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Winning the Montenegro airport project would mark its first order in Europe Expansion underway from consulting-centered portfolio to investment-development projects Several projects incur losses due to low unit-price contracts that worsen deficits during operation

Record-Long Shutdown Ends, Leaving Deep Scars Q4 U.S.

Korean Financial Authorities to Prepare Measures to Stabilize the USD–KRW Exchange Rate Strong Overseas Stock Buying by Domestic Investors Pushes the Rate Higher Speculative Retail Investors Fueling the Trend as Illegal Trading Chatrooms Spread

ASEAN needs its own stability fund to protect trade during crises Europe shows that regional firewalls boost confidence An ASEAN-led design would secure faster, fairer support In 2022, the global

Pacific as a Strategic Hub of Vast Critical Mineral Deposits China and Cook Islands Complete Joint Seabed Survey U.S.–Japan Sign Rare-Earth Mining and Processing Pact The Pacific is emerging as a new front in the U.S.–China contest over rare

China’s Patent Output Approaches Half of Global Total, Triple the U.S. Upgraded Thousand Talents Program Accelerates Global Talent Acquisition Massive State Subsidies Drive Quantitative and Qualitative Expansion China is accelerating its push to s

Trump Backtracks on His Hardline Approach to International Students U.S. Study Demand Drops After Trump’s Second Term Universities Warn of Deepening Financial Strain and Softer Domestic Demand Donald Trump, who had pressured U.S.

Russia Overhauls Traditional Combat StructuresDrone-Driven Losses Force a Strategic Pivot

Chinese subsidies lower prices now but create domestic misallocation and cross-border distortions Importers’ short-run gains are offset by capacity loss, concentration, and volatile input shocks Targeted remedies, resilient procurement, and updated curricula can cut the global welfare loss

Indonesia’s High-Speed Rail Project in Deficit Amid Unpaid Debt Thailand and Malaysia Cut Reliance on Chinese Loans Through Renegotiation ‘Debt Trap’ Allegations Mount as Developing Nations Default on Chinese Credit Indone

Domestic consumption lags far behind production capacityGlobal price distortions deepen amid dumping surge

EU Commission Pressures Member States to Phase Out Chinese Equipment Legal Enforcement Could Trigger Sanctions for Noncompliance With UK, Sweden Already Banning Huawei, Italy and Greece Expected to Follow The European Commission is moving to leg

Rare earth price spikes show fragile supply chains The U.S.

Trade barriers worth $2.3T are rising and choking education trade A free trade mega bloc can keep people, data, and ideas moving Prioritize shared visas, interoperable credentials, and protected cross-border data One number u

Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, House Vote to Follow Prolonged Shutdown Deepens Exodus of Unpaid Federal Workers GDP Already Down 1.5%, Fourth-Quarter Contraction Likely The record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown i

Japan Accelerates Rare Earth Mining Preparations Near Minamitori Island U.S.

Japan’s labor is tight and the yen is weak Despite 2.3 million foreign workers, only 1,685 Indian students study in Japan A Japan–India education corridor would scale skills, lift productivity, and lock in a deeper partnership

Conservative justices question legality of tariff policy Trump touts reshoring and anti-China effects Over half of Americans disapprove of his economic management U.S.

China Temporarily Suspends Rare Earth Export Controls to Fulfill Summit Agreement U.S.

BRI is reshaping value chains, creating real growth with tight dependencies U.S.