Hyundai Plans to Lift U.S.

EU Accelerates Push for an Independent Defense Framework After Russia–Ukraine War Germany Leads Military Buildup, Forming a Nuclear Cooperation Front With France and the U.K. Regional Coordination Expands as EU States Strengthen Alliances and Support Key Strategic Hubs

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AI–Human Emotional Bonds Are Straining Real Marriages Some Users Even Hold Virtual Weddings After “Falling in Love” With AI Ohio Bill Seeks to Ban Legal Personhood for AI Growing emotional relationships between humans and AI are creating new

Germany Plans to Boost Defense Spending to USD 1,500 Billion by 2030 Burden of Strengthening Europe’s Defense Rises After Russia–Ukraine War Warnings Grow Over Soaring Debt Ratio and Fiscal Stability Germany plans a significant expansion of defe

Japan Accelerates Rare Earth Mining Preparations Near Minamitori Island U.S.

China Temporarily Suspends Rare Earth Export Controls to Fulfill Summit Agreement U.S.

The Economist Warns: “If the AI Bubble Bursts Like the Dot-Com Crash, the Damage Could Be Enormous” As Wall Street Sounds the Alarm, Some Compare the Trend to a “Thematic Stock Craze” Hardware Firms See Explosive Growth, While Consumer-Facing Services Struggle to Profit

Assets of Korea’s Top 10 Conglomerates’ U.S. Manufacturing Units Surge 600% in 8 Years Korean Firms Continue to Exit Southeast Asia Once Seen as “Post-China” Base Global Capital Flows Toward the U.S.

China Removes Electric Vehicles from Strategic Industry List Analysts Warn of Sharp Competitiveness Decline if Subsidies End Mass Closures Hint at Deepening Restructuring Crisis in China’s EV Sector The Chinese government has signaled a poten

Korea’s Game Festival G-Star 2025 Faces Major Publisher Withdrawals “Is It Just an Indie Showcase Now?” Calls Grow to Change the Venue AGF Rises on Subculture Game Boom, Poised for Another Strong Year Key Visual for ‘G-Star

Samsung Joins Late but Leads HBM3E Price Cuts as It Ramps Up Production at P4 Invests in New Lines to Prepare for the HBM4 Era SK hynix Set to Begin Shipments in Q4, Finalizes HBM4 Supply Agreements As competition intensifies for dominance in

Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT begins full-scale supply of HBM3 samples to Huawei Huawei and YMTC accelerate their own HBM development SK hynix and Samsung Electronics face a long-term challenge to their dominance China’s presence in the high-

US Congress Seeks to Expand AUKUS Partnership with a Capable Shipbuilding Nation South Korea, with World-Class Shipbuilding Expertise, Emerges as a Leading Candidate Another Contender, Norway, Strengthens Its Case with Strong Maritime Ties to the UK

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.