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GDP 3.3% Allocation to Be Raised to 5% Defense Against China’s “2027 Armed Unification” Goal Additional Budget Planned, Massive Procurement of U.S.

Export restrictions shift rare earth profits and risks inside producing countries Indonesia and China gain leverage but concentrate benefits in big firms Stronger labour and environmental rules are needed so local communities share the gains

Euro stablecoins can limit digital dollar dominance MiCA rules let Europe steer stablecoins toward multilateral payments Education and public sectors can jump-start euro stablecoin use One number captures the new politics of digita

French fiscal stress is raising the risk of eurozone debt contagion Shocks in France or Italy would spill into Spain, Greece, and the Balkans through banks and bond markets A permanent ECB–ESM backstop is needed to protect public investment, especially education

BYD’s European sales surge 206% in one year Low-cost strength rooted in labor and production efficiency Doubts grow over Europe-based production plans China’s electric-vehicle manufacturers are increasingly turning to overseas markets as domestic

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Earlier investments are being withdrawn, and new acquisitions put on holdPast episodes show how rising monthly-rent demand can fuel overheating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