AI Agents Vulnerable to Cyberattacks Structural Weaknesses Raise Risks of Sensitive Data Leaks Governments and Industry Move to Bolster Safeguards Across industries, there is growing concern that artificial intelligence (AI) agents are heighte

52% of EU Citizens View U.S.–EU Trade Deal Negatively Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Loses Public Trust European Parliament Moves Toward Another No-Confidence Vote Within Months A recent survey shows that a majority of European Union (

U.S. Glenpan, Leading AKLNG, Signs LNG Supply Deal with Japan’s JERA Just Months Ago, Asian Participation Remained Uncertain Taiwan and Japan Prioritize Practical Gains over Project Risks Glenfarne, the U.S.

LG Energy Solution Halts Construction After Worker Arrests U.S. Politicians Split: “Racial Discrimination” vs. “Crackdown on Illegal Immigration” Georgia, Once Benefiting From Korean Firms, Now Hurts Its Own Future? Construction at all four of LG Energy Solution’s U.S.

Korean Government Finalizes Plan to Restructure Financial Regulators Into “Four-Agency System” Regulators, Financial Firms, Employees, and Opposition Party All Push Back Temporary Turmoil on the Way to a Better Supervisory Framework?

France Passes No-Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister François Bayrou Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Steps Down U.S.

“Down 25% in Just a Month” — U.S. Lumber Prices Plunge Housing Market Slump Leaves Stockpiles With Nowhere to Go Trump-Era Tariff Risks Add to Market Uncertainty U.S.

Salesforce Lays Off 4,000 in Customer Support Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Follow with Mass Job Cuts “Routine Tasks All Automated” — U.S. Youths Left with Nowhere to Go The wave of AI-driven layoffs has swept across Seattle.

U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Arrests 475, Including Koreans Worked on Construction Sites Without Proper Work Visas Did Illegal Subcontracting and Limits of U.S. Industry Fuel Undocumented Immigration? The U.S.

U.S. Steps Back to a Rear Role in Ukraine Security Force Zelensky Seeks U.S.

Trump: “U.S. Troops Will Remain in Poland, Reductions Considered Elsewhere” Demands Land Ownership for Military Bases as Price for U.S. Presence in Korea Congress Pushes Back on Troop Cuts in Korea, Citing National Interest Review U.S.

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J.P. Morgan Accelerates Trials to Tokenize Carbon Credits Will the Voluntary Carbon Market, Long Criticized for Its Opacity, Face Upheaval? From Stocks and Bonds to Hard-to-Securitize Assets, Tokenization Expands J.P.

Tongyeong, Hongseong, and Geumsan Cut Ties With Theborn Korea Mounting Controversies Fuel Rapid Decline in Consumer Sentiment Carefully Built ‘Goodwill’ Image Backfires Like a Boomerang Baek Jong-won, CEO of Thebor

LG Chem Offers Voluntary Retirement to Employees Under Wage-Peak System Lotte Chemical Accelerates Restructuring of Facilities Nationwide How Japan Led—and Succeeded—in Petrochemical Industry Restructuring LG Chem has begun offering voluntary ret

Trump Trade Advisor: “If Tariff Policy Is Overturned, America Is Finished” Massive U.S. Fiscal Deficit Covered by Tariff Revenues? Tariff-Driven Inflation Intensifies, ‘Sneakflation’ Fears Spread A senior U.S.

U.S. to establish a national economic security fund using investments from Korea and Japan. Fund, created through tariff negotiations, channels capital into Hanwha’s U.S.

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“AI Took My Job”: Youth employment plunges in certain sectors. Repetitive and easily automated roles are being replaced the fastest. Yet new jobs are emerging, signaling a major AI-driven industrial shift. Generative AI is increasingly seen as limit

Trump says the Pentagon “won wars when it was once called the Department of War.” He signals willingness to go on the offensive, having already struck Iran’s nuclear facilities in June. Military pressure on Venezuela also escalates, raising fears of imminent conflict.