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The New Zealand Herald / Auckland, New Zealand

Funds for homeless not the solution

鈥淪ocial Housing Minister Paula Bennett announced a scheme to give homeless Aucklanders, or those in the city鈥檚 state houses, a payment of up to $5000,鈥� . 鈥淭he scheme ... reeked a little of a last-ditch attempt to show the Government was committed to putting money towards the housing crisis.... There are empty Housing New Zealand houses in other parts of New Zealand. But practically speaking, most homeless in Auckland are not going to find a life they鈥檝e always dreamed of by having an extra $5000 and a comfortable Housing NZ home in Huntly. Homelessness has little to do with there not being enough homes. These people are often homeless because they can鈥檛 function in homes.鈥�

The Korea Times / Seoul, South Korea

China threatened by US, not North Korea

鈥淲hen Xi Jinping became the Chinese Communist Party chief, many South Korean observers expected that he would be tough on North Korea...,鈥� . 鈥淚n fact, China has been increasingly tough on the United States, not North Korea.... From China鈥檚 point of view, if its rise will inevitably clash with the U.S., why then should Beijing help Washington and Seoul on Pyongyang when doing so would go against its own geopolitical interests? Even though North Korea is a discomfort for China, often not obeying its socialist big brother鈥檚 counsel, Beijing doesn鈥檛 see Pyongyang as an adversary. It sees the North as an issue to manage, not an enemy to destroy. China鈥檚 biggest threat comes from the United States, not North Korea.鈥�

Arab News / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian college graduates must not coast

鈥淸The] Saudi education system has to be refined to make it easier for students to adapt to any work environment and students should be taught the real meaning of work ethics from an early age,鈥� . 鈥淔or many decades new college graduates lean toward taking up jobs in the public sector because these jobs are secure, simple, without competition and with no real challenge but in the long run, it doesn鈥檛 help the country develop in the true sense. With the new government approach to economic development and reforms, our youth must adapt to the new changes.鈥澛�

The New Times / Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali being branded a good step forward

鈥淸P]lans by [the] City of Kigali (CoK) to launch a campaign aimed at branding the city is a smart move...,鈥� . 鈥淭he campaign鈥檚 components which include highlighting the positive impact of population growth, migration and diversity of culture in Rwanda through art, exhibitions, movie screenings and panel discussions, among other ways should be fast tracked because Kigali is changing rapidly, and this campaign is an opportunity to take the first big step towards building Kigali as a global brand.鈥澛�

Deutsche Welle / Bonn, Germany

More help needed for dairy farmers in Germany

鈥淭he government has decided to distribute a subsidy of 100 million euros ($111 million) among German dairy farmers to help bridge a period of low milk prices,鈥� . 鈥淚t鈥檚 a short-term boost that doesn鈥檛 solve the basic problem.... For customers in the supermarket, it鈥檚 difficult to understand why one Tetrapak cube full of milk costs twice as much as another. Most will buy the cheaper brand. Yet a small dairy farm has higher unit costs than a big industrial farm 鈥� there鈥檚 no way around it. That鈥檚 the main driver of the 鈥榮tructural changes鈥� affecting the sector. Globalized markets are another driver.... If farmers are reframed as conservators of the rural landscape, in addition to food producers, then it begins to make sense to pay them accordingly 鈥� i.e. to pay them for both services.鈥澛�