One interesting objective of the IYA is to encourage more diversity in the fields of astronomy and physics. 国际天文年还有一个引人关注的目标是，希望能鼓励增进天文学和物理学领域的多样性。
China has reportedly encouraged one of its investment firms to pull out of a high-profile mining deal with a North Korean company that is now a target of UN sanctions. 据报道，中国政府鼓励一国内投资公司退出一宗引人关注的矿业交易，此次交易的另一方正是目前受联合国制裁的朝鲜公司。
