Britain endorsed a joint international statement calling for an end to the conflict.

“I categorically condemn the killing of civilians trying to meet their basic needs,” Mr Lammy told MPs in the House of Commons.

“The Israeli government must answer what military justification there can be for strikes that have killed desperate, starving children,” he said.

While reaffirming support for Israel’s right to security and existence, the minister warned that the country’s current actions “cause incalculable damage to Israel’s reputation in the world and undermine its long-term security.”

Lammy described Israel’s recently implemented system of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza as “inhumane, dangerous and dehumanising to the people of Gaza”. He added that it “contradicts long-standing humanitarian principles” by forcing civilians, including children, “to struggle in unsafe conditions for basic necessities”.

He also mentioned proposals by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, which reportedly included moving the entire Gaza population to Rafah and detaining Palestinians unless they emigrated. “This is a cruel idea that should never happen,” Lammy said. –0–

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July 22, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia

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Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not alone.

Last week, non-urgent surgeries were paused in several Queensland hospitals due to a surge of influenza and COVID cases filling up hospital beds.

Meanwhile, more than 200 aged care facilities around Australia are reportedly facing COVID outbreaks.

So, just how bad are respiratory infections this year, and which viruses are causing the biggest problems?

COVID

Until May, COVID case numbers were about half last year’s level, but June’s 32,348 notifications are closing the gap (compared with 45,634 in June 2024). That said, we know far fewer people test now than they did earlier in the pandemic, so these numbers are likely to be an underestimate.

According to the latest Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report, Australia now appears to be emerging from a winter wave of COVID cases driven largely by the NB.1.8.1 subvariant, known as “Nimbus”.

Besides classic cold-like symptoms, this Omicron offshoot can reportedly cause particularly painful sore throats as well as gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and diarrhoea.

While some people who catch COVID have no symptoms or just mild ones, for many people the virus can be serious. Older adults and those with chronic health issues remain at greatest risk of experiencing severe illness and dying from COVID.

Some 138 aged care residents have died from COVID since the beginning of June.

The COVID booster currently available is based on the JN.1 subvariant. Nimbus is a direct descendant of JN.1 – as is another subvariant in circulation, XFG or “Stratus” – which means the vaccine should remain effective against current variants.

Free boosters are available to most people annually, while those aged 75 and older are advised to get one every six months.

Vaccination, as well as early treatment with antivirals, lowers the risk of severe illness and long COVID. People aged 70 and older, as well as younger people with certain risk factors, are eligible for antivirals if they test positive.

Influenza

The 2025 flu season has been unusually severe. From January to May, total case numbers were 30% higher than last year, increasing pressure on health systems.

More recent case numbers seem to be trending lower than 2024, however we don’t appear to have reached the peak yet.

Flu symptoms are generally more severe than the common cold and may include high fever, chills, muscle aches, fatigue, sore throat and a runny or blocked nose.

Most people recover in under a week, but the flu can be more severe (and even fatal) in groups including older people, young children and pregnant women.

An annual vaccination is available for free to children aged 6 months to 4 years, pregnant women, those aged 65+, and other higher-risk groups.

Queensland and Western Australia provide a free flu vaccine for all people aged 6 months and older, but in other states and territories, people not eligible for a free vaccine can pay (usually A$30 or less) to receive one.

RSV

The third significant respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), only became a notifiable disease in 2021 (before this doctors didn’t need to record infections, meaning data is sparse).

Last year saw Australia’s highest case numbers since RSV reporting began. By May, cases in 2025 were lower than 2024, but by June, they had caught up: 27,243 cases this June versus 26,596 in June 2024. However it looks as though we may have just passed the peak.

RSV’s symptoms are usually mild and cold-like, but it can cause serious illness such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Infants, older people, and people with chronic health conditions are among those at highest risk. In young children, RSV is a leading cause of hospitalisation.

A free vaccine is now available for pregnant women, protecting infants for up to six months. A monoclonal antibody (different to a vaccine but also given as an injection) is also available for at-risk children up to age two, especially if their mothers didn’t receive the RSV vaccine during pregnancy.

For older adults, two RSV vaccines (Arexvy and Abrysvo) are available, with a single dose recommended for everyone aged 75+, those over 60 at higher risk due to medical conditions, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60+.

Unfortunately, these are not currently subsidised and cost about $300. Protection lasts at least three years.

The common cold

While viruses including COVID, RSV and influenza dominate headlines, we often overlook one of the most widespread – the common cold.

The common cold can be caused by more than 200 different viruses – mainly rhinoviruses but also some coronaviruses, adenoviruses and enteroviruses.

Typical symptoms include a runny or blocked nose, sore throat, coughing, sneezing, headache, tiredness and sometimes a mild fever.

Children get about 6–8 colds per year while adults average 2–4, and symptoms usually resolve in a week. Most recover with rest, fluids, and possibly over-the-counter medications.

Because so many different viruses cause the common cold, and because these constantly mutate, developing a vaccine has been extremely challenging. Researchers continue to explore solutions, but a universal cold vaccine remains elusive.

How do I protect myself and others?

The precautions we learned during the COVID pandemic remain valid. These are all airborne viruses which can be spread by coughing, sneezing and touching contaminated surfaces.

Practise good hygiene, teach children proper cough etiquette, wear a high-quality mask if you’re at high risk, and stay home to rest if unwell.

You can now buy rapid antigen tests (called panel tests) that test for influenza (A or B), COVID and RSV. So, if you’re unwell with a respiratory infection, consider testing yourself at home.

While many winter lurgies can be trivial, this is not always the case. We can all do our bit to reduce the impact.

Adrian Esterman receives funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.

– ref. COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself – https://theconversation.com/covid-flu-rsv-how-these-common-viruses-are-tracking-this-winter-and-how-to-protect-yourself-261383

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July 22, 2025
Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation in J&K’s Rajouri; schools closed

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

A flood-like situation has developed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers swelled significantly due to incessant rainfall, officials said on Tuesday.

As a precautionary measure, the Rajouri District Administration has ordered the closure of all government and private schools across the district for the day.

Authorities are closely monitoring the situation as continuous downpours have led to waterlogging and disrupted daily life, particularly in several low-lying areas. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.

In response to the weather-induced challenges, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has intensified road construction activities in the hilly Pir Panjal region of Rajouri to enhance connectivity and address waterlogging issues in towns such as Kotranka, Samote, and Budhal.

“Wherever waterlogging is an issue, especially in market areas, we are constructing concrete pavements,” said Sanjay Sharma, a BRO engineer. “Drains in these markets often clog, causing water to overflow onto roads. We have now covered those areas with concrete pavements and are also repairing damaged road sections,” he added.

Sharma noted that the initiative is aimed at ensuring smoother travel, reducing disruptions, and improving road safety. Regular maintenance work is ongoing to sustain the improvements.

(ANI)

July 22, 2025
Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation in J&K’s Rajouri; schools closed

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

A flood-like situation has developed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers swelled significantly due to incessant rainfall, officials said on Tuesday.

As a precautionary measure, the Rajouri District Administration has ordered the closure of all government and private schools across the district for the day.

Authorities are closely monitoring the situation as continuous downpours have led to waterlogging and disrupted daily life, particularly in several low-lying areas. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.

In response to the weather-induced challenges, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has intensified road construction activities in the hilly Pir Panjal region of Rajouri to enhance connectivity and address waterlogging issues in towns such as Kotranka, Samote, and Budhal.

“Wherever waterlogging is an issue, especially in market areas, we are constructing concrete pavements,” said Sanjay Sharma, a BRO engineer. “Drains in these markets often clog, causing water to overflow onto roads. We have now covered those areas with concrete pavements and are also repairing damaged road sections,” he added.

Sharma noted that the initiative is aimed at ensuring smoother travel, reducing disruptions, and improving road safety. Regular maintenance work is ongoing to sustain the improvements.

(ANI)

July 22, 2025
Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation in J&K’s Rajouri; schools closed

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

A flood-like situation has developed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers swelled significantly due to incessant rainfall, officials said on Tuesday.

As a precautionary measure, the Rajouri District Administration has ordered the closure of all government and private schools across the district for the day.

Authorities are closely monitoring the situation as continuous downpours have led to waterlogging and disrupted daily life, particularly in several low-lying areas. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.

In response to the weather-induced challenges, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has intensified road construction activities in the hilly Pir Panjal region of Rajouri to enhance connectivity and address waterlogging issues in towns such as Kotranka, Samote, and Budhal.

“Wherever waterlogging is an issue, especially in market areas, we are constructing concrete pavements,” said Sanjay Sharma, a BRO engineer. “Drains in these markets often clog, causing water to overflow onto roads. We have now covered those areas with concrete pavements and are also repairing damaged road sections,” he added.

Sharma noted that the initiative is aimed at ensuring smoother travel, reducing disruptions, and improving road safety. Regular maintenance work is ongoing to sustain the improvements.

(ANI)

July 22, 2025
Parliament passes ‘Bills of Lading, 2025’ to modernize maritime law in India

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

In a landmark development for India’s maritime sector, Parliament on Monday passed the Bills of Lading, 2025, replacing the 169-year-old colonial-era Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856. The Rajya Sabha cleared the bill on the first day of the Monsoon Session, following its earlier passage in the Lok Sabha in March 2025. The bill now awaits Presidential assent before becoming law.

Tabled by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, the bill marks a significant step in India’s efforts to overhaul outdated legal frameworks and align them with contemporary global standards. Once enacted, the legislation will simplify maritime shipping documentation in India, making it more transparent, efficient, and in tune with international trade practices.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Minister Sonowal emphasized that the reform is part of the government’s broader mission to build a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This vision is not merely aspirational; it is a call to action, urging us to align our efforts and aspirations with the promise of a new and prosperous Bharat,” he said.

The Bills of Lading, 2025 introduces modern, business-friendly terminology and streamlines the rights and obligations of carriers, shippers, and lawful holders. It aims to reduce ambiguity in shipping documentation, minimize litigation risks, and strengthen India’s position in global trade by adopting internationally recognized norms.

The new legislation also features simplified legal language and restructures complex provisions. It includes an enabling clause empowering the Central Government to issue directives for effective implementation. A standard repeal and saving clause ensures that all past actions under the old Act remain valid, maintaining legal continuity.

Minister Sonowal described the passage of the bill as a decisive move away from colonial legacies and toward a legal system that reflects India’s constitutional values and current economic aspirations. “As we reflect on the 76th year since the adoption of the Indian Constitution, it is the perfect moment to cast aside the remnants of colonial and pre-constitutional legacies that hinder our progress,” he said.

July 22, 2025
Parliament passes ‘Bills of Lading, 2025’ to modernize maritime law in India

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

In a landmark development for India’s maritime sector, Parliament on Monday passed the Bills of Lading, 2025, replacing the 169-year-old colonial-era Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856. The Rajya Sabha cleared the bill on the first day of the Monsoon Session, following its earlier passage in the Lok Sabha in March 2025. The bill now awaits Presidential assent before becoming law.

Tabled by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, the bill marks a significant step in India’s efforts to overhaul outdated legal frameworks and align them with contemporary global standards. Once enacted, the legislation will simplify maritime shipping documentation in India, making it more transparent, efficient, and in tune with international trade practices.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Minister Sonowal emphasized that the reform is part of the government’s broader mission to build a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This vision is not merely aspirational; it is a call to action, urging us to align our efforts and aspirations with the promise of a new and prosperous Bharat,” he said.

The Bills of Lading, 2025 introduces modern, business-friendly terminology and streamlines the rights and obligations of carriers, shippers, and lawful holders. It aims to reduce ambiguity in shipping documentation, minimize litigation risks, and strengthen India’s position in global trade by adopting internationally recognized norms.

The new legislation also features simplified legal language and restructures complex provisions. It includes an enabling clause empowering the Central Government to issue directives for effective implementation. A standard repeal and saving clause ensures that all past actions under the old Act remain valid, maintaining legal continuity.

Minister Sonowal described the passage of the bill as a decisive move away from colonial legacies and toward a legal system that reflects India’s constitutional values and current economic aspirations. “As we reflect on the 76th year since the adoption of the Indian Constitution, it is the perfect moment to cast aside the remnants of colonial and pre-constitutional legacies that hinder our progress,” he said.

July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Anticipating Displacement: EUAA looking into Migration Trends in Ukraine

Source: European Asylum Support Office

As the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine continues and the situation in Ukraine remains volatile, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has strengthened its capacity to combine near to real-time situational awareness, data collection in the field and forecasting. The aim is to go beyond reactive analysis and ensure Member States are equipped to manage not just today’s asylum-related migration flows, but tomorrow’s as well.

In July 2025, with no end to the conflict in Ukraine in sight, the fighting is going on with increasing intensity. In June, Ukraine’s Security Service launched “Operation Spiderweb,” targeting Russian strategic bombers, followed by a maritime drone strike that damaged the Kerch Bridge and drone attacks that forced the Russian authorities to temporarily close Moscow airports. Russia responded with intensified aerial attacks on Kyiv and other cities. Simultaneously, ceasefire talks in Türkiye produced no progress beyond a prisoner exchange. These developments reinforce the urgency of equipping EU countries with modern, mixed-method tools to anticipate and prepare for any potential renewed displacement, ensuring that Member States remain responsive in a volatile geopolitical environment.

A multifaceted approach to intelligence

The EUAA’s intelligence capability includes Human Intelligence (HUMINT) gathered through the EUAA’s Surveys with Arriving Migrants from Ukraine (SAM–UKR), a flexible tool used to collect testimonies from persons displaced by the Russian invasion who are currently in the EU+. It captures experiences, intentions and aspirations, which in turn allows the Agency to understand push factors, the scale of integration in host countries and possible return prospects.

Separately, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) enables the EUAA to monitor near to real-time conflict events and geopolitical developments that may trigger migration — including, for example, the Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s power infrastructure. These various types of qualitative insights are then combined with EUAA’s own quantitative data to produce short-term forecasts according to the needs of Member States and European policymakers.

Investing in cooperation with local partners

In Ukraine, the EUAA is collaborating with a Ukrainian public opinion company, Gradus Research, to gather real-time insights on migration intentions. The collaboration offers insights gathered within Ukraine, before displacements materialise at the EU external border. Gradus’ ability to deliver real-time assessments has enabled the EUAA to monitor changes in sentiment following key military and political events.

By systematically monitoring migration intentions and pull & push factors, we enable the EUAA and Member States to base their preparedness on real-time intelligence — supporting evidence-based planning in a fluid and high-stakes context. Our survey technology allows us to deliver results in real time, which is a crucial factor in a rapidly changing environment and the emergence of new and evolving risks for the population. Therefore, we don’t collect abstract migration sentiments (like a general desire to migrate at some point in the future), but rather capture real, current sentiments on the ground

Evgeniya BLYZNYUK Sociologist, CEO & Founder of Gradus Research

Protection in a Dynamic Environment

In 2025, the share of the population intending to leave Ukraine within the next six months remains at 13 % of respondents. Poland and Germany continue to be the most preferred destinations, primarily due to job opportunities, family ties, access to benefits and support (with a significant increase compared to the previous wave), and safety. Key push factors — such as threats to life and the risk of occupation — have remained stable since the beginning of 2025. Despite ongoing risks, including hostilities and economic concerns, 71 % of respondents plan to stay in Ukraine if the active phase of the war ends.

At the end of May 2025, around 4.4 million people were benefitting from temporary protection in the EU+. While Germany and Poland hosted the largest in absolute numbers, Czechia hosted the most beneficiaries per capita. These figures illustrate not only the scale of current protection efforts, but also the need for continued investment in preparedness — including intelligence-led, forward-looking tools that can anticipate renewed displacement, returns, or onward movement.

As Russian attacks on Ukraine continue, the Council has recently extended temporary protection for another year, until March 2027. At the same time, Ukrainians in Europe consider more permanent alternatives to temporary protection like applying for asylum. Clearly, understanding the views of displaced Ukrainians will play a crucial role for any successful transition. The EUAA has the tools, partnerships and expertise needed to inform policy makers, enabling them to navigate it.

Background

The EUAA’s intelligence-led activities are anchored in its legal mandate to gather and analyse information on root causes, migratory and refugee flows in support of early warning and Member State preparedness. They feed into scenario development, capacity planning, and contingency plans including regular updates to asylum trends, structured foresight exercises, and the integration of both traditional and non-traditional data sources. Thus, the EUAA supports Member States with agile, evidence-driven tools in the dynamic operational landscape of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jochen Kaempf, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences (Oceanography), Flinders University

South Australia is desperate for help to tackle an unprecedented harmful algal bloom that has decimated marine life up and down the coast. While the extent of the damage is still unknown, my preliminary research suggests there’s no end in sight. It may just get better over winter before it gets worse next summer.

The Karenia mikimotoi bloom first appeared in March on two surf beaches outside Gulf St Vincent, about an hour south of Adelaide. It has since spread, killing all kinds of marine organisms – from crabs and small fish to sharks and rays. Only the neighbouring Spencer Gulf, far west coast and southeast coasts have been spared. For now.

In preliminary research now undergoing peer review, I have predicted the bloom’s future spread using a new computer model. In the worst-case scenario, the harmful algal bloom would reach the Spencer Gulf and spread – from Port Lincoln to Whyalla and across to Port Pirie – next summer and autumn. That would be extremely bad news for the thriving seafood, aquaculture and tourism industries. They may need help to prepare.

Some help is on the way. Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt yesterday announced A$14 million in federal funding. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas convened an Emergency Management Cabinet Committee meeting today and signed off on a $28 million support package.

The worst-case scenario forecasts high concentrations of K. mikimotoi in both South Australian gulfs next April.
Jochen Kaempf

A rolling disaster

The algal bloom was first noticed when dozens of surfers and beachgoers on the southern coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula fell ill after exposure to seawater in March.

Soon, dangerous sea foam appeared. Then the killing began in earnest. Many marine species started washing up dead or dying.

The bloom began to spread. In mid-April, K. mikimotoi was detected in water samples from Edithburgh and Coobowie on the southeastern corner of Yorke Peninsula.

In early May, the Kangaroo Island Council announced the bloom had spread across the Investigator Strait affecting the island’s northern coastline.

Wild weather in June pushed the bloom through the Murray Mouth into the Coorong.

By July, the state government had detected K. mikimotoi along Adelaide’s metropolitan coastline. Videos of fish kills near the Ardrossan Jetty in the northern Gulf St Vincent also emerged.

So far, the bloom has not been detected in Spencer Gulf. But my modelling suggests it’s only a matter of time.

Predicting the future

I was the first to discover the seasonal upwelling of nutrients in several regions along SA’s southern coastal shelf. This nutrient source fuels the marine food chain. It’s a big part of the reason why the marine life in our Great Southern Australian Coastal Upwelling System is so diverse.

I also simulated the ocean currents in South Australian gulfs using computer models as early as 2009.

I have now developed a computer model to predict where the algae will spread next.

Preliminary results from this research have been submitted to the journal Continental Shelf Research and are being reviewed. But given the speed at which this situation is developing, it’s worth sharing a preprint of this manuscript.

My model matches what’s known about the early spread of the bloom. It began in the coastal waters of the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. It then invaded Investigator Strait, between the Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, before slowly spreading in a clockwise circulation across the wider Gulf St Vincent.

When the model is used to forecast how the algae bloom will evolve, the story becomes deeply concerning.

It predicts the algal bloom will weaken over this winter, as the growth rate will slow in cooler water. In my model, the algae had already invaded the lower Spencer Gulf in May 2025 but at very low concentrations.

Then, in the worst-case scenario of high growth rates and nothing stopping it, the model predicts the bloom will affect both gulfs – Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf – and Investigator Strait, with severe conditions predicted for the coming summer.

A bloom in the Spencer Gulf could decimate stocks of Australian sardine in the lower gulf, and potentially also western king prawns and the giant Australian cuttlefish in the upper Spencer Gulf. Some research suggests algal growth may be limited in the hypersaline upper reaches of the gulfs, but the spread of the algae as far as Ardrossan indicates otherwise.

Under the best-case scenario, the algae’s natural predator, zooplankton, would eat more of the algae, suppressing future flare-ups. So there is some hope, but more research is needed to better understand how zooplankton could control these algae.

SA also needs to make continuous efforts to monitor K. mikimotoi concentrations. This includes analysis of water samples in both gulfs. It’s important to note satellite images only show the peak phase of the toxic algal bloom, and can be misleading as they also display other species including blooms of “good” algae.

Fortunately, the $28 million support package includes $8.5 million for early detection and monitoring of harmful algal bloom species. This will involve real-time sensors (buoys), satellite imagery and oceanographic modelling. A new $2 million national testing laboratory will check for toxins, while $3 million will be spent on a rapid assessment of fish stocks and fisheries.

But if the algae stick around, there may be little anyone can do to protect our marine environment.

Jochen Kaempf does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer – https://theconversation.com/south-australias-algal-bloom-may-shrink-over-winter-but-this-model-suggests-it-will-spread-to-new-areas-in-summer-261549

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Sizewell C gets green light with final investment decision
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

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Sizewell C gets green light with final investment decision

Government agrees final investment decision to give Sizewell C nuclear plant the go-ahead.
Energy Secretary signs off on multi-billion-pound deal for Sizewell C, that will deliver clean power for the equivalent of six million homes and support 10,000 jobs at peak construction.

Government secures deal that will see Sizewell deliver electricity system savings of £2 billion a year on average once operational.

The government will become the largest shareholder, alongside private investors EDF, Centrica, La Caisse and Amber Infrastructure.

Project will be built for around 20 per cent less than virtual replica Hinkley Point C, as part of the government’s Plan for Change to kick-start economic growth and protect family finances.

Millions of working people will benefit from cheaper clean power, as the government agrees a landmark, multi-billion-pound deal to build Sizewell C – a major step forward in the delivery of a new ‘golden age’ of nuclear under the government’s Plan for Change.

The Energy Secretary has today (22 July) signed the final investment decision for Sizewell C, which will deliver clean power for the equivalent of six million homes and support 10,000 jobs once operational. The deal represents the country’s most significant public investment in clean, homegrown energy this century – in a major boost for energy security, jobs and economic growth.

The deal ends an era of dithering and delay to give Sizewell C the go-ahead, that will help secure Britain’s home-grown nuclear supply far beyond 2030. It marks a major step in the government’s clean energy superpower mission, which is about replacing the UK’s dependence on fossil fuel markets with clean homegrown power that the country controls, to bring down bills for good and protect family finances.

The plant will deliver cheaper clean electricity for generations of families for at least six decades. Analysis shows the project could create savings of £2 billion a year across the future low-carbon electricity system once operational – leading to cheaper power for consumers.

The project will also help to kick-start economic growth and get Britain building. At peak construction, Sizewell C will support 10,000 jobs directly employed in the project, and thousands more in the nationwide supply chain, as well as creating 1,500 apprenticeships. Seventy per cent of the value of construction is set to be awarded to British businesses – Sizewell C Ltd anticipates it will have 3,500 UK companies in its supply chain across the entire country.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said:

It is time to do big things and build big projects in this country again- and today we announce an investment that will provide clean, homegrown power to millions of homes for generations to come.

This government is making the investment needed to deliver a new golden age of nuclear, so we can end delays and free us from the ravages of the global fossil fuel markets to bring bills down for good.

The government has confirmed it will take an initial 44.9 per cent stake to become the single biggest equity shareholder in the project – meaning the British people will benefit from the government’s investment.

The new Sizewell C shareholders include La Caisse with 20 per cent, Centrica with 15 per cent, and Amber Infrastructure with an initial 7.6 per cent. This comes alongside French energy giant EDF taking a 12.5 per cent take in the project, set out earlier this month, as well as a proposed £5 billion debt guarantee from France’s export credit agency, Bpifrance Assurance Export, to back the company’s commercial bank loans.

Alongside this investment, the National Wealth Fund – the government’s principal investor and policy bank – is making its first investment in nuclear energy. It will provide the majority of the project’s debt finance, working alongside Bpifrance Assurance Export, to help support the building of the power plant.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said:

La Caisse, Centrica and Amber’s multi-billion pound investment is a powerful endorsement of the UK as the best place to do business and as a global hub for nuclear energy.

Delivering next generation, publicly-owned clean power is vital to our energy security and growth, which is why we backed Sizewell C.  This investment will create thousands of good quality jobs and boost the local economy as we deliver on our Plan for Change.

Julia Pyke and Nigel Cann, Joint Managing Directors of Sizewell C, said:

We’re delighted to welcome new investors alongside Government and EDF who, like our suppliers, have strong incentives to keep costs under control and ensure we deliver Sizewell C successfully for consumers and taxpayers

By investing in Sizewell C, they are laying the foundations for a more secure, cleaner and more affordable energy system. Because 70% of our construction spend will be in the UK, with a £4.4bn commitment to the east of England, they will also help to create thousands of great jobs and new opportunities for people and businesses up and down the country.

We are determined to deliver this major infrastructure differently, and to make sure this is a project Britain can be proud of.

The investment deal builds on lessons learnt from the construction of Hinkley Point C to provide a funding model that spreads the around £38 billion cost of constructing Sizewell C between consumers, taxpayers and private investors. This represents a saving of around 20 per cent compared with Hinkley Point C and demonstrates the value of building a virtual replica project.

For the first time, the British people will be co-owners of a nuclear power plant alongside experienced private sector partners – with consumers to benefit from the government’s investment. This will ensure the impact on consumer bills is limited to an average of around £1 per month over the duration of Sizewell C’s construction, with the nuclear plant to deliver cheaper clean power for decades to come once operational.

Despite the UK’s strong nuclear legacy, including opening the world’s first commercial nuclear power station in the 1950s, no new nuclear plant has opened in the UK since 1995, with all of the existing fleet except Sizewell B likely to be phased out by the early 2030s.  

Sizewell C was one of eight sites identified in 2009 by then-Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as a potential site for new nuclear. However, the project was not fully funded in the 14 years that followed under subsequent governments.  

The government’s nuclear programme is now the most ambitious for a generation. Once small modular reactors and Sizewell C come online in the 2030s, combined with Hinkley Point C, this will deliver more new nuclear to the grid than over the previous half century combined.

Recently, the government also set out next steps for small modular reactors in the UK and last month selected Rolls-Royce SMR as the preferred bidder to build first reactors of this kind in the country. Following this, the Prime Minister signed a new agreement with Czech Prime Minister Fiala last week that will see the two countries work more closely on small modular reactors to seize export opportunities and support high-skilled jobs.

John Flint, National Wealth Fund CEO, said:

Nuclear energy is a key component on the path to deliver the Government’s growth and clean energy missions, and our financing for Sizewell C will help provide decades of clean, reliable electricity for millions of homes across the country.

We have a critical role to play in solving financing problems across a broad waterfront of relevant sectors and Treasury has recognised that today by providing the NWF with additional capital required to enable our lending to Sizewell C. As the government’s flagship investor and policy bank, it is a privilege to be able to play such a significant role in a project of such national importance.

Gavin Tait, Chief Executive Officer, Amber Infrastructure Group, a Boyd Watterson Global Company, investment adviser to International Public Partnerships Limited, said:

We have worked in partnership with the UK Government to adapt the way a construction project of Sizewell C’s scale and importance can be financed to attract the long-term investment of institutional investors and retail savers. INPP has helped finance new infrastructure in the UK since 2006, and Sizewell C is a landmark example of how the public and private sectors can invest together to strengthen national energy security and support future economic growth.

Chris O’Shea, Centrica Group Chief Executive, said:

The UK needs more reliable, affordable, zero carbon electricity, and Sizewell C will be critical to supporting the country’s energy system for many decades to come. That’s why I’m delighted to be announcing this milestone investment which will see Centrica commit £1.3 billion for a 15% equity stake in the project, and deepens our long-standing involvement in the UK nuclear industry. This isn’t just an investment in a new power station – it’s an investment in Britain’s energy independence, our net zero journey, and thousands of high-quality jobs across the country.

Sizewell C is a compelling investment for our shareholders and the country as a whole, and I look forward to working with our world-class partners, EDF, La Caisse, Amber Infrastructure Group and the UK government, to make the project a great success.

Simone Rossi, CEO of EDF in the UK said:

EDF welcomes the government’s announcement that it has delivered on its commitment to take a final investment decision on the Sizewell C project.

Alongside Hinkley Point C, the project will help drive economic growth, strengthen energy security and lower bills over the long term.

The confirmation of the private investment is very positive and reflects the growing attraction of the role of nuclear power in the energy transition. It could also pave the way for the financing of future large nuclear projects in the UK.

Emmanuel Jaclot, Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure at La Caisse said:

Our commitment to invest in Sizewell C reflects La Caisse’s constructive capital approach, working to deliver optimal financial performance for our clients alongside broader economic and societal progress.

La Caisse has a strong track record of bringing private sector expertise alongside governments and industrial players to invest in complex, regulated infrastructure where value-for-money for consumers is key. Sizewell C is a positive development for UK consumers, as it is expected to provide long-term reliable baseload power and low carbon energy to more than 6 million homes across the UK, while contributing to the creation of 10,000 new jobs at peak construction and thousands more in the nationwide supply chain.

We’re proud to support the UK Government in delivering this landmark project, advancing the country’s energy security and economic growth ambitions. Our investment demonstrates our confidence in the UK market – our largest destination outside North America – and aligns with our commitment to the energy transition and decarbonization, enabled by our long-term capital and active ownership.

Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley said:

Ofgem welcomes the government’s decision to move forwards with the Sizewell C project. New nuclear power stations such as this have a key role to play in enhancing Great Britain’s energy security with reliable domestically generated clean power.

Ofgem has been working closely with the government to develop the new regulatory framework to help drive investment in nuclear energy and deliver the best deal for consumers.

Neil McDermott, Chief Executive of LCCC, said:

Sizewell C is a pivotal project in the transition to a clean, secure energy system. It will deliver reliable low carbon power for decades to come, while supporting jobs and investment across the country.

LCCC is proud to support this milestone through its role as the revenue collection counterparty. Our independent role ensures funds are managed fairly and transparently, protecting value for consumers and enabling long-term investor confidence in low carbon infrastructure.

Notes to editors:

Sizewell C has already signed £330 million in contracts with local companies and will boost supply chains across the UK with 70% of contracts predicted to go to 3,500 British suppliers – supporting new jobs in construction, welding, and hospitality.

The government has published a subsidy scheme for the Final Investment Decision in Sizewell C. This scheme covers the government’s equity and debt investment in the project, as well as the value of consumer levies from the RAB delivery model – a Government Support Package to protect investors from high-impact low-probability risks, and other guarantees.

The Sizewell C project is consolidated to the government’s balance sheet, meaning that all investment from the government and new investors is on the balance sheet.

The total equity and debt finance made available exceeds the target construction cost of around £38 billion (2024 prices), this acts as a safeguard for taxpayers in case of overruns and is standard for a project of this size and complexity. The project supply chain is strongly incentivised to keep costs down and investors will lose potential revenue if there are overruns, reducing risk for taxpayers.

According to our Value for Money assessment SZC could reduce the cost of a low-carbon electricity system by around £2 billion per year on average, once operational.

Urenco recently confirmed a 15-year deal with EDF to produce fuel for nuclear power stations. The multi-billion-euro contract, with significant value for the UK, will support Urenco UK’s workforce of more than 1,400 people and support the company’s important contribution to UK economic growth, which represented more than £256 million in 2023. 

French engineering company Assystem has also set out plans to double its nuclear workforce in the UK, creating 1,000 new engineering, digital and management jobs by 2030 across 10 UK sites, including in Sunderland, Blackburn, Derby, Bristol and London.

The government is providing the National Wealth Fund with additional capital to facilitate this lending to Sizewell C, separate to the existing £27.8bn which will continue to be invested across the NWF’s priority sectors. For National Wealth Fund queries, please contact press@nationalwealthfund.org.uk

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: China, Egypt Seek to Strengthen Global South Cooperation within SCO

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

CAIRO, July 22 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Embassy in Egypt and the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Council jointly held a seminar here on Sunday, pointing to the steady development of China-Egypt relations under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The event was attended by senior diplomats, foreign affairs experts and media representatives from both countries.

In his keynote speech, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang noted that Egypt is a dialogue partner of the SCO and welcomed Egypt’s active participation in various events of the organization.

He expressed the hope that China and Egypt will establish close coordination and cooperation within the SCO framework and advance bilateral relations so as to build a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era and contribute to world peace and development.

The guests attending the meeting praised the booming Egyptian-Chinese relations and the role of the SCO. They expressed hope that Egypt and China can take advantage of the development opportunities provided by the SCO to work together to improve global governance and promote the revival of the Global South.

Chairing the seminar, Director of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs Ezzat Saad told Xinhua that Egypt remains committed to strengthening cooperation with China both bilaterally and within the SCO framework.

“We believe that the SCO is an important platform for promoting the development of Egyptian-Chinese relations. Egypt looks forward to further deepening political and economic cooperation between the countries of the Global South based on the initiatives put forward by China,” he said. –0–

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Group CTO Tatsuo Ogawa: Beyond Reform—Technology Future Vision’s Progress and Direction for the Next Generation

Source: Panasonic

Headline: Group CTO Tatsuo Ogawa: Beyond Reform—Technology Future Vision’s Progress and Direction for the Next Generation

The Panasonic Group is implementing extensive management reform, but which direction is technology pointing us in? What sort of future is taking shape before our eyes in this era of transformation? To explore the heart of the matter, we spoke with Tatsuo Ogawa, Executive Officer of Panasonic Holdings Corporation and Group CTO overseeing technology strategy.

One year later: Three concepts and an unshakable commitment

We unveiled our Technology Future Vision in July 2024. Since then we’ve received a remarkable amount of internal and external feedback. The support we’ve received, and the specific discussions relating to possible collaboration, have been very encouraging. We see many exciting challenges ahead as we work to realize the vision. The future it embodies remains the same, and we continue to create new technology and businesses as we map out our unique path and push forward.
In particular, the three core concepts of energy and resources, nurturing a sense of fulfillment, and co-caring are vital guiding principles, as we integrate Panasonic technologies to achieve our overall goal of enhancing quality of life for everyone. We are pressing forward with research and development, so I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the progress we are making in multiple directions.

1. Toward a society where energy and resources flow: Tackling the hard challenges of the global environment

We are boldly tackling global environmental challenges through a wide range of R&D initiatives centered on the Green Transformation and Manufacturing Innovation Divisions.

Perovskite solar cells

These glass panels can generate energy where conventional solar panels cannot, for example as windows in dense urban areas. We already have a pilot manufacturing line producing near-commercial-size construction elements (1.0 m × 1.8 m). Our industrial inkjet printing system used to produce these panels is so advanced that it received the prestigious Okochi Memorial Technology Prize. Our goal is to integrate renewable energy generation into everyday urban infrastructure for better energy self-sufficiency and greater resilience in case of disasters.

A Perovskite panel on display at Osaka’s Expo 2025 demonstrates the design potential this technology offers.

Novitek Bio-CO₂ Transformation technology

This biostimulant technology promotes plant growth by harnessing the power of photosynthesis, and represents an important step toward turning CO2 into a valuable resource. Field trials are underway in collaboration with Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, and Novitek is showing promise as a driver of sustainable agriculture with higher productivity and lower environmental impact.

kinari (plant-derived cellulose fiber resin composite)

Panasonic has developed moldable materials that are fully biodegradable in marine environments. It achieved this by taking its proprietary technology for blending high concentrations of plant-based cellulose fibers into resins and applying it to marine-biodegradable, plant-derived resins. In April 2025, Panasonic received the Ichimura Prize in Industry against Global Warming for this and related technologies.

Tracephere traceability technology

This technology uses the blockchain to make resource recycling and reuse transparent and trustworthy. It can bring us closer to realizing the circular economy by encouraging the use of recycled materials and preventing illegal dumping.

Design for Circular Economy (DfCE)

This initiative aims to drive the transition to a circular economy by designing products with ease of disassembly and recycling in mind. The effort is based on the MI Division’s perspective of maintaining and regenerating value in manufacturing, and will extend product lifespans and reduce waste.

We also want to expand the positive impacts our activities are having on the environment in FY2025. Efforts in this direction are critically important, not only to halt but reverse biodiversity loss. To this end, we are investing resources in activities that directly support natural capital restoration. An example is our promotion of Nature Symbiosis Site research in areas where biodiversity is already being actively protected by companies, local government, NGOs, and others. These sites are part of Japan’s strategy to meet the global “30 by 30” goal of conserving at least 30% of land and sea by 2030. Another example would be conserving and regenerating blue carbon ecosystems by applying robotics and IoT technologies in collaboration with seaweed aquaculture startups. To ensure transparency and demonstrate our commitment to the environment, we are TCFD* disclosure-compliant and are working to meet TNFD** standards.
* TCFD: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. This organization promotes disclosure by enterprises and other entities of information relating to their climate change-related activities and policies, and how these relate to their financial posture.
** TNFD: Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. An international organization founded to structure frameworks for corporate risk management relating to natural capital, and for related disclosure.

2. Toward a society of fulfillment: Creating meaningful time

We want our technology to help every member of society find fulfillment in their work and daily activities, and be able to have more meaningful, quality time. At the heart of this concept are initiatives from the Digital Transformation & Cyber-Physical Systems Division.

With digital collection and analysis of data from frontline environments like manufacturing sites, and by providing optimized feedback, we are working to boost operational efficiency and quality and create safer, more secure working environments. We plan to evolve beyond straightforward Kaizen toward Gemba CPS 2.0, a next-generation approach where we reimagine business processes ourselves from the design stage.
We are also developing systems that provide direct support to keep workers safe and enhance their productivity. One of these is Reliable/Safe Operation Support, which helps users prevent work-related accidents.

3. Toward a society of co-caring: Caring for self and others

The third concept is a society where a harmonious state of mind and body encourages co-caring relationships with the people around us. The key to realizing this society is technology that deepens Human Insight.

Verification test environment for time value enhancement of travel experience

Human Insight technology

This uses advanced sensing to collect a wide range, not only of biometric data like heart rate, respiration, and physical movements, but also of behavioral data. It then applies AI to model the individual’s physical and mental condition and characteristics, and even aspects of interactions with others. Then, by stimulating the five senses through environmental parameters including light, sound, scent, and temperature sensations, it aims to guide the individual toward an enhanced state of well-being.

We are developing technologies that use heart rate to identify different types of stress, score a subject’s degree of meditative depth and provide constructive feedback, apply measured levels of concentration to the improvement of work environments, and other applications. We are also exploring unique research topics. Biophilic Hi-Res Sound enhances relaxation through wide-band audio and can strengthen brainwaves associated with relaxation. Therapeutic Sound promotes mental and physical well-being using sound with inaudible components, and can reduce stress levels during cognitive tasks.
These technologies are undergoing development and field testing in a range of settings and realistic use cases. The success of this work will enhance physical and mental well-being and help people realize more creative, fulfilling lives.

Cell therapy solutions

Regenerative medicine is a key area of focus. Treatments that utilize the patient’s own cells and iPS cells offer great promise. Nevertheless, cell manufacturing remains inefficient, labor-intensive, and costly. We are currently collaborating with partners including the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University to develop an automated system that reliably produces high-quality therapeutic cells in a cost-effective way by combining Panasonic expertise in biotechnology, precision manufacturing equipment, data analysis, and simulation. We are confident we can help make individually-tailored treatments accessible to more people, and contribute materially to extending healthy life span and improving quality of life.

Synergy between structural reform and technology development: Focusing on what truly matters

Panasonic is implementing group-wide management reform, and the impact of these efforts naturally extends to our technology divisions. Budget cuts are part of our efforts to optimize our operations, but I don’t view this as a negative. Instead, I see it as a great opportunity to focus our resources on the initiatives that truly matter as we extend our technological development.
Most important is to select the themes that are likely to have the greatest impact toward realizing our Future Technology Vision, and apply our limited resources to investments that will generate the greatest return.
As we do so, open innovation-style collaboration with universities and enterprises will only become more important. To enhance the speed and quality of our development, we will actively incorporate external knowledge and technologies rather than attempt to go it alone.
What matters most is that we foster a culture of embracing challenges. As our founder Konosuke Matsushita once said, “Don’t fear mistakes. Fear a lack of resolve.” The process of creating new value inevitably includes setbacks. What can we learn from them? How can we apply those lessons? I’m convinced that such experiences strengthen our entire technology organization.

How will AI illuminate the future?

AI is a critical enabling technology for current and future innovation. To reinforce our group commitment to AI, we have launched a new initiative called Panasonic Go. Its goal is to expand the share of AI-related businesses to 30% of group sales by FY2035. In my view, this transformation will mark our evolution into a new breed of enterprise, with seamless vertical and horizontal connections across multiple layers of the organization.

While we are still defining specific business targets for FY2035, our goal is to leverage AI and data to connect value that is now provided through individual products and services. We will not simply embed AI in products, but apply it across R&D workflows to boost efficiency and boldly tackle the challenge of creating new value.
As AI extends into every corner of society, security technology becomes more and more important. From individual product security to security for whole factories and complete IT systems, we are reinforcing our efforts to deliver safety and peace of mind to customers by combining cutting-edge AI with expertise accumulated over many years. We are already contributing to society in tangible ways, such as shielding manufacturing lines from malware, or structuring security systems for entire office buildings.

Panasonic means hope to everyone invested in the future

From my perspective as CTO, I’m continually giving thought to how Panasonic technologies can contribute to future society. I think the answer begins in our founding DNA, which embodies a deep-rooted desire to improve people’s lives through manufacturing.
To those who will lead tomorrow’s society, especially young people shaping the future, and to our engineers at Panasonic, I would say this: Don’t do only what you can do, but keep asking yourself what you should do. No matter how challenging the circumstances, I hope you’ll never lose your optimism. My own motto is, “Good fortune comes to those who smile.” If you’re always optimistic and willing to tackle challenges, I’m confident that a path forward is certain to open up.
For more than a century, Panasonic has been a part of people’s lives through technology. The trust and technological achievement we have accumulated throughout our history are precious assets. Nevertheless, we must keep our eyes on the future and continue to challenge ourselves to create new value.
With the Future Technology Vision to guide us, we will achieve transformation as a united Panasonic Group, and do our utmost to deliver futures filled with promise.

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MIL-OSI Economics: Group CTO Tatsuo Ogawa: Beyond Reform—Technology Future Vision’s Progress and Direction for the Next Generation

Source: Panasonic

Headline: Group CTO Tatsuo Ogawa: Beyond Reform—Technology Future Vision’s Progress and Direction for the Next Generation

The Panasonic Group is implementing extensive management reform, but which direction is technology pointing us in? What sort of future is taking shape before our eyes in this era of transformation? To explore the heart of the matter, we spoke with Tatsuo Ogawa, Executive Officer of Panasonic Holdings Corporation and Group CTO overseeing technology strategy.

One year later: Three concepts and an unshakable commitment

We unveiled our Technology Future Vision in July 2024. Since then we’ve received a remarkable amount of internal and external feedback. The support we’ve received, and the specific discussions relating to possible collaboration, have been very encouraging. We see many exciting challenges ahead as we work to realize the vision. The future it embodies remains the same, and we continue to create new technology and businesses as we map out our unique path and push forward.
In particular, the three core concepts of energy and resources, nurturing a sense of fulfillment, and co-caring are vital guiding principles, as we integrate Panasonic technologies to achieve our overall goal of enhancing quality of life for everyone. We are pressing forward with research and development, so I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the progress we are making in multiple directions.

1. Toward a society where energy and resources flow: Tackling the hard challenges of the global environment

We are boldly tackling global environmental challenges through a wide range of R&D initiatives centered on the Green Transformation and Manufacturing Innovation Divisions.

Perovskite solar cells

These glass panels can generate energy where conventional solar panels cannot, for example as windows in dense urban areas. We already have a pilot manufacturing line producing near-commercial-size construction elements (1.0 m × 1.8 m). Our industrial inkjet printing system used to produce these panels is so advanced that it received the prestigious Okochi Memorial Technology Prize. Our goal is to integrate renewable energy generation into everyday urban infrastructure for better energy self-sufficiency and greater resilience in case of disasters.

A Perovskite panel on display at Osaka’s Expo 2025 demonstrates the design potential this technology offers.

Novitek Bio-CO₂ Transformation technology

This biostimulant technology promotes plant growth by harnessing the power of photosynthesis, and represents an important step toward turning CO2 into a valuable resource. Field trials are underway in collaboration with Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, and Novitek is showing promise as a driver of sustainable agriculture with higher productivity and lower environmental impact.

kinari (plant-derived cellulose fiber resin composite)

Panasonic has developed moldable materials that are fully biodegradable in marine environments. It achieved this by taking its proprietary technology for blending high concentrations of plant-based cellulose fibers into resins and applying it to marine-biodegradable, plant-derived resins. In April 2025, Panasonic received the Ichimura Prize in Industry against Global Warming for this and related technologies.

Tracephere traceability technology

This technology uses the blockchain to make resource recycling and reuse transparent and trustworthy. It can bring us closer to realizing the circular economy by encouraging the use of recycled materials and preventing illegal dumping.

Design for Circular Economy (DfCE)

This initiative aims to drive the transition to a circular economy by designing products with ease of disassembly and recycling in mind. The effort is based on the MI Division’s perspective of maintaining and regenerating value in manufacturing, and will extend product lifespans and reduce waste.

We also want to expand the positive impacts our activities are having on the environment in FY2025. Efforts in this direction are critically important, not only to halt but reverse biodiversity loss. To this end, we are investing resources in activities that directly support natural capital restoration. An example is our promotion of Nature Symbiosis Site research in areas where biodiversity is already being actively protected by companies, local government, NGOs, and others. These sites are part of Japan’s strategy to meet the global “30 by 30” goal of conserving at least 30% of land and sea by 2030. Another example would be conserving and regenerating blue carbon ecosystems by applying robotics and IoT technologies in collaboration with seaweed aquaculture startups. To ensure transparency and demonstrate our commitment to the environment, we are TCFD* disclosure-compliant and are working to meet TNFD** standards.
* TCFD: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. This organization promotes disclosure by enterprises and other entities of information relating to their climate change-related activities and policies, and how these relate to their financial posture.
** TNFD: Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. An international organization founded to structure frameworks for corporate risk management relating to natural capital, and for related disclosure.

2. Toward a society of fulfillment: Creating meaningful time

We want our technology to help every member of society find fulfillment in their work and daily activities, and be able to have more meaningful, quality time. At the heart of this concept are initiatives from the Digital Transformation & Cyber-Physical Systems Division.

With digital collection and analysis of data from frontline environments like manufacturing sites, and by providing optimized feedback, we are working to boost operational efficiency and quality and create safer, more secure working environments. We plan to evolve beyond straightforward Kaizen toward Gemba CPS 2.0, a next-generation approach where we reimagine business processes ourselves from the design stage.
We are also developing systems that provide direct support to keep workers safe and enhance their productivity. One of these is Reliable/Safe Operation Support, which helps users prevent work-related accidents.

3. Toward a society of co-caring: Caring for self and others

The third concept is a society where a harmonious state of mind and body encourages co-caring relationships with the people around us. The key to realizing this society is technology that deepens Human Insight.

Verification test environment for time value enhancement of travel experience

Human Insight technology

This uses advanced sensing to collect a wide range, not only of biometric data like heart rate, respiration, and physical movements, but also of behavioral data. It then applies AI to model the individual’s physical and mental condition and characteristics, and even aspects of interactions with others. Then, by stimulating the five senses through environmental parameters including light, sound, scent, and temperature sensations, it aims to guide the individual toward an enhanced state of well-being.

We are developing technologies that use heart rate to identify different types of stress, score a subject’s degree of meditative depth and provide constructive feedback, apply measured levels of concentration to the improvement of work environments, and other applications. We are also exploring unique research topics. Biophilic Hi-Res Sound enhances relaxation through wide-band audio and can strengthen brainwaves associated with relaxation. Therapeutic Sound promotes mental and physical well-being using sound with inaudible components, and can reduce stress levels during cognitive tasks.
These technologies are undergoing development and field testing in a range of settings and realistic use cases. The success of this work will enhance physical and mental well-being and help people realize more creative, fulfilling lives.

Cell therapy solutions

Regenerative medicine is a key area of focus. Treatments that utilize the patient’s own cells and iPS cells offer great promise. Nevertheless, cell manufacturing remains inefficient, labor-intensive, and costly. We are currently collaborating with partners including the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University to develop an automated system that reliably produces high-quality therapeutic cells in a cost-effective way by combining Panasonic expertise in biotechnology, precision manufacturing equipment, data analysis, and simulation. We are confident we can help make individually-tailored treatments accessible to more people, and contribute materially to extending healthy life span and improving quality of life.

Synergy between structural reform and technology development: Focusing on what truly matters

Panasonic is implementing group-wide management reform, and the impact of these efforts naturally extends to our technology divisions. Budget cuts are part of our efforts to optimize our operations, but I don’t view this as a negative. Instead, I see it as a great opportunity to focus our resources on the initiatives that truly matter as we extend our technological development.
Most important is to select the themes that are likely to have the greatest impact toward realizing our Future Technology Vision, and apply our limited resources to investments that will generate the greatest return.
As we do so, open innovation-style collaboration with universities and enterprises will only become more important. To enhance the speed and quality of our development, we will actively incorporate external knowledge and technologies rather than attempt to go it alone.
What matters most is that we foster a culture of embracing challenges. As our founder Konosuke Matsushita once said, “Don’t fear mistakes. Fear a lack of resolve.” The process of creating new value inevitably includes setbacks. What can we learn from them? How can we apply those lessons? I’m convinced that such experiences strengthen our entire technology organization.

How will AI illuminate the future?

AI is a critical enabling technology for current and future innovation. To reinforce our group commitment to AI, we have launched a new initiative called Panasonic Go. Its goal is to expand the share of AI-related businesses to 30% of group sales by FY2035. In my view, this transformation will mark our evolution into a new breed of enterprise, with seamless vertical and horizontal connections across multiple layers of the organization.

While we are still defining specific business targets for FY2035, our goal is to leverage AI and data to connect value that is now provided through individual products and services. We will not simply embed AI in products, but apply it across R&D workflows to boost efficiency and boldly tackle the challenge of creating new value.
As AI extends into every corner of society, security technology becomes more and more important. From individual product security to security for whole factories and complete IT systems, we are reinforcing our efforts to deliver safety and peace of mind to customers by combining cutting-edge AI with expertise accumulated over many years. We are already contributing to society in tangible ways, such as shielding manufacturing lines from malware, or structuring security systems for entire office buildings.

Panasonic means hope to everyone invested in the future

From my perspective as CTO, I’m continually giving thought to how Panasonic technologies can contribute to future society. I think the answer begins in our founding DNA, which embodies a deep-rooted desire to improve people’s lives through manufacturing.
To those who will lead tomorrow’s society, especially young people shaping the future, and to our engineers at Panasonic, I would say this: Don’t do only what you can do, but keep asking yourself what you should do. No matter how challenging the circumstances, I hope you’ll never lose your optimism. My own motto is, “Good fortune comes to those who smile.” If you’re always optimistic and willing to tackle challenges, I’m confident that a path forward is certain to open up.
For more than a century, Panasonic has been a part of people’s lives through technology. The trust and technological achievement we have accumulated throughout our history are precious assets. Nevertheless, we must keep our eyes on the future and continue to challenge ourselves to create new value.
With the Future Technology Vision to guide us, we will achieve transformation as a united Panasonic Group, and do our utmost to deliver futures filled with promise.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University

Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people. Some headlines have called it “three-person IVF”.

The embryo uses the DNA from the egg and sperm of the intended father and mother, as well as cells from the egg of a second woman (the donor).

This process – known as mitochondrial replacement therapy – allows women with certain genetic disorders to conceive a child without passing on their condition.

While it’s raised broader questions about “three-parent” babies, it’s not so simple. Here’s why it’s unlikely this development will transform the diverse ways LGBTQ+ people are already making families.

What this technology is – and isn’t

The UK became the first country in the world to allow mitochondrial donation for three-person embryos ten years ago, in 2015.

In other countries, such donations are banned or strictly controlled. In Australia, a staged approach to allow mitochondrial donation was introduced in 2022. Stage one will involve clinical trials to determine safety and effectiveness, and establish clear ethical guidelines for donations.

These restrictions are based on political and ethical concerns about the use of human embryos for research, the unknown health impact on children, and the broader implications of allowing genetic modification of human embryos.

There are also concerns about the ethical or legal implications of creating babies with “three parents”.

Carefully and slowly considering these ethical issues is clearly important. But it’s inaccurate to suggest this process creates three parents.

First, the amount of DNA the donor provides is tiny, only 0.1% of the baby’s DNA. The baby will not share any physical characteristics with the donor.

While it is significant that two women’s DNA has been used in creating an embryo, it doesn’t mean lesbian couples will be rushing to access this particular in vitro fertilisation (IVF) technology.

This technique is only used for people affected by mitochondrial disease and is closely regulated. It is not available more widely and in Australia, is not yet available even for this use.

Second, while biological lineage is an important part of many people’s identity and sense of self, DNA alone does not make a parent.

As many adoptive, foster and LGBTQ+ parents will attest, parenting is about love, connection and everyday acts of care for a child.

How do rainbow families use IVF?

Existing IVF is already expensive and medically invasive. Many fertility services offer a range of additional treatments purported to aid fertility, but extra interventions add more costs and are not universally recommended by doctors.

While many lesbian couples and single women use fertility services to access donor sperm, not everyone will need to use IVF.

Less invasive fertilisation techniques, such as intrauterine insemination, may be available for women without fertility problems. This means inserting sperm directly into the uterus, rather than fertilising an egg in a clinic and then implanting that embryo.

Same-sex couples who have the option to create a baby with a sperm donor they know – rather than from a register – may also choose home-based insemination, the proverbial turkey baster. This is a cheaper and more intimate way to conceive and many women prefer a donor who will have some involvement in their child’s life.

In recent years, “reciprocal” IVF has also grown in popularity among lesbian couples. This means an embryo is created using one partner’s egg, and the other partner carries it.

Reciprocal IVF’s popularity suggests biology does play a role for LGBTQ+ women in conceiving a baby. When both mothers share a biological connection to the child, it may help overcome stigmatisation of “non-birth” mothers as less legitimate.

But biology is by no means the defining feature of rainbow families.

LGBTQ+ people are already parents

The 2021 census showed 17% of same-sex couples had children living with them; among female same-sex couples it was 28%. This is likely an underestimate, as the census only collects data on couples that live together.

Same-sex couples often conceive children using donor sperm or eggs, and this may involve surrogacy. But across the LGBTQ+ community, there are diverse ways people become parents.

Same-sex couples are one part of the LGBTQ+ community. Growing numbers of trans and non-binary people are choosing to carry a baby (as gestational parents), as well as single parents who use donors or fertility services. Many others conceive children through sex, including bi+ people or others who conceive within a relationship.

While LGBTQ+ people can legally adopt children in Australia, adoption is not common. However, many foster parents are LGBTQ+.

When they donate eggs or sperm to others, some LGBTQ+ people may stay involved in the child’s life as a close family friend or co-parent.

Connection and care, not DNA

While mitochondrial replacement therapy is a remarkable advance in gene technology, it is unlikely to open new pathways to parenthood for LGBTQ+ people in Australia.

Asserting the importance of families based on choice – not biology or what technology is available – has been crucial to the LGBTQ+ community’s story and to rainbow families’ fight to be recognised.

Decades of research now shows children raised by same-sex couples do just as well as any other child. What matters is parents’ consistency, love and quality of care.

Jennifer Power receives funding from the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care and the Australian Research Council.

– ref. Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families – https://theconversation.com/heres-why-3-person-embryos-are-a-breakthrough-for-science-but-not-lgbtq-families-261462

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July 22, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: Eugene Doyle: Nagasaki now a celebration of Israeli genocide

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. –

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle

Israel’s key enablers, the G7, plus Australia and New Zealand, have succeeded in muscling Israel back onto the invite list for the commemorations in Nagasaki on August 9.

Last year Israel was excluded, triggering a refusal by these countries to attend in 2024.

Does the “personal” invitation that Nagasaki has just sent to Israel represent a triumph of Western diplomacy or a sick joke?

You know who your mates are when you’re committing genocide
As I wrote at the time, the boycott by the powerful white-dominated Western nations was a stunning “Fuck you” to the Hibakusha, the last few survivors of the US’s 1945 nuclear attack.

More importantly it was as clear a statement of collective commitment to Israel’s war on Palestine as you could possibly wish for. You really find out who your true mates are when you’re committing genocide.

At the time, Shigemitsu Tanaka, the 83-year-old head of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council, said he supported the move to keep the Israelis away from the commemorations, saying it was inappropriate to invite representatives from countries waging armed conflicts in defiance of calls from the international community.

Israel’s invitation is a triumph of Western pressure
A year later, the City buckled under pressure and has personally invited the Israelis.

“After Israel was excluded last year over the Gaza war, Nagasaki’s mayor is avoiding renewed diplomatic tensions — especially following a clear message from the US,” Israel’s influential news site Ynet reported this month.

It is a triumph for Netanyahu and his government, cause for celebration in Tel Aviv, but diminishes the nobility of an event that was created with the explicit intention to say Never Again and to remind the world of the indefensible criminality of attacks on defenceless civilian populations.

Nagasaki and the Boycott Israel campaign
Israel goes to incredible lengths to break efforts to impose BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) and so Nagasaki had to be brought to heel. July 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of BDS, a non-violent campaign designed to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and apply real-world pressure for the state to change course.

BDS is potentially a game-changer which is why Israeli government ministers routinely make threats of physical violence against leading BDS activists.

Israel Katz, currently the Israeli Defence Minister, is on record as calling for Israel to engage in “targeted civil eliminations” of BDS leaders with the help of Israeli intelligence.

70,000 tons of bombs on Gaza – and Israel is invited to a peace ceremony
Think for a moment what the presence of Israel at this year’s event represents as an astonishing piece of semiology. A state that is actively committing the crime of crimes, genocide, sitting alongside the Hibakusha.

They won’t be the only war criminals in attendance. American, German, and British bombs have levelled the tiny enclave of Gaza. More of their bombs — 70,000 tons and climbing — have been used to massacre Palestinians in Gaza than were used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (36,000 tons), the fire bombings of Tokyo (1,665 tons) and Dresden (3,900 tons), and the London Blitz (19,000 tons) combined. And it is happening on our watch.

Another piece of astonishing optics: less than two months ago the US and Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, doing so with no UN mandate but only their position as powerful, lawless states.

Their actions dramatically raise the prospect of Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others deciding they need nuclear weapons as deterrence. What look will the US and Israeli ambassadors cast over their faces as the Mayor of Nagasaki delivers the message of “Nagasaki’s wish for the establishment of lasting world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons?”

Is the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize the next to be trashed?
Talking of tone deaf and morally repellent, Donald Trump has been openly lobbying to receive the Nobel Peace Prize despite having killed thousands of people and bombed multiple countries this year.

Interestingly, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner was Nihon Hidankyo (Japan’s Atomic Bomb Survivors Organisation).

In his acceptance speech last year, Terumi Tanaka, one of the co-chairpersons of Nihon Hidankyo, said that the organisation was created in 1956 “to demand the immediate abolition of nuclear weapons, as extremely inhumane weapons of mass killing, which must not be allowed to coexist with humanity”.

New Zealand is a genocide enabler. What happened to our soft power?
As a New Zealander I am deeply ashamed of my country for having refused to attend last year’s ceremony and for its criminal complicity with Israel today. New Zealand’s tragic trajectory from humanitarian champions and nuclear-free pioneers to racist genocide enablers is captured in all its horror in this month’s Nagasaki commemorations.

New Zealand, the country that went to the brink of civil war in 1981 to stop sporting contact with Apartheid South Africa is now a fully-paid up member of Apartheid Israel’s war on Palestine.

Everywhere our government is tearing down the pillars built by decades of struggle in New Zealand. The anti-nuclear policy, the anti-apartheid victories, the non-aligned foreign policies, the sacred principles of partnership between indigenous Māori and the Pākehā (those who settled from Europe and elsewhere) are all being shredded.

We refuse to recognise Palestine, we refuse to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ, we refuse to join the Hague Group which is mobilising countries to make those responsible for the genocide accountable and to shoulder state-level responsibility for forcing the end to it.

But we mobilise to get Israel invited to the Nagasaki peace events.

From Auschwitz to Nagasaki to Gaza: whatever happened to Never Again? Whatever happened to our decency?

The Australian journalist Caitlin Johnstone wrote this month “If you’re still supporting Israel in the year 2025, there’s something seriously wrong with you as a person.” That goes triple for governments.

Eugene Doyle is a writer based in Wellington. He has written extensively on the Middle East, as well as peace and security issues in the Asia Pacific region. He contributes to Asia Pacific Report and Café Pacific, and hosts the public policy platform solidarity.co.nz

This article was first published on Café Pacific.

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July 22, 2025
PM Modi extends birthday greetings to Maha CM Fadnavis, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended warm birthday wishes to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, lauding their contributions to the state and wishing them long and healthy lives.

Fadnavis, born on July 22, 1970, in Nagpur and Pawar, born on the same date in 1959 in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, received praise and blessings from leaders across the political spectrum.

Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Best wishes to Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji on his birthday. He’s working tirelessly for Maharashtra’s progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. May he lead a long and healthy life in service of the people.”

For Ajit Pawar, who leads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction aligned with the Mahayuti, PM Modi posted, “Birthday greetings to Shri Ajit Pawar Ji. He is making a valuable contribution to strengthening the NDA’s good governance agenda in Maharashtra. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended heartfelt greetings. “Happy birthday to Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Under the leadership of Modi ji, you are continuously doing commendable work towards public welfare and revival of cultural heritage in Maharashtra,” Shah wrote on X.

“We are also moving forward firmly on the path of public welfare by providing basic facilities to the poor, deprived and exploited in a transparent manner. May Ganpati Bappa grant you long life and healthy life,” he added.

For Ajit Pawar, Shah wrote, “Heartiest birthday wishes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. You are playing a commendable role in bringing the work of the Mahayuti government to the ground in Maharashtra. I pray to God for your good health and long life.”

Joining in the celebrations, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde offered his wishes to both leaders.

In a message posted in Marathi (loosely translated into English), he wrote, “Heartfelt birthday wishes to the Honourable Chief Minister Devendraji Fadnavis, the steadfast warrior of Maharashtra’s development journey! A trusted friend and colleague of the Mahayuti alliance, leading all comrades with strength, a leader who amplifies the voice of the people, taking bold steps in Maharashtra’s journey toward prosperity.”

He further praised Fadnavis as “an excellent administrator, a wise leader with expertise in economics and law, and a visionary leader,” and prayed for his long and healthy life.

Wishing his counterpart Ajit Pawar, Shinde wrote, “Heartfelt birthday wishes to Deputy Chief Minister Hon. Ajitdada Pawar, who steadfastly supports the Mahayuti! An exceptional administrator with a remarkable grasp of economics, a steadfast companion of visionary development, and a sensitive and punctual leader who carries the aspirations of Maharashtra’s progress — that’s our Ajitdada.”

He added, “To our friend who firmly believes nothing comes before Maharashtra’s development and walks this path with conviction, we pray at the feet of the Almighty for a long and healthy life!”

(IANS)

July 22, 2025
PM Modi extends birthday greetings to Maha CM Fadnavis, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended warm birthday wishes to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, lauding their contributions to the state and wishing them long and healthy lives.

Fadnavis, born on July 22, 1970, in Nagpur and Pawar, born on the same date in 1959 in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, received praise and blessings from leaders across the political spectrum.

Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Best wishes to Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji on his birthday. He’s working tirelessly for Maharashtra’s progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. May he lead a long and healthy life in service of the people.”

For Ajit Pawar, who leads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction aligned with the Mahayuti, PM Modi posted, “Birthday greetings to Shri Ajit Pawar Ji. He is making a valuable contribution to strengthening the NDA’s good governance agenda in Maharashtra. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended heartfelt greetings. “Happy birthday to Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Under the leadership of Modi ji, you are continuously doing commendable work towards public welfare and revival of cultural heritage in Maharashtra,” Shah wrote on X.

“We are also moving forward firmly on the path of public welfare by providing basic facilities to the poor, deprived and exploited in a transparent manner. May Ganpati Bappa grant you long life and healthy life,” he added.

For Ajit Pawar, Shah wrote, “Heartiest birthday wishes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. You are playing a commendable role in bringing the work of the Mahayuti government to the ground in Maharashtra. I pray to God for your good health and long life.”

Joining in the celebrations, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde offered his wishes to both leaders.

In a message posted in Marathi (loosely translated into English), he wrote, “Heartfelt birthday wishes to the Honourable Chief Minister Devendraji Fadnavis, the steadfast warrior of Maharashtra’s development journey! A trusted friend and colleague of the Mahayuti alliance, leading all comrades with strength, a leader who amplifies the voice of the people, taking bold steps in Maharashtra’s journey toward prosperity.”

He further praised Fadnavis as “an excellent administrator, a wise leader with expertise in economics and law, and a visionary leader,” and prayed for his long and healthy life.

Wishing his counterpart Ajit Pawar, Shinde wrote, “Heartfelt birthday wishes to Deputy Chief Minister Hon. Ajitdada Pawar, who steadfastly supports the Mahayuti! An exceptional administrator with a remarkable grasp of economics, a steadfast companion of visionary development, and a sensitive and punctual leader who carries the aspirations of Maharashtra’s progress — that’s our Ajitdada.”

He added, “To our friend who firmly believes nothing comes before Maharashtra’s development and walks this path with conviction, we pray at the feet of the Almighty for a long and healthy life!”

(IANS)

July 22, 2025
South Korea finance minister, trade envoy to hold tariff talks with US counterparts

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

South Korea’s new finance minister and the country’s top trade envoy will meet in Washington with U.S. counterparts on Friday for talks on U.S. tariffs, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday.

The country’s foreign and industry ministers will also visit the U.S. for trade discussions as early as this week, Koo told reporters after a meeting of economic ministers.

Koo took office on Monday.

The four officials complete a new cabinet team under President Lee Jae Myung who was sworn in on June 4 after winning a snap election called after his predecessor’s ouster for trying to declare martial law.

The political turmoil that ensued delayed South Korea’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariff regime imposed on dozens of trade partners, including key industrial powerhouses that are also security allies.

Koo and Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo will hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday at the request of the U.S. officials, the finance minister said.

“We’ve had discussions from the perspective of national interest and pragmatism and we’ll do our best to prepare a meticulous strategy until we’re leaving,” Koo said, declining to say whether Seoul was hoping to push back the August 1 deadline before reciprocal tariffs set by Trump are due to come in.

Yeo said on Tuesday he would seek to base the talks around forming a manufacturing partnership with the United States.

On Monday, South Korea’s new Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said tariff talks were in a critical phase that could result in a range of possible outcomes and pledged an all-out effort to wrap up negotiations by August 1.

Trump has vowed to slap tariffs on a range of countries including South Korea to reduce what he called unfair trade imbalances.

On Saturday, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said he planned to visit Washington this week to hold further ministerial-level talks, as Tokyo hopes to clinch a deal by its August 1 deadline.

(Reuters)

July 22, 2025
Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil rights leader as part of an effort to discredit the Nobel Peace Prize winner and his civil rights movement.

Files were posted on the website of the National Archives, which said more would be released.

King died of an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, as he increasingly extended his attention from a nonviolent campaign for equal rights for African Americans to economic issues and calls for peace. His death shook the United States in a year that would also bring race riots, anti-Vietnam war demonstrations and the assassination of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump’s administration released thousands of pages of digital documents related to the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and former President John F. Kennedy, who was killed in 1963.

Trump promised on the campaign trail to provide more transparency about Kennedy’s death. Upon taking office, he also ordered aides to present a plan for the release of records relating to the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and King.

The FBI kept files on King in the 1950s and 1960s – even wiretapping his phones – because of what the bureau falsely said at the time were his suspected ties to communism during the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union. In recent years, the FBI has acknowledged that as an example of “abuse and overreach” in its history.

The civil rights leader’s family asked those who engage with the files to “do so with empathy, restraint, and respect for our family’s continuing grief,” and condemned “any attempts to misuse these documents.”

“Now more than ever, we must honor his sacrifice by committing ourselves to the realization of his dream – a society rooted in compassion, unity, and equality,” they said in a statement.

“During our father’s lifetime, he was relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover through the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” the family, including his two living children, Martin III, 67, and Bernice, 62, said, referring to the then-FBI director.

James Earl Ray, a segregationist and drifter, confessed to killing King but later recanted. He died in prison in 1998.

King’s family said it had filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit in Tennessee in 1999 that led to a jury unanimously concluding “that our father was the victim of a conspiracy involving Loyd Jowers and unnamed co-conspirators, including government agencies as a part of a wider scheme. The verdict also affirmed that someone other than James Earl Ray was the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame. Our family views that verdict as an affirmation of our long-held beliefs.”

Jowers, once a Memphis police officer, told ABC’s Prime Time Live in 1993 that he participated in a plot to kill King. A 2023 Justice Department report called his claims dubious.

(Reuters)

July 22, 2025
Death toll rises to 27 in Bangladesh air force jet crash, official says

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

At least 27 people were killed after a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people, including children, being treated in hospital.

The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed soon after it took off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) on Monday from the airbase in Kurmitola in the capital on a routine training mission. The military said the plane experienced a mechanical failure.

Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser on health, told reporters that 27 people had died and 88 were admitted to hospital with burn injuries.

The government announced a day of mourning, with flags at half-mast and special prayers at all places of worship.

The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate what happened.

The F-7  BGI is the final and most advanced variant in China’s Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft family, according to Jane’s Information Group. Bangladesh signed a contract for 16 aircraft in 2011 and deliveries were completed by 2013.

The crash comes weeks after an Air India plane crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad in neighbouring India, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.

(Reuters)

July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Afghanistan Begins Polio Vaccination of 7.3 Million Children

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

KABUL, July 22 (Xinhua) — The Afghan interim government’s Ministry of Health on Monday announced a four-day polio vaccination campaign to target 7.3 million children under five.

Children in 19 of the country’s 34 provinces will be vaccinated against polio as part of the campaign, which runs from Monday to Thursday, ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil said.

He called on tribal elders, religious leaders and parents to actively participate and fully cooperate with health workers for the proper conduct of the campaign.

“The Ministry of Health is committed to combating infectious diseases by taking all preventive measures. Through the polio vaccination campaign, we are aiming to prevent the spread of polio in Afghanistan,” said M. Z. Amarkhil. –0–

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI China: 28 countries condemn Israel over ‘suffering of civilians in Gaza’

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

Twenty-eight countries and the European Union Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management issued a joint statement on Monday, condemning Israel for the suffering of civilians in Gaza.

“The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians,” said the statement. “It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.”

“The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law,” the statement added, urging an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

The statement called on the Israeli government to “immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs to do their life-saving work safely and effectively.”

Signed by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Japan, and other Western countries, the statement also opposes any attempts to alter the territorial or demographic status of the occupied Palestinian territories.

In response, the Israeli Foreign Ministry rejected the statement as being “disconnected from reality” and accused Hamas of being “the only party responsible for the lack of a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire.”

“The statement fails to focus the pressure on Hamas and fails to recognize Hamas’s role and responsibility for the situation,” the ministry said in an announcement.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test on Gold Coast beaches – Flinders Uni
Source: Flinders University

22 July 2025 – Amid growing concerns about shark bites on Australian beaches, researchers have developed a new framework to compare and assess the broad range of prevention measures available to help identify which are most suitable to dynamic conditions.

Flinders University researchers, in collaboration with The University of Queensland and state government agencies, developed 12 comprehensive but adaptable criteria encompassing mitigation efficiency, but also socio-economic and environmental factors.

Published in the scientific journal People and Nature, the research used this new framework to compare 15 different mitigation measures that could be used on the Gold Coast – including cutting-edge technology and traditional strategies – and reveals that a combination of strategies is most effective at reducing the likelihood of shark bites.

“Our analysis includes lethal options like traditional nets and drumlines, and non-lethal real-time shark alerts withSMART drumlines, drones, and early warning systems alongside personal electronic deterrents, listening stations, amid many other measures says, Southern Shark Ecology Group Research Leader at Flinders University and study co-author, Professor Charlie Huveneers.

“It’s designed to be adaptable across various coastal environments, including murky, enclosed bays to clear, dynamic surf beaches and can accommodate new technologies or changing needs over time.

“Importantly, this approach recognises that no single solution is universally effective; instead, a combination of approaches—such as public education, and behavioural changes— equally shared between state governments and growing numbers of surfers and beachgoers is likely to be most successful in reducing shark-bite risk.”

Michelle Henriksen, lead author of the study, says public sentiment is shifting towards the deployment of non-lethal strategies, so experts want to gain knowledge about their effectiveness.

“Results reiterated the societal shift towards non-lethal measures and highlighted which mitigation measures, or performance criteria lacked information, helping to identify knowledge gaps and research needs.”

“By assessing the effectiveness of non-lethal mitigation, we’ve reflected community sentiment on the importance of introducing new methods that protect both sharks and beachgoers,” Ms Henriksen says.

Shark-bite prevention measures strengths and weaknesses:

Physical Barriers: Effective in calm waters but impractical in surf zones like the Gold Coast.

Drones: Widely supported for shark detection; cost-effective and efficient for beach monitoring.

Personal electric Deterrents: Public education needed to improve acceptance.

SMART Drumlines: Non-lethal but concerns about bait attraction and response times.

Tagging: Requires sharks to be tagged and network of acoustic receivers but provide early warnings of shark presence

Sonar: Low effectiveness due to limited coverage and detection accuracy; better suited for future use with tech improvements.

Behavioural Interventions: Highly supported; focuses on education, personal responsibility, and safer ocean practices for people, instead of focusing on sharks.
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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI China: Rational competition urged for platform economy

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

A food delivery man rides after snow in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Nov. 4, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

China’s latest efforts to regulate the promotional activities of major food delivery platforms and urge rational competition will help maintain market order and promote the healthy and orderly development of the platform economy, experts said.

These platforms should ramp up technological innovation, optimize delivery networks and adopt differentiated strategies to further improve user experience and prevent cutthroat competition, they added.

Their comments came after the State Administration for Market Regulation on Friday summoned three food delivery platforms — Ele.me, Meituan and JD — calling on them to strictly adhere to e-commerce, fair competition and food safety laws, and assume more professional responsibility.

The regulator urged the three platform companies to further regulate promotional activities, participate in competition rationally, and foster a healthy ecosystem that benefits consumers, merchants, delivery riders and platform operators so as to promote the regulated, healthy and sustainable development of the catering services sector.

The authority’s meeting with major food delivery platforms followed the recent fierce competition in the country’s instant retail sector — with players offering huge discounts and subsidies to grab a bigger slice of the pie — which triggered a relentless price war.

“The latest move has demonstrated the government’s firm determination to maintain fair market order, signaling its ‘zero-tolerance’ attitude toward disorderly subsidies and vicious competition,” said Jiang Han, a senior analyst at market consultancy Pangoal, adding that the regulated and healthy development of the food delivery sector is directly related to consumers’ rights and interests.

It is of great significance to safeguard a fair and orderly market environment and avoid the “involution-style” competition in the food delivery sector, which is experiencing a price war, as major platforms have continuously stepped up subsidies to compete for market share, leading to the compression of merchants’ profits and the decline in consumer experience, Jiang said.

He said platform enterprises should provide differentiated innovative services, such as optimizing delivery efficiency, enhancing food safety standards and improving after-sales services, thereby creating a healthy competition environment, and promoting the high-quality and sustained development of the food delivery sector.

In May, the SAMR and four other government departments summoned major food delivery platforms to address prominent issues related to competition in the food delivery sector and to rectify unfair market practices.

The regulator called on the platforms to comply with laws and regulations, fulfill social responsibilities, strengthen internal management, engage in fair and orderly competition, and better safeguard the rights and interests of consumers, merchants and delivery staff.

Cao Lei, director of the Internet Economy Institute, a domestic consultancy, said the continuous steep discounts will pose challenges to platform companies’ profitability, intensify competition and further squeeze the survival space of small and medium-sized merchants.

Cao said the platforms should increase investments in technologies such as artificial intelligence-powered algorithms and intelligent scheduling to enhance fulfillment efficiency, while optimizing supply chain management, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and improving the welfare of delivery staff.

Zhu Keli, founding director of the China Institute of New Economy, said it is important that platform enterprises pool more resources into technologies and optimize cost structure through highly efficient inventory management and intelligent warehousing systems.

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July 22, 2025
MIL-OSI China: Huawei beats rivals in Q2 shipments

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

People buy smartphones at a flagship store of Huawei in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 11, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

Huawei Technologies Co has staged a remarkable comeback, reclaiming its leading position in terms of shipments in China’s smartphone market in the second quarter, according to a latest report from market research company International Data Corp.

This achievement marks Huawei’s return to the summit after a challenging six-year period, with shipments reaching 12.5 million units, capturing an 18.1 percent market share in the country, from April to June this year, IDC said.

This resurgence not only disrupts the recent dominance of rival brands, but also signifies a pivotal turnaround for Huawei, demonstrating its ability to overcome significant technology restrictions and supply chain hurdles, experts said.

Will Wong, a senior research manager with IDC’s Asia/Pacific Client Devices Group, said Huawei’s recovery can be attributed to its strong brand appeal and efficient shipment management.

The company’s recovery is underpinned by explosive growth in specific segments. Foldable smartphone shipments surged by an impressive 240 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, while its flagship Mate series contributed over 45 percent of total shipments, highlighting a robust recovery in the premium handset market.

Furthermore, the strength of Huawei’s ecosystem is evident as more than 900 million devices in China, including its own-branded products as well as devices from third-party companies, now run on its self-developed operating system HarmonyOS.

The numbers validate the success of its integrated “hardware plus software plus services” strategy, said Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Zhongguancun Modern Information Consumer Application Industry Technology Alliance, a telecom industry association.

Huawei’s return is particularly notable given the broader market context. The overall Chinese smartphone market contracted by 4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, with total shipments reaching about 69 million units, IDC said. This decline was driven primarily by weakening consumer demand and a slowdown in growth previously fueled by government subsidies.

However, Huawei managed to defy the downward trend despite the challenging environment, Xiang said, adding that the company’s return to the top represents a significant reversal.

Key factors driving Huawei’s resurgence include product innovation, exemplified by the successful launch of the Mate 70 series. Featuring advanced in-house chipsets, superior imaging capabilities and HarmonyOS, the Mate 70 series attracted strong consumer demand, including loyal Huawei users upgrading and even some former Apple customers, Xiang added.

The company once dominated the Chinese market with a share exceeding 40 percent, but faced severe setbacks following US sanctions, leading to significant market share losses, he said.

Huawei’s relentless innovation is underpinned by its extraordinary commitment to research and development. Over the past decade, the company has invested a staggering 1.24 trillion yuan ($172.8 billion) in R&D. In 2024 alone, its R&D expenditure reached 179.7 billion yuan, representing 20.8 percent of its annual revenue. Huawei boasts a global portfolio of over 150,000 valid authorized patents, the company said.

Looking ahead, despite this significant milestone, Huawei faces an intensely competitive landscape where rivals like Apple, Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo continue to innovate aggressively. Maintaining its technological edge and product excellence will be critical for Huawei to retain its leadership, experts said.

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July 22, 2025