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China’s dominance in manufacturing now rests on its vast talent pipelines, not just efficiency Western economies risk losing ground unless education and training systems compress time-to-competence at scale Factories of the future will be decided in classrooms as much as on shop floors

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China drives disinflation through trade, while U.S.

Business and financial cycles require different neutral interest rates East Asian data show the gaps are often large Policy must balance growth needs with financial stability The most crucial number in monetary policy

France Passes No-Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister François Bayrou Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Steps Down U.S.

Japanese Firms Sold Off to Foreign Capital One After Another SoftBank and Others Step Up Overseas Acquisitions Is Japan Abandoning Manufacturing to Follow America’s Path of “Financialization”? A new wave is sweeping Japan’s mergers and acquisitio

Criticism Mounts Over Contradiction With Massive U.S.

Samsung and LG’s dominance in the OLED market China’s relentless pursuit triggering alarm 8.6-generation mega-investments accelerating market capture Flexible OLED by BOE / Photo = BOE Leverag

“Down 25% in Just a Month” — U.S. Lumber Prices Plunge Housing Market Slump Leaves Stockpiles With Nowhere to Go Trump-Era Tariff Risks Add to Market Uncertainty U.S.

Global AI Market Entrenched in U.S.-China Duopoly Open-Source Strategy for Global Market Penetration Chinese AI Ecosystem Bolstered by Papers and Patents Chinese companies are rapidly consolidating their foothold in the global AI marke

peculation on fiscal expansion and monetary easing by successors Mounting fiscal strain from rising national debt and bond yields Concerns of prolonged fiscal burden despite cyclical recovery Sanae Takaichi, form

Tesla alters sales terminology and adds new contractual clauses Redefinition reflected even in Musk’s CEO compensation plan Full Self-Driving: breakthrough innovation or perilous experiment? Tesla’s Full Self-Driving de

Aid can raise political violence by making public office a richer prize Design fixes—timing, transparency, smaller discretion, cash or in-kind by context—reduce that risk Gaza shows the stakes: build neutral, auditable rails and protect multi-year humanitarian budget

Impeachment carries an “uncertainty premium,” seen in a 14.6% drop in Korea’s FDI pledges Use impeachment as an emergency brake, not routine politics, to protect electoral mandates and stability Adopt guardrails—one-shot filings, fast voter-centered elections, judicial minimalism—and ring-fence education budgets

Education now depends on “blue territory” where subsea cables and sea lanes shape daily life Disruptions at Suez and Panama show why we need skills for ports, cables, and maritime law Embed ocean literacy, fund micro-credentials, and plan for outages

‘Female Abe’ Takaichi, Former Minister for Economic Security ‘Fun-Cool-Sexy’ Koizumi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in Rivalry Prospect of Growing Uncertainty in Korea-Japan Relations if Takaichi Secures Victory

‘25bp vs 50bp,’ U.S. August Employment Shock Mounting Pressure from Record U.S.

Salesforce Lays Off 4,000 in Customer Support Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Follow with Mass Job Cuts “Routine Tasks All Automated” — U.S. Youths Left with Nowhere to Go The wave of AI-driven layoffs has swept across Seattle.

Korea Still Faces Heavy Commission Burden Despite Anti-In-App-Payment Law “Retaliation Could Be Costly” — Limits Remain in Government Regulation Need to Foster Homegrown App Markets Like ONE Store The Korean business community is callin

Return of Chinese Tourists Begins This Month Revitalization Hopes for Sluggish Tourism and Retail Markets Relief Anticipated for Struggling Retail and Duty-Free Sectors Starting on the 22nd, the South Korean government wi