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Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam (pictured here on April 13 2026) is the country’s most densely populated city, which stood at 9.5 million inhabitants in 2024. Sakcared/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Vietnam’s population hit the 100 million milestone. Where’s it headed?

Rising population growth should slow in the coming decades and see a decline in the second half of the century.
Installation view of the Avatar: Forms of Vishnu exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, featuring works by Desmond Lazaro and Cambodian Vishnu statue from the early 800s, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter.

In an exhibition tracing 1,500 years of art, Vishnu’s avatars offer tonic for our times

Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents 200 artworks spanning 1,500 years, from international and Australian collections.
Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

In a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.
A protester wearing a mask of Amit Shah, India’s home minister, looks through a scope during a rally accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.
The World Bank Group has the opportunity to strengthen the way it manages complaints and compliance. Photo by Johanes P. Christo/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The World Bank wants to change the way it manages complaints: the fixes that could make it better

The World Bank Group’s integration process must at least maintain the current independence, accessibility and effectiveness of its three accountability mechanisms.

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