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AI shifts tasks across borders rather than causing mass layoffs Southeast Asia absorbs more of this work thanks to digital capacity and wages Skills, standards, and cross-border partnerships turn the shift into shared gains

Japan–China relations now shape Japan’s classrooms and campuses Low public trust and export controls tighten research and admissions Universities should segment risk, diversify enrollment, and teach geo-literacy Thirteen perce

China wins on speed and scale; the EU Global Gateway must answer with reliability and skills Education, maintenance, and transparent contracts should drive projects to deliver uptime, not just assets With faster procurement and pay-for-performance finance, Europe can win trust without matching China’s spending

Shutdown deepens gaps in public servicesInterest rate cuts possible as markets face uncertainty

Opposition Unity Collapses, LDP Likely to Produce Prime Minister Koizumi Leads Among Lawmakers and Party Members If No Majority, Runoff Between Top Two Candidates The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership contest, effectively a prime

Senate Rejects Stopgap Bill, First Shutdown in Seven Years Partisan Stalemate over Obamacare Subsidy Extension Trump Blames Democrats, Warns of Federal Workforce Cuts The U.S.

Worldwide push to expand oil supplyMassive U.S. production and exports reshape prices

Trump Administration Cancels Large-Scale Climate Budgets in 16 States DOE and EPA Begin Cutting Green Programs and Rolling Back Policies “Green Terminology Banned” as DOE Takes Extreme Measures The Trump administration has decided to slash

China Poured $715 Billion Into R&D Last Year Chinese Industry Races to Surpass Germany, Japan, and the U.S.

Korea’s National Airport Workers’ Union Enters Indefinite Strike Ahead of Chuseok Worker Discontent Grows Over Subcontracting and Job Insecurity Strike Actions Mount Across Sectors Ahead of “Yellow Envelope Act” Implementation Workers at 15 airp

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “Reconfirmation that ESTA holders may engage in same activities as B-1 visa holders” Dedicated “Investor Desk” to be set up at U.S. Embassy in Seoul Reflects heightened U.S.

Muted Impact, Questions Over Bookings and SalesShort-Lived Gains for Big Retailers, Widening Divide

European economics journals reform must reward method and openness over brand prestige Tie hiring and grants to reproducibility—open code, preregistration, independent replications Build EU benchmarks and nimble society journals so reliable work earns global reach

Summit Plans Centered in Gyeongju, Canceling Seoul StayPast Criticism of China’s “Self-Interest” Dominated

Moore Thread Speeds Through STAR Market Review Despite Losses MetaX and Biren Technology Also Eye Local IPOs Soon Chinese Government’s Backing Fuels Rapid Growth of Key Semiconductor Firms Moore Threads, often dubbed the “NVIDIA of China,” h

Public Inconvenience Mounts, Fragility ExposedPartisan Wrangling Overshadows Follow-up Measures

YouTube settles lawsuit with Trump over account suspension Social media platforms enforce censorship policies as users join in “cancel” actions Concerns rise that a stronger culture of censorship could suppress freedom of expression Google’s Yo

Tariffs with India, Korea, and Switzerland endanger student mobility and research in the learning economy Trade deals must lock in visa certainty, protected lab inputs, and joint research Bake education into trade to keep talent flowing and innovation alive

Fertility is falling because systems and costs—not desire—make second births hard Peer competition magnifies housing, childcare, and career penalties into a one-child arms race Cap childcare, decouple school access, expand father leave

Investigation launched in April under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act Tariff rate lower than the previously signaled maximum of 250% Ambiguities remain over scope of application, with further measures expected