Mass Exodus from Subscription Savings Accounts Surging Sale Prices, Tighter Regulations, and Escalating Point Competition Mortgage Caps Reduced, Making It a ‘Distant Story’ for Ordinary Households The housing

Musinsa Faces Growing Skepticism Over Its Elevated Valuation Top-line Expansion Continues, but Profitability Pressure Persists PER of 143 Times Far Outstrips Industry Average by Tenfold As Musinsa—often described as a heavyweight valued at

Rubio’s Signal: “Foreign Terrorist Organization” Designation Coming on the 24th Carrier Strike Group Deployment Seen as Pretext for Action Against Maduro Experts Warn of Guerrilla Warfare, Military Takeover, and Long-Term U.S.

A Chinese-invested Silicon Valley company used as the conduit Chips not used for military purposes—thus not subject to sanctions NVIDIA expands AI collaboration with Indonesia-based firms Despite stringent U.S.

Pacific as a Strategic Hub of Vast Critical Mineral Deposits China and Cook Islands Complete Joint Seabed Survey U.S.–Japan Sign Rare-Earth Mining and Processing Pact The Pacific is emerging as a new front in the U.S.–China contest over rare

Indonesia’s High-Speed Rail Project in Deficit Amid Unpaid Debt Thailand and Malaysia Cut Reliance on Chinese Loans Through Renegotiation ‘Debt Trap’ Allegations Mount as Developing Nations Default on Chinese Credit Indone

Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, House Vote to Follow Prolonged Shutdown Deepens Exodus of Unpaid Federal Workers GDP Already Down 1.5%, Fourth-Quarter Contraction Likely The record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown i

Conservative justices question legality of tariff policy Trump touts reshoring and anti-China effects Over half of Americans disapprove of his economic management U.S.

Aftermath of the Moon Administration’s ‘Zero Irregular Workers’ Policy Revenue up only 5%, while subsidiary service costs surge 88% Plunging profitability and declining global competitiveness Photo=Incheon Inter

$6.6 Trillion in Local Debt Becomes Beijing’s Economic Time Bomb Central Government Takes Direct Control of Local Bond Issuance Stimulus Capacity Secured, but Long-Term Stagnation Persists As China’s mounting local government debt emerges as

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

Electricity rates in New Jersey rise 19% year-on-year Power bills soar in neighborhoods near data centers Aging transmission networks add to the burden Electricity costs across the United States are climbing steeply.

Growth Rate Doubles Rivals at 15% Outpacing All Global OTT Competitors in Revenue and Growth Consolidating Market Power as Domestic OTT Platforms Sink Deeper into Losses Photo=NETFLIX Netflix h

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.

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=

Ruling Party Overtakes Opposition in Reversal of Polls Trump Promises $40 Billion Currency Swap “Support Will Be Withdrawn If Milei Loses,” He Warns Argentine President Javier Milei celebrates after confirming vict

Stock Downturn After LG Energy Solution Spin-Off Sluggish Petrochemical Sector and Loss of Growth Drivers Two-Front Battle to Restore Shareholder Value LG Chemical plant overview/Photo=LG Chemical

Push to Foster Advanced Manufacturing Industries Rising Importance of Industrial Innovation After the Trade War Accelerated Drive for Technological Self-Reliance Amid U.S.

Domestic M&A Deals Plummet as Billion-Dollar Transactions Vanish Sellers Hold Out for Higher Prices While Buyers Balk Major Deals Including HPSP and CJ Bio Fall Through South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions (M&

Wall Street Warns of Market Correction in AI Investment Boom JP Morgan CEO: “AI Stocks Already in Bubble Territory” Massive Capital Concentrated in OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI A growing sense of unease is rippling through global financial ma