The year 2025 was rich in movement, travel, and multi-directional cultural work—a year in which geography intersected with creativity, and personal experience converged with public cultural action, grounded in a firm belief in the role of the word, art, and knowledge in building bridges among peoples.
Major Journeys of the Year:
China launched its first large artificial intelligence (AI) model dedicated to monitoring and protecting arable land, and it will serve as a new digital tool for the national strategy of storing grain in the land and in technology.
Released on Friday by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning under the Chinese Academy
American University of Sharjah (AUS) showcased its latest research in dependable artificial intelligence as it hosted the 12th International Conference on Dependable Systems and Their Applications (DSA 2025).
The three-day event, which concluded on Wednesday, brought together 60 leading researchers, experts and policymakers from the UAE
The Republic of Korea on Thursday confirmed the successful launch of its homegrown space rocket Nuri, which took off from Naro Space Centre, with the main unit of the 13 satellites deployed, establishing communication with King Sejong Station in Antarctica.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the 200-tonne Nuri blasted off from the centre in
International Press Breakfast in Moscow Explores the Role of Journalism in a Changing World “Journalist in a Changing World: How the Media Shape the Future”
19 November 2025 · Moscow · Assembly Hall of the World Peoples’ Assembly: The World Peoples’ Assembly hosted an International Press Breakfast
