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What challenges do regional labour markets in Vietnam and in Hesse share? And what can each side learn from the other’s solutions? Questions like these will be at the heart of the discussions of this month’s conference of the European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring, which brings together more than 100 experts from Europe, Asia and Africa at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Researchers at the University of Oulu’s Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Oulu Business School have examined how symptoms of adolescent ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) are related to adult income.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have found that emotions expressed in real-time barrage comments on the Chinese video platform Bilibili are directly linked to viewer behavior. Their study shows that positive emotions strongly correlate with purchasing intentions and imitative actions, highlighting the potential for emotional contagion in online environments.

A major University of Sydney-led study published in The Lancet has found no evidence that family-based early obesity prevention programs—such as home visits or parent groups—improve BMI in young children. Analysing data from 17 international trials, researchers say structural and environmental changes are urgently needed, as one in four Australian children start school with overweight or obesity. Experts warn that relying on families alone may worsen health inequalities, especially in lower socioeconomic communities.

A new Cornell University study covering nearly three decades and 189 countries finds that while traditional farm jobs decline as nations grow wealthier, employment in the broader food industry – from processing plants to restaurants – remains surprisingly steady, offering better wages but also deepening gender pay gaps.