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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

Trump and Xi Hold First Talks in 6 Years and 4 Months China to Ease Rare Earth Export Curbs, U.S. to Halve Fentanyl Tariffs Most Measures Are One-Year Deferrals, Leaving Risks of Renewed Tensions U.S.

Public R&D subsidies de-risk innovation in poor countries Brazil’s Embrapa shows ~110% productivity gains and ~17:1 payoffs Fund local adaptation, build capacity, and open data to crowd in private capital Brazil achieve

Trump Pushes to Secure Critical Minerals Supply Chain at ASEAN Summit Japan’s New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Aligns with Trump’s Demands Korea-U.S. Tariff Talks Stall, No Breakthrough at Leaders’ Meeting U.S.

Trump’s tariffs hit profits and fuel uncertainty Amazon cuts 14,000 jobs, UPS slashes 40,000 Walmart, Starbucks, and others follow suit Major American corporations are embarking on sweeping layoffs, marking the first visible wave of restruc

Revival Drive for Japan’s Once-Collapsed Shipbuilding Industry 2035 Shipbuilding Target Set at 18 Million Tons ‘Shipbuilding Revival Plan’ Accelerates: LNG Carriers and Workforce Development Imabari Shipyard in Japan/Photo=