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As part of the academic agenda, there will also be book presentations, audiovisual screenings, specialized visits to museums, a scientific day at the León Centre in Santiago de los Caballeros (north of the country), and an academic event at the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo).

An excursion to the archaeological sites of the Cabo Samaná Natural Monument (northeast) will also be carried out with the purpose of “showing participants part of the Dominican archaeological and cultural heritage.”

The programme will feature the participation of researchers affiliated with “renowned” international academic institutions, including Harvard, Copenhagen, Yale, Cambridge, and Leiden universities, as well as the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the National Centre for Scientific Research of France. In addition to universities and scientific centres from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, Colombia, and other countries in the region.

A ceremony marking the 100-day countdown to the 2026 International School Sport Federation (ISF) Football World Cup is held at Suzhou Sports Center in Jiangsu Province on July 10, 2026. (Photo/China News Service)

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According to organizers, registration remains open. So far, 48 teams from 30 countries and regions have completed registration, and the deadline is expected to be extended until September.

The event also unveiled its four official visual identity elements — the emblem, slogan, mascot and theme song — with designs that combine the dynamism of international football with Suzhou’s distinctive traditional Chinese aesthetics.

An official with the organizing committee said Suzhou is home to 396 national campus football characteristic schools, with more than 300,000 young people participating in school football programmes.

During the tournament, overseas teams will visit local schools for friendly matches and classroom exchanges. They will also tour Suzhou’s classical gardens and museums to promote cultural exchange among young people from different countries.

Moment of Impact - Yaita Akio Expertly Positions Face on Innocent Victim's Hand!

China: “Political Cockroach” [Yaita Akio] Strikes Innocent Man’s Hand with Face! (13.7.2026)

Thousands of such children were taken in and raised by Chinese families despite the devastation of war. Yaita’s father was adopted by a Chinese family, and Yaita himself grew up in China, speaking fluent Chinese and immersed in the culture.

That background could have made him a bridge. Instead, he turned it into a weapon. Yaita became a journalist for a right-wing Japanese media outlet, using his “China insider” image to build a career on anti-China rhetoric. He has denied the Nanjing Massacre, called for Taiwan to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to assist U.S. and Japanese forces, and publicly aligned himself with Taiwanese independence activists, co-founding an “Indo-Pacific strategy thinktank.”

His actions have drawn sharp condemnation, including from other Japanese war orphans who say he has “brought shame on all of us” and betrayed the kindness that saved his family. 

At the recent event in Taichung, a Hong Kong man struck him in what was described as an act of “righteous indignation.” While violence is never the answer, many online say the assault reflects the deep resentment Yaita has earned by turning against the very people who raised him.