Limited FX-Market Reaction Despite BOJ Policy-Rate Hike Last Week Global IB Warning of Large-Scale Liquidation Risk on Early-Year Yen Appreciation Entrenchment of Yen Carry Capital Amid Persistent Early-Year Yen Weakness Despite the Bank of Japan’s

Limits of Technology Verification Emerge Beneath Rapid Growth Design Flaws in Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Surface ‘Made in China’ Autonomous Vehicles See Trust Erode China’s goal of mass-producing

‘Deal of the Century’ Takes Another Turn Paramount Moves to Quell Financing Concerns Whoever Wins, the Decline of Movie Theaters Seen Accelerating Paramount, which had previously participated in the bid to acquire Warner

Battery market shifts from shipment race to safety-centered competition Huawei ESS verifies fire safety under the industry’s latest standards Chinese companies including WeLion move into solid-state battery development H

Japan decides on large-scale investment after judging the risks of overseas dependence Development of a trillion-parameter model to be opened to domestic companies Global race intensifies to secure sovereign AI as a future core industry

Smart TVs accused of real-time recording and unauthorized data collection Criticism over consumer consent processes that obscure key disclosures Courts continue to weigh in on Big Tech’s data collection practices Allegations that smart TVs fr

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China–Japan Tensions Spill Into the Military Domain Japan to Set Next-Year Defense Budget at a Record $60 Billion Missiles, Drones, and Expanded Force Projection Signal Strategic Shift As tensions between China and Ja

China mobilizes state-led investment and infrastructure U.S.

South Korea bets on technological edge, accelerated delivery, and whole-of-government coordination as its decisive play Germany counters with a long-horizon package tied to Norway and an industry-linked counteroffensive EU moves to harden intra-European self-sufficiency underpinned by the SAFE fund

The New International Order Map Drawn by Trump’s Second-Term NSS “EU at the Stage of Civilizational Erasure,” a Withering Broadside Washington Formalizes Self-Interested Isolationism The second administration of U.S.

Prospects of Nvidia Supply Agreement Internal PRA Initiated, Mass Production Ready Only Player to Expand HBM Output Next Year Samsung Electronics has received encouraging signals in its ongoing qualification process for sixth-generation H

China’s Global Maritime Footholds Across Europe, Latin America, and Africa Piraeus, the Flagship of China’s Maritime Silk Road China’s Tightening Command of Global Maritime Logistics Spurs U.S.

LG Energy Solution to Supply Batteries for Mercedes’ Entry-Level EVs European Automakers Move to Reduce Dependence on China China’s CATL Expands in Europe, Intensifying Local Competition LG Energy Solution’s LFP battery/P

AI Agents Handle Complex Tasks Seamlessly Even Small Organizations See Big Efficiency Gains Mastery of Content Construction Becomes Key to Survival The age in which founding a company required large capital, specialized personnel, and a

Expansion of Restrictions on Inbound Travelers to Japan Tourist Surge Fuels Parallel Surge in Tax Revenues U.S.

Global IT Firms Race Toward Super-App Transformation From “Conversation to Action,” Platforms Expand Their Ecosystems Fierce Competition to Advance Apps Through AI Photo=OpenAI

China’s Post-Bubble Property Market Still Adrift After Five Years Banks Expand Direct Sales of Collateral Assets to Flush Out Bad Loans Beijing Shifts Toward Policies That Accept Short-Term Shock With the collapse of its pr

Yanolja’s targeted corporate valuation reaches up to USD 10.3 billion Accumulated deficit approaches USD 2.05 billion, financial burden persists To avoid becoming “another Coupang,” profitability must be proven Photo

Q3 Record for Overseas Investment Persistent Capital Outflows amid Weakened Korean Fundamentals Reversal Requires Restoration of Investment Appeal Korea’s economy is facing mounting concerns as the won-dollar exchange rate continu