Yurii Nesterov, a 70-year-old Russian-born Belgian mathematician, has joined CUHK-Shenzhen and SLAI in China, and shortly after, won the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for applied mathematics.
Japan has overhauled its export control regime to allow military equipment exports that serve Tokyo's security interests, a move Kyiv hopes to benefit from as Ukraine seeks continued support. The policy change maintains controls on exports to conflict zones but creates exceptions linked to Japan's concerns about China's growing military power and the Taiwan situation. Japanese territory lies within 110km of Taiwan, fueling Tokyo's fears that a Chinese seizure of the island could drag Japan into conflict.
Japan has overhauled its defense export controls to enable military cooperation with Ukraine, allowing exceptions that serve Tokyo's security interests. The change comes as Japan links Ukraine's fate to its own security amid growing Chinese military power and concerns about Taiwan. Japanese territory lies within 110km of Taiwan, and Tokyo fears Beijing could draw it into any Taiwan conflict. Since Russia's 2022 invasion, Japan has embarked on its biggest military build-up since World War II.
