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Earlier investments are being withdrawn, and new acquisitions put on holdPast episodes show how rising monthly-rent demand can fuel overheating

GS Retail Shuts Down Overseas Home Shopping Operations Decline of TV Viewership Accelerates “Home-Shopping Exodus” Consumers Turning to Live Commerce Channels Photo=GS Retail GS Retail has dra

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China’s Post-Bubble Property Market Still Adrift After Five Years Banks Expand Direct Sales of Collateral Assets to Flush Out Bad Loans Beijing Shifts Toward Policies That Accept Short-Term Shock With the collapse of its pr

China’s robot rollout cements its global leadMassive state support accelerates robot deployment

TSMC CEO: “Market Demand Is Far Beyond What We Can Handle” Company Plans to Expand Leading-Edge 2nm Fabs From Seven to Ten to Meet Demand Samsung and Intel Raise Their 2nm Capabilities, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to TSMC Global foundry lead

National pension eligibility needs to be raised to 68 Pension fund projected to be fully depleted by 2065 Employment and wage-system redesign also urgent The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken the unusual step of explicitly r

US interest costs are soaring and debt is mounting This US federal debt crisis squeezes education and future investment The article urges early fiscal reform that shields human capital In fiscal year 2025, the United States is set to

Korea’s strong healthcare still leaves families exposed to severe income loss from serious illness Health shocks cut wages, pushing seniors and students into long-term financial strain Korea must pair universal care with robust income protection to prevent poverty after illness

Stablecoins increasingly replace parts of real-world payment functionsIllicit financial flows continue shifting away from Bitcoin

India Expands Support for Advanced Industries, Including Electronics and AI U.S.

Preceding quality controversies hinder trustCorporate value hinges on overseas expansion results

Technical Bottlenecks in Humanoid Robotics Commercialization Hurdles Amidst Lofty Expectations Early-Stage Operational Structures Still Dependent on Human Oversight As humanoid robots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) begin to

Book by Bloomberg Journalist Reveals: “ASML Offered to Share Inside Information on Its China Factory With the U.S.” China, Struggling to Improve Lithography Technology, Has Even Damaged ASML Tools While Attempting Reverse Engineering Global Chip-Equipment Makers Can’t Ignore China Sales Despite U.S.

U.S. Commerce Department and USTR Review Alternative Legal Basis to Replace IEEPA Even Conservative Justices Question Presidential Authority Defeat Could Trigger Refunds and a Wave of Litigation The administration of U.S.

Russia–North Korea ties and Arctic shipping are reshaping the US–South Korea alliance The Northern Sea Route turns the Arctic into a new strategic front Education and policy must integrate Arctic routes into Korean security planning

Thailand is pivoting to green-powered growth Its green shift loosens Asia’s oil dependence Education must fast-track clean energy skills For once, the most critical number in global energy comes from a country w

China quietly rations rare earths through strict export paperwork, not formal bans Its dominance in mining and magnet production turns bureaucracy into global leverage Schools and policymakers must plan for lasting supply risk and build alternative sources

Shift from petro-currency to electro-currencyRise of digital-currency hegemonic competition