News about Social sphere

The Ukrainian labor market is showing surprising resilience – unemployment in the country is only slightly above pre-war levels, according to Logos Press.

The registration of day laborers and the work they performed will be done through an electronic voucher accounting platform, according to Logos Press.

A coffee shop on a steep cliff in China’s Fujian province caught the attention of social media users during the Chinese New Year vacation, Logos Press reported.

The section of August 31, 1989 between Alexandra Pushkin Street and Benulescu Bodoni Street will be reconstructed within six months, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Education and Research has announced the results of the contest “Sport Capital of Moldova”, which this year was won by the city of Nisporeni, Logos Press reports.

The government’s Prima Casa program is often misinterpreted. It is presented as an instrument of housing affordability. In reality, it has become a price gas pedal.

Moldovan customs officers of the Leuseni customs point stopped an attempt to smuggle seven gold bars from Romania into Moldova, Logos Press reports.

The National Alternative Movement (MAN) party, led by the capital’s mayor Ion Ceban, opposes the closure of 600 town halls and proposes a national referendum on the issue, Logos Press reported.

The General Inspectorate for Migration plans a budget of about 500,000 lei annually to carry out operations of forced expulsion of foreigners who stay on the territory of Moldova illegally or violate the conditions of stay, Logos Press reports.

The majority faction of PAS proposes to supplement the grounds for termination of a deputy’s mandate with a new concept – “ineligibility”, reports Logos Press.

Scientists are actively discussing the reasons for the deterioration of vision of a significant number of people and conclude that the spread of myopia is not due to an increase in screen time, but to a significant decrease in natural light, reports Logos Press.

The minimum wage threshold for foreign citizens working in Moldova is 50% of the average wage in the economy. Local workers have no such guarantees, Logos Press reported.

Activists staged a performance in the Louvre, hanging a photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s detention next to the masterpieces of world art. The action lasted only about fifteen minutes, but managed to attract the attention of visitors to one of the most famous museums in the world, reports Logos Press.

The volume of new loans granted to individuals in Moldova in January 2026 amounted to 1.865 billion lei (or 35.5% of the total crediting volume of 5.254 billion lei). This figure is 17.5% lower compared to December 2025, Logos Press reported.

The state provides financial support to families who decide to adopt a child. The monthly allowance amounts to 800 lei (less than 40 euros) for each adopted child until he or she reaches the age of 18, Logos Press reported.

While Europe is debating whether to tighten the access of minors to social networks, major IT companies are proposing to shift the main responsibility to app stores. This refers primarily to Apple and Google, which control the majority of the global market of mobile platforms, Logos Press reports.

There are only about 20,000 Catholics in Moldova, but they are actively involved in society – helping the poor, running social projects, supporting kindergartens and refugees from Ukraine, including in Transnistria, Logos Press reported.

More than a million Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16 have been deactivated since the national ban came into effect. The figure was markedly higher than the authorities had expected. The social networks face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million) for violating the law.

Moldova is canceling the 1990 Soviet norm that regulated the translation of clocks on the territory of the former Moldavian SSR and officially introduces UTC+2 time on a permanent basis, Logos Press reports.

Moldova Fruct Association responded to the call for help from the Ukrainian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. As part of the global campaign “Heat for Ukraine”, the organization provided seven electric generators as a gift to the population of the neighboring country left without stable access to electricity, Logos Press reported.