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Hackings Targeting Japan and Singapore Exchanges Money Laundering in Russia and Cambodia Funds Cashed Out via Brokers and Used for Weapons Trade North Korea has reportedly stolen a total of $4 billion worth of digital assets between

BHP Takes Neutral Stance Amid US–China Rare-Earth Tensions US Turns to Australia to Cut Reliance on Chinese Supply “Technology Matters More Than Resources,” Says China with Confidence The new chairman of Australia’s BHP, the world’s

Firms use complexity to hide true costs UK evidence shows obfuscation raises prices even with competition Standard total-price labels, algorithm-aware enforcement, and price literacy can protect consumers In the United Kingdom,

Bank of Korea Holds Key Rate Again in October After July and August Pauses Soaring Seoul Home Prices Raise Questions Over Coordination with Oct.

Fifteen Seoul district heads demand reversal of land transaction permit zones Homebuyers face barriers if housing prices exceed $11 million LTV cap cuts restrict purchases even below $11 million threshold On October 15, President Lee Jae-myung’s a

Global Robot Dog Market Projected to Grow 18% Annually Through 2030 Automation Wave Sweeps the World as Amazon Replaces Workers with Robots China’s Robotics Ecosystem Booms with Strong Government Support The global robot dog market is expec

DRAM Supercycle Conditions in Place AI-Driven DRAM Demand Robust, Chinese Output Cuts Add Momentum Rising Risk of Supply Shortages in Commodity DRAM A semiconductor supercycle is taking shape as artificial intelligence (AI) data cent

Domestic M&A Deals Plummet as Billion-Dollar Transactions Vanish Sellers Hold Out for Higher Prices While Buyers Balk Major Deals Including HPSP and CJ Bio Fall Through South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions (M&

Auto-heavy export structure takes a direct tariff hitIndustry accelerates shift in export strategy

Samsung Electronics Teams Up with Google, Qualcomm to Enter XR Market But Faces Tough Competition from Meta’s Low-Priced Quest 3 Meta Shifts Focus from Quest 4 to High-End XR Headsets and Smart Glasses Photo=Samsung

Consensus among postwar generations drives Japan’s economic revivalDeep-rooted social perception of “labor as virtue”

IMO Delays Mid-Term Measure Decision by One Year U.S.

Netherlands Ousts Chinese CEO of Nexperia US Pressure Sparks Tensions as China Retaliates with Export Controls Auto Parts Supply Chain in Turmoil, European Carmakers on Alert The dismissal of the Chinese CEO of Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperi

Exynos 2600 mass production signals a revivalYield and cost war with TSMC intensifies

Surging power demand from data center expansion Electricity costs passed on to consumers Global ripple effect of energy inflation emerging Electricity prices across the United States have surged, with artificial intelligence (AI) data center

A weak dollar is a systemic risk for non-key currency economies Losses hit reserves, balance sheets, and trade through dollar pricing Diversify reserves, match contract and debt currencies, and build hedging One fact stands out

Undersea cable security is now core education infrastructure in Southeast Asia Taiwan’s 2025 cable disruptions show how gray-zone incidents can cut classes, exams, and research ASEAN must build redundancy and protect its seabed links

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Importers paid first; households pay next Diversified supply chains raise prices and cut choice Use narrow, time-bound tariffs with pro-trade fixes to limit welfare loss There is one statistic that should guide discussions a