Gradual liberalization since the 2020sPower and water infrastructure constraints remain unresolved

A deal largely aimed at easing SK Group’s financial burdenAcquisition capacity shaped by Doosan subsidiaries’ earnings

Asian nationals dominate employment gainsConcentration in SMEs and regional manufacturing sites

Beyond efficiency gains, a shift in fixed-cost structuresRobots deployed for simple, repetitive, standardized tasks

Funding burden concentrated on Korea Zinc, raising fairness concernsLinks to the South Korean government’s pro-U.S. investment stance

Internal shift in perception around “quasi-tourism businesses”From ad removals to property closures, administrative actions accumulate

Mining access secured in exchange for security supportPeace mediation, stability, and national reconstruction as justification

China posts largest trade surplus in its historyRare-earth export controls widen the scope of friction

Component cost cuts push production past mass-manufacturing thresholdGaps in technical maturity and software capability remain limiting factors

Shift from tech-first operations to revenue-led managementPersistent bubble concerns amid long-term loss forecasts

Despite repeated notices, many users refuse to switchAI-feature integration aimed at expanding the user base

Anxiety grows over Washington’s lack of explicit supportRussia and North Korea criticize Japan and back China

BYD’s European sales surge 206% in one year Low-cost strength rooted in labor and production efficiency Doubts grow over Europe-based production plans China’s electric-vehicle manufacturers are increasingly turning to overseas markets as domestic

Stablecoins increasingly replace parts of real-world payment functionsIllicit financial flows continue shifting away from Bitcoin

Shift from petro-currency to electro-currencyRise of digital-currency hegemonic competition

Japan expected to intervene if rates riseYen-carry liquidity could evaporate rapidly

AI4 expected for the first Robo-taxi “Cybercab”Samsung joining production adds a new variable

Japan frames shipbuilding as a core economic-security sectorTargets advanced vessels to secure U.S. Navy contracts

Mass adoption of smartphone-grade LPDDRInvestment focuses on mitigating heat and power consumption

Worker death exposes failure in early responseCritical public scrutiny continues despite reforms