Reading Time : 3 minutesEU-India free trade pact nears seal amid U.S. tariff fallout, slashing car duties and forging security ties. But agriculture, carbon taxes, and ratification hurdles cast doubt on this mega-deal’s staying power.
Reading Time : 2 minutesGoogle DeepMind’s decision to hire a chief economist focused on a post-AGI world reveals more than corporate foresight. It suggests internal expectations that artificial general intelligence may arrive soon enough to disrupt economic fundamentals. By questioning how labor, value, and growth function after AGI, DeepMind hints at systemic shocks that current models are unprepared to absorb.
Reading Time : 2 minutesQuantum computing will not arrive as a household gadget, but as an invisible force embedded in services we rely on. Through cloud access and hybrid systems, it will quietly improve medicine, research, and optimization. Like electricity or the internet, its power will be felt long before it is fully understood.
Reading Time : 2 minutesJoyful news! Canada and China reignite their strategic partnership after nine years, slashing tariffs and inking deals in energy and agriculture. Amid global shifts, PM Carney and President Xi herald a brighter era of prosperity and stability for all.
Reading Time : 2 minutesU.S. tariffs on Chinese goods were meant to redraw global trade lines, but instead they bent them. Vietnam has emerged as a key transit hub where Chinese products are lightly transformed and rerouted to the United States. This quiet workaround exposes how adaptable global supply chains are when political pressure meets economic incentive.
Reading Time : 2 minutesAs gold prices approach record levels, gold mining stocks are regaining momentum. Newmont, the world’s largest gold producer, illustrates how scale, disciplined operations, and rising margins can attract investors. In a volatile global environment, well-managed miners are increasingly seen as both defensive assets and engines of long-term value.
Reading Time : 2 minutesVietnam’s history is marked by resilience, but its present is shaped by reconciliation. After centuries of conflict and foreign domination, the country has chosen pragmatic diplomacy over resentment. By transforming former adversaries into partners and integrating its complex past into daily life, Vietnam demonstrates that true strength lies in both endurance and the wisdom to move forward.
Reading Time : 3 minutesChina has achieved a historic milestone by developing a working prototype of extreme ultraviolet lithography technology, challenging the global monopoly on advanced chipmaking. This monumental feat of engineering, driven by a massive mobilization of talent and resources, marks a shift toward technological independence. With a bold 2028 target for chip production, this breakthrough signals a more vibrant and competitive future.
Reading Time : 2 minutesOnline chatter has made Japan’s interest rate move sound alarming, but the reality is calmer. The policy shift reflects a gradual return to normal conditions after decades of extremes. Markets may adjust and wobble briefly, yet institutions are prepared. This is evolution, not collapse, and everyday economic life is unlikely to change dramatically for households, businesses, and global investors worldwide.
Reading Time : 2 minutesWall Street banks are increasingly aligned around one idea: the U.S. dollar may weaken in the coming years. With expected interest rate cuts, shifting global growth, and changing capital flows, the long-standing strength of the dollar could give way to a more balanced currency landscape, reshaping trade, investments, and market strategies worldwide.
Reading Time : 2 minutesMachine learning and AI could add up to 15 percentage points to global growth by 2035, but the payoff depends on responsible deployment, new business models, and managing impacts on energy, skills, and equitable access.
Reading Time : 2 minutesAsian borrowers are increasingly turning to euro-denominated debt as funding costs improve and reliance on the U.S. dollar feels riskier. Companies and governments across the region issued record levels of euro bonds this year, reflecting both economic strategy and geopolitical caution. The shift marks a gradual move toward more balanced, multipolar financing options on global markets.
Reading Time : 3 minutesGlobal trade and capital flows soared before 2008, driven by liberalization and technology. Since then, geopolitical tensions, the financial crash, and the pandemic have triggered “slowbalisation”. Cross-border investment and trade are shrinking relative to GDP, marking a reversal of integration.
Reading Time : 3 minutesVietnam has signed more than forty million dollars’ worth of 5G contracts with Huawei and ZTE, signalling a shift toward Chinese suppliers after tensions with the United States. The deals mark a strategic recalibration that raises concerns among Western partners while Vietnam accelerates its nationwide 5G rollout and experiments with flexible, open-architecture networks.
Reading Time : 2 minutesJapan’s FAST project is moving fast, completing its conceptual design in just a year and uniting major companies and universities behind a compact tokamak aimed at 50 MW of fusion output. With strong private funding and engineering design underway, the team targets first plasma in 2035, placing Japan as a serious contender in the global fusion push.
