Policy

Power of Siberia 2 shifts China’s energy risk from tankers to pipelines With Alaska LNG, Asia gains buyer leverage and softer price spikes—not an oil crash Winners will master contract design, sanctions exposure, and long build timelines

Far-Right Agenda Rekindled in TokyoAnti-China Sentiment Blends with Real Estate Controls

China Deploys Four-Legged “Wolf” Robots in Taiwan Strait Landing Drills If Defensive Weaknesses Are Fixed, Drones and Robots Could Drive an Unmanned Battlefield Military Drones Deliver Overwhelming Efficiency — From Small-Unit Support to Infrastructure Strikes

Shutdown Halts Assistance Programs for Low-Income Families Airports Plagued by Staff Shortages, Flights Delayed or Canceled Republicans and Democrats Locked in a Standoff with No Compromise in Sight The U.S.

Australia’s diversity is high; classrooms decide cohesion Data show immigrant students succeed with language support and safe schools Priorities: rapid language screening, teacher training, and clear cohort tracking Australi

Surging Chinese arrivals push annual visitor count toward 20 million Shift from group tours to independent travelers redirects spending to road shops Popularity of K-content fuels rise in long-term stays among foreign tourists

U.S. and China agree to suspend port-entry fees for one yearTrans-Pacific sailings fell amid cost shock on North Pacific routes

Resurgence of state-led industrial strategy amid structural supply overhaul Building an investment framework centered on AI and semiconductor sectors Aiming for technological supremacy through convergence of basic science and industrial capital

Beijing denounces Taipei contact as a diplomatic provocationFrosty APEC encounter underscores “smile-free diplomacy”

Stalled U.S.-India Trade Negotiations Disputes Over Russian Oil Imports and Agricultural Market Access Agriculture: A Politically Symbolic and Highly Sensitive Sector India’s agricultural sector is taking a direct hit from climate change and mark

South Korea and China to Accelerate Second-Phase FTA Talks Focus on Livelihood Sectors such as Silver Economy, Startups, and Export Quarantine No Substantial Progress on Lifting the Hallyu Ban South Korean President

Policy uncertainty, not polarization, drives Spain’s talent loss Low vacancy rates and selective outflows show thin, unreliable opportunities Fix it with stable multi-year funding and fixed calendars to lift hiring Spain entered

China’s rare earth monopoly sits in midstream refining and magnet production, not mines An education-led push—rapid training, teaching factories, and industry-linked research—builds the workforce to shift capacity Procurement, recycling, and allied coordination then cut risk faster than tariffs alone

Streamlined Procedures Draw Foreign InterestChina Pushes a “Railway Alliance” Approach

Trump Administration Lowers Barriers for Biosimilars to Cut Drug Prices Pressures Pfizer and AstraZeneca to Sell at “Most-Favored-Nation” Prices Pharma Lobbying Surges Amid Hardline America-First Policy The U.S.

China Removes Electric Vehicles from Strategic Industry List Analysts Warn of Sharp Competitiveness Decline if Subsidies End Mass Closures Hint at Deepening Restructuring Crisis in China’s EV Sector The Chinese government has signaled a poten

Foreign Reserve Gains Estimated at $15 Billion Annually Additional Funding via Sovereign Funds and Bonds Won Weakness Poses Long-Term Risk South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and U.S.

Reciprocal tariffs face a Supreme Court test over presidential authority They raise import prices, squeezing school budgets and families Targeted trade tools and smarter procurement beat blanket tariffs The stakes are clear and s

Japan rearms as Russia–China aligns ASEAN trusts Tokyo yet wants guardrails Education builds consent via maritime literacy The key number is 66.8.

China-Sanctioned Philly Shipyard Specifically Named Sharing “Top Secret” Technology Never Granted to the U.K. Reflects Washington’s Determination to Confront Beijing Head-On South Korean President Lee Jae-myung looks on