Bank of Korea Holds Key Rate Again in October After July and August Pauses Soaring Seoul Home Prices Raise Questions Over Coordination with Oct.

Samsung Electronics Teams Up with Google, Qualcomm to Enter XR Market But Faces Tough Competition from Meta’s Low-Priced Quest 3 Meta Shifts Focus from Quest 4 to High-End XR Headsets and Smart Glasses Photo=Samsung

Gmarket to Invest 500 Million Dollars in 2026 Leveraging Alibaba’s Capabilities to Expand Overseas Channels Can the Company Rebound Amid Worsening Performance? South Korea’s e-commerce platform Gmarket, which recently partnered with China’s

US and Australia Pour 3 Billion Dollars into Minerals Project “China’s Rare-Earth Export Curbs Resemble Pearl Harbor Attack,” Analysts Warn of Escalating Tensions US Invests in Domestic Rare-Earth Supply Chain, but Progress Remains Slow U

Japan Considering Allowing Bank-Affiliated Firms to Enter the Cryptocurrency Market Since the 2016 revision of the Payment Services Act, Japan has maintained a pro-crypto stance This year’s PSA amendment aims to accelerate deregulation and establish clearer market rules

AUKUS Allies to Invest A$368 Billion Over 30 Years U.S. Leans on Australia—With Fewer Military Constraints—to Counter China U.K.

New Jersey Teen Files Lawsuit Against AI Image Generator Company From Deepfakes to Fake News, AI-Driven Content Sparks Social Backlash “False Information During Disasters?” — Governments Worldwide Step In Real-world cases of harm caused by

Former Senior Chinese Official Says “China to Maintain 4.5–5% Growth Over Next Five Years” Domestic Demand Remains Weak as Beijing Hesitates on Stimulus Property Slump Deepens Deflation, Leaving Questions Over Path to Recovery A f

S&P: “China’s Homebuyer Sentiment Remains Fragile as Policy Support Loses Momentum” Housing Prices Keep Sliding, With Even New Builds Losing Steam Local Governments Roll Out Stimulus Measures, but Impact Remains Unclear

WTO and Global Community Have Long Criticized China’s Subsidy Policies Despite dropping its developing-nation status, Beijing is expected to maintain its state-led growth model China pushes back against India’s EV and battery subsidy programs

The U.S.: “Extra tariffs depend on China’s response” Trade tensions flare again, now hitting shipping Will the Trump–Xi APEC meeting go smoothly? Trade tensions between the United States and China have flared up once again.

Samsung Electronics Delivers Q3 Earnings Surprise, Driven by Its DS Division Memory chip prices rise as Chinese suppliers cut output China shifts focus to high-value products from AI chips and HBM to CXL Samsung Electronics achieved an earnings

PayPay and Binance Japan Partner Amid Stablecoin Boom PayPay Eyes Expansion Ahead of IPO Japan Moves Beyond Cash Toward a Cashless Society Photo = PayPay Offcial Website Japan’s cashless payment

OpenAI Posts $7.8 Billion Operating Loss Despite Soaring Revenue “Only NVIDIA Is Truly Profitable in AI,” Bubble Fears Spread Amid Uncertainty, OpenAI’s New Service “Sora 2” Draws Polarized Reactions OpenAI is struggling to improve profitability

China Poured $715 Billion Into R&D Last Year Chinese Industry Races to Surpass Germany, Japan, and the U.S.

Moore Thread Speeds Through STAR Market Review Despite Losses MetaX and Biren Technology Also Eye Local IPOs Soon Chinese Government’s Backing Fuels Rapid Growth of Key Semiconductor Firms Moore Threads, often dubbed the “NVIDIA of China,” h

U.S. Q2 GDP growth finalized at 3.8% Sharp drop in imports drives stronger growth compared to Q1 Solid growth paired with inflation concerns may slow Fed rate cuts The finalized U.S.

BYD’s Green Car Sales in Europe Soar 244% This Year Premium Battle Heats Up in Korea, EU to See Launch of Supercar “Yangwang” Zeekr, Xpeng Step Up Global Expansion Efforts China’s BYD has sharply expanded sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs

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CPCA Chief: “China’s Auto Exports to Double by 2030” Carmakers Diversify Beyond U.S.