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Iran and Oman Near Agreement on Service Fees for Strait of Hormuz Transit Europe Signals Willingness to Compromise as Cost of Upholding Freedom of Navigation Rises Gulf States Face Diverging Fortunes Depending on Access to Bypass Infrastructure Ir

Bank of Japan signals further tightening after June rate hike Gradual approach loses ground, raising concerns over wages and domestic demand U.S.

Automation Spreads From Case-Law Research to Financial Analysis Junior Roles Shrink as Apprenticeship-Based Career Ladders Collapse Degrees Lose Their Luster as Empathy and Verification Skills Set New Market Value Law schools and Master of Busine

“Covering the Face Brings Reassurance”: Masks Become Underwear in Japan Mask-Wearing Persists Despite End of Pandemic Restrictions Appearance Anxiety and Social Scrutiny Emerge as Key Drivers Three years after Japan lifted its COVID-19 prevent

Surging Compute Demand Driven by the Proliferation of Frontier Models and AI Agents Data Center Expansion Absorbs Power-Grid, Construction and Capital-Market Resources Profitability Cracks Could Transmit Shock Across the Broader Economy AI infra

QE saved 2008 without inflation but fueled a 40-year high in 2021 The difference was the regime: deep slack in 2008, near-full employment in 2021 Supply shocks plus unspent savings turned overheating risk into a real inflation surge

Publishing Industry Reels from Generative AI Controversies and Disputes Major Technology Companies Ensnared in Litigation over AI Training and Use Commercial Value and Credibility of AI-Generated Content Continue to Erode Noise surrounding gen

CXMT Builds New Beijing Fab Following Hefei and Shanghai Projects LPDDR6 Race Heats Up Across Memory Industry as CXMT Accelerates Development China’s Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency Stagnates, Raising Doubts Over Process and Equipment Capabilities Ch

Korean Job Seekers Turn to Japan’s Employment Market Japan’s Foreign Workforce Surges, but Job Quality Remains in Question Reports of Mistreatment Proliferate Amid Broker and Staffing-Agency Involvement The number of young Koreans seeking employmen

Generative AI Becomes the Default for Learning Universities’ Blanket Bans Collide With Entrenched Use “Teach Questions, Not Answers”: Evidence-Based Inquiry Holds the Key Controversy over AI-enabled academic misconduct has reignited across S

Deadly Heat Forces Even Professional Baseball to Halt Koshien, a Symbol of Youth and Grit, Presses Ahead in Extreme Heat Calls Mount for Sweeping Changes to Tournament Schedule and Venue Japan’s premier summer sporting event, the National High S

“Real Life Is Exhausting—Who Has Time for a Two-Hour Movie?” Viewing Time Among Teens and Twentysomethings Shifts From Long-Form Content to One-Minute Videos Plunging Production Costs and AI-Driven Mass Output Fuel a Surge in Short-Form Supply

China’s Manufacturing Sector Contracts for the First Time in Five Months Amid Weak Domestic Demand and Investment Cut-Price Exports to Clear Inventories Encroach on Core Markets in South Korea, Germany and Japan Industrial Policy Fallout Spills Into Falling Corporate Profits and Trade Frictions

Lower birth rates predict higher GDP per worker, not decline Labor scarcity drives technology, not economic shrinkage AI and robots may be repeating that pattern now, starting with China A one-percentage-point drop in a country

Lower switching costs make deposit rates respond faster to central-bank moves The same digital convenience can accelerate deposit flight during stress Bank supervision must now operate in hours, not weeks On March 9, 2023,

China’s export-first strategy delivered a record $992 billion surplus in 2024 Heavy subsidies helped Chinese industries, especially EVs, outpace Western competitors China and the West are now managing rivalry, not pursuing convergence

Google Backs Anthropic’s $15 Billion Financing With Its Own Credit AI Debt Issuance Forecast to Reach $570 Billion This Year as Off-Balance-Sheet Financing Surges Protests Spread Across 42 States as Three-to-Seven-Year Grid Connection Delays Intensify Construction Cost Pressures

Parental Intervention Undermines Adult Children’s Independence and Professional Credibility Attendance, Communication and Receptiveness to Feedback Cited as Reasons for Early Dismissal of New Hires Autonomy Weakened by Overprotective Parenting Can Manifest as Shirking Responsibility at Work Table 1. Major Cases of “Helicopter Parents” Intervening in Gen Z Employees’ Working Lives

Student AI use is already the baseline Institutional policy and staff capability still lag Better assessment design turns AI into learning The share of UK undergraduates who told the

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