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President Lee: “Hard to Invest $350B in U.S. Without Currency Swap” Korea’s Push for Swap Faces Slim Chances of U.S.

Samsung Wins IBM CPU Orders With Upgraded 7nm Foundry Process Nintendo Switch 2 SoC to Be Built on Mature 5nm Node Tesla Deal on 4nm Seen as Stepping Stone Toward Advanced Process Leadership IBM Power11/Photo=IBM

China’s CAC Orders Local Firms to Halt Nvidia’s New Chip Purchases Beijing Accelerates Moves to Curb Nvidia After Intense Antitrust Probe Are Chinese Private Firms Also Hesitant to Buy Nvidia’s New Chips? Chinese authorities have ordered d

NAND Flash Makers See Strong Recovery, Price Hikes Loom AI Data Center Demand Surge Eases Supply Glut Production Cuts in Early 2024 Also Bolster Market

French Bond Yields Surpass Corporate Debt in France and Eurozone Soaring Debt From Heavy Welfare Spending Topples Austerity-Minded PMs Global Credit Agencies Like Fitch and S&P Grow Increasingly Critical French government bond yields ha

Trump: “Good Time for Rate Cuts, Expect a Big Cut” Experts and Markets Align on a Small September Cut Key Monetary Policy Decisions Loom This Week in Japan, UK, and Beyond U.S.

Chinese Firms Accelerate In-House AI Chip Designs Gains Also Seen in Manufacturing and Packaging — Will a Self-Sufficient Ecosystem Emerge? Massive State Investment Fuels Industry Growth China is accelerating efforts to achieve self-sufficie

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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