ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (AA/APP): The future vision event Vizyoner’25 was held in Istanbul, Türkiye , organized by the Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (Musiad) with the theme “Connectivity: Order-Disorder-Reorder.”

Various panels and special sessions were held at the event focusing on questions such as how the future will be shaped, what concepts the new order will be based on, and what impacts this order will have on different areas from culture to technology.

As part of the summit, content was prepared to enhance the business world’s capacity to connect, strengthen networks, and design next-generation collaborations. Anadolu served as the global communication partner for the event.

The event, which featured prominent speakers, academics, entrepreneurs and senior executives from around the world, addressed Türkiye’s regional and global “connectivity vision.”

Speaking at the event, Musiad President Burhan Ozdemir emphasized that in the new order, they will focus on economic resilience, will have to re-establish connections between cultures and societies, and technology will only advance in conjunction with humans.

“The new order will be one of shared wisdom, shared values, and shared responsibilities. And it must be, or the world will be turned upside down,” he said.

Ozdemir noted that no problem is isolated anymore and that there is no unilateral solution.

“That’s why we put the word ‘connectivity’ at the conceptual center of Visionary this year. Because the future order will be shaped by connections.”

Türkiye Wealth Fund CEO Arda Ermut said the Fund has become one of the world’s top 10 funds even before entering its 10th year.

“We believe that our ranking will change positively both as the value of our assets increases and as we acquire more companies and assets,” he said, adding that the Fund currently manages a portfolio of 34 companies and licenses across eight sectors.

ASTANA, Dec 04 (Kazinform/APP) : This year, 17 investment projects worth 138 billion tenge were launched in Ulytau. Among them, the construction of an oil depot, a wind power plant, and a respirator factory has been completed, Qazinform News Agency reports.
By 2028, it is planned to form a pool of 25 investment projects up to 920 billion tenge, which will generate more than 2,000 new jobs. To accelerate economic diversification, an industrial zone has been established in the town of Satpayev. Within this zone, three projects worth 5 billion tenge are being implemented, providing 100 jobs. Infrastructure works began this year and will be completed next year.
Development of the planned projects will help form a cluster of small and medium-sized enterprises, create new jobs, strengthen trade and transport links, and accelerate the diversification of the city’s economy, freeing it from one-sided development.
Notably, various social and infrastructure projects are being carried out in the region with sponsorship funds. Major industrial companies such as Kazakhmys Corporation, KazZinc, Qarmet JSC, as well as the Kazakhstan Khalkyna Fund and the Bolat Utemuratov Foundation, are providing support. The total value of these projects amounts to 50.3 billion tenge. It should be noted, Ulytau region set to build social facilities up to 60 bln tenge.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 4 (Xinhua/APP): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for strengthening the domestic market as a key strategy to accelerate the country’s economic growth.

Increasing people’s purchasing power and promoting the circulation of income among households are essential to reviving Brazil’s economy, the president said while visiting an electric vehicle manufacturing center in the northeastern state of Ceara.

A more balanced distribution of income directly boosts the domestic market and strengthens demand for industrial goods, he stressed.

He also urged prioritizing manufacturing for domestic consumers, saying, “Brazil has a very large internal market, and what we need is to produce cars to sell to the Brazilian people.”

The president highlighted policies introduced under his administration to ease household budgets, including income-tax exemptions for those earning up to 5,000 reais (about 900 U.S. dollars) per month, various local energy assistance initiatives and other measures to stimulate basic consumption.

The government seeks to drive sustained growth by combining industrial expansion, technological modernization and increased domestic consumption, aiming to reposition Brazil on the world stage, he said.

BEIJING, Dec 4 (Xinhua/APP): Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline on strengthening data-related disciplines and digital talent development to boost the role of data as an innovation engine in empowering new quality productive forces.

The document, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and four other government departments, outlines 12 tasks across four key areas, focusing on the development of disciplines, vocational training, academic research, as well as collaboration between enterprises, universities, research institutes and end-users.

China will support eligible institutions, with participation from data enterprises and research institutes, in establishing data-related disciplines like data science and engineering, as well as digital economy and management, according to the document.

Vocational schools are encouraged to make dynamic adjustments to include market-oriented programs such as data collection and cleaning, data compliance, and data operation.

China will also encourage localities to set up joint entities based on industrial parks, as well as support leading enterprises, top colleges and vocational schools to jointly establish cross-regional collaboration communities that integrate data-related industrial development and education, according to the document.

JEDDAH, Dec 3 (Xinhua/APP): The “China Film Night in Jeddah” was held on Wednesday evening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, featuring a screening of the Chinese film The Lychee Road.

Co-hosted by the China Film Administration and the Chinese Consulate General in Jeddah, and organized by the China Film Archive and the Red Sea International Film Festival, the event drew over 200 attendees from various sectors in both China and Saudi Arabia.

Wang Qimin, Chinese consul general in Jeddah, expressed his hope that Chinese filmmakers would strengthen exchanges with Saudi filmmakers, and allow Saudi Arabia and the world to experience the charm of Chinese films, continuously advancing film cooperation between the two countries.

“The Chinese film market is open to filmmakers from around the world, and we encourage deeper collaboration between film industries in our two countries,” said Mao Yu, executive deputy director of the China Film Administration.

Zain Zedan, manager of the Red Sea Souk at the Red Sea International Film Festival, said that hosting “China Film Night in Jeddah” is very important. She emphasized the need to promote exchanges between Saudi Arabia and China to create more opportunities for filmmakers.

The “China Film Night in Jeddah” not only showcases outstanding Chinese films, but also provides an opportunity for Saudis to meet Chinese film professionals and better understand Chinese culture and art, said Ahmed Almulla, director of the Saudi Film Festival.

MELBOURNE, Dec. 4 (Xinhua/APP): Two people have died and two others have been hospitalized after a car and motorcycle collided in Melbourne’s southeast suburbs on Wednesday night.

A police statement on Thursday said that the collision occurred on a highway in Mentone, 20 km southeast of central Melbourne, shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

A man and a woman who were traveling on the motorcycle were both rushed to hospital, but the man later died.

The male driver of the car and his female passenger were also taken by ambulance to hospital where the female died.

Police said that an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.

According to the latest data, there have been 261 deaths in road incidents in the state of Victoria so far in 2025, compared to 266 at the same time in 2024.