Tariffs to Be Imposed Even on Small Direct Purchases, with Fines to Follow from 2028 A Chain of Regulatory Measures Expands from Raids to Countervailing Duties EU: Trade Imbalance with China Is Unsustainable as Tensions Edge Toward Full-Scale Confrontation

Accelerating road deterioration driven by heavier battery packs Mounting pressure on the profitability of refining and fuel distribution networks Charging infrastructure bottlenecks and power grid strain emerging as key challenges China’s electric ve

Rapid growth of Chinese equipment makers fueled by state industrial policy Japanese, U.S., and European firms face mounting pressure on market share Long road still lies ahead before full technological independence is achieved Th

Volkswagen faces its deepest crisis in a decade since Dieselgate Failed EV transition and weakening China operations fuel management turmoil German automakers seek revival through partnerships with Chinese firms Volkswagen, once hailed as “Germany’s

Oil Price Surge and Stronger Dollar Triggered by Iran War Simultaneous Pressure Across Asian Foreign Exchange Markets Limited Currency Defense Despite Rate Hikes and Tax Incentives The surge in oil prices and strengthening U.S.

Memory Industry Reshaped Around HBM Simultaneous Expansion of Oversupply Risks and Demand Concentration AI Supercycle Debate Echoes the New Economy Narrative A growing number of analysts argue that the “death cycle” that has long weighed on t

Japan Turns to Korea to Rebuild LNG Carrier Industry Rare Earth Supply Race With the U.S.

NPEs Under Fortress Umbrella File Complaint With U.S. ITC Republican Lawmakers Join Calls for Action TSMC’s Critical Role in Semiconductor Supply Chains Raises Odds of Settlement Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Lapses in security management and unauthorized data collection uncovered Regulatory intensity exceeds cases involving Meta and Amazon Coupang immediately pushes back as activity emerges within U.S.

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176,000 tickets listed on resale platforms just two days before kickoff More than 4,000 tickets available for the U.S.

Britain’s Core Astute-Class Nuclear Submarine Force Enters Port Simultaneously, Creating a Capability Gap Structural Constraints Continue to Generate Friction, Clouding the Future of the AUKUS Alliance Budget Pressures and Shortage of Available Vessels Disrupt Nuclear Submarine Operations and Decommissioning

Total population falls by 3.09 million in five years as decline accelerates Children aged 14 or younger at 11.2%, people aged 65 or older at 29.4% Regional property markets cool as banks’ earnings base weakens Japan’s t

Revised Chinese outbound investment rules restrict technology transfers and tighten investment reviews “Stop capital flight” — Beijing escalates crackdown on mainland investors’ overseas stock investments Europe, scarred by the Nexperia episode, takes a harder line against Chinese M&A attempts

China Unveils Automotive Standardization Plan, Revealing Ambition to Lead the Ecosystem Standardization Emerges as a Tool for Competitiveness, Raising Questions Over U.S.-Led Technology Order “Top-Tier Technology vs.

Zijin Mining Targets Gold and Copper Supercycle Chinese Mining Groups Accelerate Global Asset Acquisitions U.S.

A Shock Even Greater Than 2022: One-Fifth of LNG Supply Vanishes South Korea and Japan Ease Coal Power Restrictions, Taiwan Restarts Coal-Fired Generation Short-Term Coal Expansion May Ultimately Accelerate Structural Energy Reform

Cracks Emerging in AI Chip Monopoly AMD Expands Supply Chain and Packaging Push, Broadcom Accelerates ASIC Offensive Google and Blackstone Forge TPU Alliance Signs of fragmentation are beginning to emerge in the artificial intelligence

Australian naval strategy pushed into a stopgap extension regime for aging submarines AUKUS trapped by supply-chain bottlenecks and shortages of skilled labor Western undersea capabilities pressured by China’s expanding blue-water navy

Surging oil prices and yields amplify pressure on U.S.