China’s Actual Gold Purchases This Year Estimated at 250 Tons — Far Above Official Figures A Strategy to Hedge Dollar Risk and Strengthen the Yuan’s Global Role As De-Dollarization Spreads Around China, the U.S.

China Urges Citizens to Avoid Travel to Japan Amid Escalating Tensions With No Shift in either Side’s Position, Anti-Japan Sentiment Expected to Rise Sharp Drop in Chinese Tourists Looms — Will It Hit Japan’s Real Economy? China’s foreign m

Chinese Startups Secure Only 10% of Overseas Funding Prolonged Venture Slump Keeps Profitability Stagnant Oversupply and Weak Consumption Send a Chill Through China’s Domestic Market Overseas venture-capital firms have sharply scaled back t

Korean Financial Authorities to Prepare Measures to Stabilize the USD–KRW Exchange Rate Strong Overseas Stock Buying by Domestic Investors Pushes the Rate Higher Speculative Retail Investors Fueling the Trend as Illegal Trading Chatrooms Spread

Chinese researchers propose plant-based method for extracting rare earth elements U.S.

Trump Backtracks on His Hardline Approach to International Students U.S. Study Demand Drops After Trump’s Second Term Universities Warn of Deepening Financial Strain and Softer Domestic Demand Donald Trump, who had pressured U.S.

Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package As EV Market Slows, Investor Confidence in Musk’s Leadership Grows Top Talent Exodus Further Highlights Musk’s Expanding Influence Tesla shareholders have approved CEO Elon Musk’s new

China’s Pharma and Biotech Sector Builds Technological Edge Backed by State Support Firms Move Aggressively to Raise Capital Through IPOs and Licensing Deals From Generic Manufacturing to Innovation Leadership, Industry Set for Rapid Revenue Growth

China Offers Power Subsidies to AI Data Centers That Exclude Foreign Chips AI Chipmakers Race to Boost Energy Efficiency to Stay Competitive With Power Demand Soaring, Infrastructure and Government Support Become Key to Market Position China

Zepbound and Wegovy to Be Sold in the U.S. at “Most-Favored-Nation” Prices With Drug Price Pressure Mounting, Pfizer and AstraZeneca Also Fall in Line As Profit Margins Shrink for U.S. Pharma, Will China Step Up Its Challenge? U.S.

Wall Street Turns Gloomy on New York Stocks “Massive Investment, Meager Returns” — AI Bubble Fears Shake Markets AI Industry Dismisses Bubble Claims but Must Prove Value Through Profit Voices of Caution Grow on Wall Stree

China Deploys Four-Legged “Wolf” Robots in Taiwan Strait Landing Drills If Defensive Weaknesses Are Fixed, Drones and Robots Could Drive an Unmanned Battlefield Military Drones Deliver Overwhelming Efficiency — From Small-Unit Support to Infrastructure Strikes

OpenAI Secures Major Cloud Deal with AWS to Boost Computing Power Partners with AMD, Nvidia, and Oracle to Strengthen Infrastructure Microsoft, Nvidia, and Google Also Expand AI Infrastructure Investments Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ope

Trump Administration Lowers Barriers for Biosimilars to Cut Drug Prices Pressures Pfizer and AstraZeneca to Sell at “Most-Favored-Nation” Prices Pharma Lobbying Surges Amid Hardline America-First Policy The U.S.

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ed Cuts Rates at October FOMC Amid Internal Divisions Weakening U.S.

Trump Pushes to Secure Critical Minerals Supply Chain at ASEAN Summit Japan’s New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Aligns with Trump’s Demands Korea-U.S. Tariff Talks Stall, No Breakthrough at Leaders’ Meeting U.S.

LVMH, Kering and Other Luxury Giants Face Sharp Downturn China’s Once-Dominant Shoppers Pull Back as MZ Generation Cuts Luxury Spending From Pricing and Target Shifts to Design Overhauls, Brands Seek Survival Strategies The high-end luxury marke

Toyota Posts Record Earnings Again for April–September After Strong First Half Hybrid Demand Drives Growth Amid EV Market Slowdown Hyundai Announces Expansion of Hybrid Lineup to Close the Gap Toyota Alphard/Photo=Toyota

BRICS Nations Bolster Yuan’s Global Role as China Pushes Currency Internationalization Saudi Arabia’s Alignment with Beijing Puts ‘Petrodollar’ System Under Pressure Digital Yuan Gains Ground in Global Trade Networks BRICS nations have emerged as