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Divergent Stances Between Petrochemical and Refining Firms Business Overhaul Stuck in Deadlock Fears of Losing Market Leadership Once Recovery Comes LG Chem’s Yeosu plant complex/Photo=LG Chem T

Canadian Prime Minister: “Engaged in constructive negotiations with China” Potential follow-up talks including meeting with Xi Jinping Considering repeal of EV tariffs amid damage to domestic industries On September 23 (

Rise of Visa as Trade Agenda After Georgia Detention Incident Collision Between Large-Scale Korean Investment and Shortage of Skilled Local Labor Trump Shifts From Justifying Crackdowns to Accepting Legal Workforce The detention incident in G

Costs Mount Across IndustriesU.S. Expands Stockpiling Policy in Response

Baht Strength Puts Key Industries at RiskEchoes of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

TSMC Embarks on Full-Scale Investment in Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing Mass Production in Taichung, Taiwan Set for 2028 Intel Also Signals Strong Resolve in 1.4-Nanometer Push As TSMC officially confirmed mass production of its 1

Concerns Mount over $350 Billion U.S.

POSCO Raises $238 Million Through Sale of Nippon Steel Stake Nippon Steel Also Unwound POSCO Stake Last Year Cross-shareholding Alliance Between Korean and Japanese Steelmakers Set to End POSCO headquarters in Samseong-dong

Europe must shift from cheap capital to quality allocation Skilled investors channeling funds to R&D lift productivity and GDP far more than lower spreads Deliver it with a safe asset, harmonised disclosure, scale-up capital, and university pipelines that measure quality

Forecast errors turned a supply shock into larger welfare losses; “look-through” amplified them Make look-through state-contingent with public shock decompositions and automatic triggers Shield schools via indexed budgets, pooled energy hedging, and efficiency investments that cut volatile costs

U.S.

First UN speech of second term marked by relentless reproach Deep mistrust in multilateralism laid bare Funding halted following U.S. withdrawal from Human Rights Council 23 September (local time) U.S.

China Says It Will No Longer Seek Special Treatment at WTO Ignored U.S.

CPCA Chief: “China’s Auto Exports to Double by 2030” Carmakers Diversify Beyond U.S.

Trump: “Ukraine Can Regain Its Original Form as a Nation” U.S. Pushes EU to Boost Imports of American Energy, Cutting Russia’s Cash Flow Alaska LNG Project Seen as Potential Wild Card in Europe’s Gas Trade Dynamics U.S.

Robots should be Europe’s first responder to ageing, handling routine work so people focus on human-only tasks Education must pivot fast—stackable credentials for robot operation, integration, and safety Use migration where irreplaceable in care and teaching; automate the rest to stabilize growth

Real-time data can mislead because overload and autocorrelation turn noise into policy Treat fresh numbers as estimates: blend vintages (replay-style), weight by revision risk, and require causal identification Teach revision-aware literacy and measure decisions by how well they age, not how fast they react

The dollar’s slide is a self-inflicted wound from tariffs, aid cuts, and fiscal drift Market confidence punished these choices, raising costs for campuses and squeezing budgets Fix it with boring credibility: a real fiscal path, rules-based trade, and strategic re-engagement

Lotte E&C Sells Stake in Vietnam ‘La Premiere’ Development Project After Entering Vietnam in 2007, Results Remain Bleak Payment Still Unsettled for Highway Project Completed in 2018 Rendering of the “La P

Micron, SanDisk, and Samsung Raise Memory Chip Prices in Tandem Surging Market Demand Dries Up Supply of Standard DRAM NAND Flash Sector, Once Struggling With Oversupply, Enters Recovery Phase The outlook for the memory semiconductor sector is s