A view of Zijin Mining’s Raygorodok gold mine in Akmola, northern Kazakhstan / Photo=Zijin MiningChina Expands Deposits Through Investment and Acquisitions Export Restrictions and Smuggling Crackdown Intensified Strategic Leverage Against the United States

High tariffs imposed on non-FTA countries Alignment with Trump administration’s hardline stance on China Move seen as blocking China’s windfall from U.S.-Mexico frictions Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico

910,000 Jobs Wiped Out in Revision Largest Downward Adjustment in 23 Years Fed Poised for Rate Cut at This Month’s FOMC U.S.

Criticism Mounts Over Contradiction With Massive U.S.

peculation on fiscal expansion and monetary easing by successors Mounting fiscal strain from rising national debt and bond yields Concerns of prolonged fiscal burden despite cyclical recovery Sanae Takaichi, form

Return of Chinese Tourists Begins This Month Revitalization Hopes for Sluggish Tourism and Retail Markets Relief Anticipated for Struggling Retail and Duty-Free Sectors Starting on the 22nd, the South Korean government wi

Parade Features Wide Array of New Weapons Unveiling of Colossal Unmanned Submersibles and AI Drones Automation Accelerates the Race for Battlefield Supremacy

China Expanding Nuclear Capacity from 113GW to 200GW At Least 10 Reactor Approvals Each Year Accelerated Global Foray with Hualong Third-Generation Technology China is positioning itself at the forefront of a global energy realignment.

Ministry of Industry allocates $9.6 billion renewable energy budget for next year Limitations of renewables highlighted amid surging AI-driven power demand Grid expansion and storage facilities cited as critical infrastructure imperatives

Chinese EV Makers’ Rapid Entry into Malaysian Market EV Adoption Target Despite Low Oil Prices “Chinese Brands Everywhere in Malaysia” Xiaomi’s No.

Chinese exporters minimize tariff burden Advantage derived from supply chain bargaining power Export strategies prove effective in overcoming tariff barriers Despite the Trump adminis

Companies Paralyzed by Uncertainty Difficulties in Relocating Investment Tariff Shock Erodes ‘China Plus One’ Strategy President Donald Trump’s much-touted “China exit” reshoring strategy is showing

Operating profit shrinks by $3.7 billion in Q2 Double burden of tariffs and exchange rates sparks alarm among corporates Yen could strengthen into the high 130s against the dollar The unexpected appreciation of the yen is emerging as a headwi

France, UK, and Germany Face Mounting Fiscal Pressures France’s Soaring Debt Sparks IMF Concerns Signs of Structural Decline Amid Europe’s Waning Economic Clout Western Europe’s three leading economies are simultaneously slipping into acute fisc

Chinese Automakers’ Rise Deepens Crisis High Energy Costs from Nuclear Phase-Out and War Defense Industry Thrives Amid Europe’s Rearmament Germany’s automotive sector, long the backbone of its economy, has shed more than 50,000 jobs

United States Sees Rapid Expansion of AI- and Robotics-Based Smart Farming Adoption of Robots Mitigates Labor Shortages Market Projected to Reach $188 Billion by 2036 U.S.

Washington moves to curtail Chinese subsea cables, Data demand elevates subsea cables to ‘strategic assets,’ Expulsion of Chinese products accelerates supply chain realignment. The U.S.

Putin refuses to accept outcome of U.S.-Russia summit Disputes persist over deployment of Western peacekeeping forces Despite U.S.

Commerce Department: “New Subsidy Framework — Firms Must Surrender Equity to Receive Funding” TSMC and Micron, Having Announced Major Additional Investments, Fall Under Exemption Clause Semiconductor Firms May Forgo Subsidies and Exit the U.S.

Domestic Weakness and Overheated Competition Driving Market Limits Expansion of Overseas Investment Centered on Batteries and Assembly Plants Factory Expansion in Europe and Southeast Asia by BYD and Chery Automobile China’s electric vehic