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Prediction market platforms allow people to bet on real-world events like politics, culture, economics, war, and sports. Their defining feature is the buying and selling of contracts. They operate on a peer-to-peer model in which participants buy and sell contracts...

Chinese investment has long been a cornerstone of development policy for many Southeast Asian nations. From roads and buildings to green energy that helps countries keep up with global environmental regulations, Beijing’s investment has created significant development opportunities. But it...

Artificial intelligence is widely expected to transform businesses and reshape the labor market. But its biggest economic consequence could extend beyond companies and workers: AI driven productivity gains could also give heavily indebted governments a way to improve their finances....

Indian state refiners are ramping up their production of liquefied petroleum gas amid a seasonal jump in demand as the country enters festive season and imports from the Middle East remain strangled. So far in September, local production of LPG...

“If one is to judge by the fire and ardor with which this book is sought after, it is the most excellent of all books. Never were so many copies printed of any work; never were so many editions made...

The irony in all of this, which I am now researching is that the calls for ‘individual freedom’ which characterised the rise of neoliberalism and the messaging that captured political support for the reconfiguration of the state has manifest in...

Traumatic brain injury became the signature wound of the post-9/11 wars because the battlefield changed. Improvised explosive devices changed the nature of American combat injuries. But the medical and legal systems that followed — including the Department of Veterans Affairs’...

Countries in Southeast Asia are still building natural gas-fired power plants despite the price inflation in gas caused by the Middle East war. Asian countries are also building more LNG import capacity, Global Energy Monitor reported. The net-zero think tank...

A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian sci-fi plot. And while that scenario has not yet arrived, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has moved modern warfare...

Dear Members of Congress, In truly deranged remarks to world leaders at the UN, Donald Trump declared that “I have a big decision to make,” whether to negotiate a deal with Iran or instead to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and drive Iran...

Japan did what economic intuition says should strengthen a currency. On September 18, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent, its highest level in 31 years. Yet the yen weakened rather...

As world leaders gather in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Washington, creating a striking contrast between traditional multilateral diplomacy and direct great power engagement....

Crude oil prices took a dip today amid reports that there was willingness for peace in the Middle East on both sides of the conflict. The dip partially offset gains made earlier in the week, keeping oil benchmarks elevated. At...

On September 22, 2026, Russia’s Africa Corps fired a Ukraine-war-model Molniya kamikaze drone at al-Qaeda-linked fighters besieging its position near Dioura, in Mali’s Mopti region, the latest skirmish in a campaign that has already cost 13 Russian and Malian lives...

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When South Korean actress Ha Young spoke on television in August about four generations of doctors in her family, she praised the medical accomplishments of her great-grandfather, Ahn Sang-ho. Subsequent scrutiny linked Ahn to the Daejeong Friendship Association, an organization...

When Xi Jinping’s plane touches down at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, he arrives to a reception built for maximum contrast with his last encounter with Donald Trump. This is Xi’s first state visit to Washington in eleven years, and...

Nearly a decade ago, the Canadian Oil Patch recorded a major asset sale and consolidation wave as oil majors exited the oil sands in favor of higher margins in U.S. shale oil as well as environmental concerns amid the ESG...

In this issue: 1. Xi arrives in DC 2. Propaganda ahead of Xi’s visit 3. PRC nuclear weapons 4. PLA Daily editorial on Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli 5. 2025 Outbound investment over $200 billion The Feed: Business, Economy and Trade - Politics and Law -...

The world is currently facing persistent value conflicts, with the diversity of civilizations under threat. Growing isolationism, a rise in protectionism, a downtrend of intercultural dialogue mechanism efforts from existing powers, and the inefficacy of world institutions to uphold the...

At the 2026 OIP Ecosystem Forum, the industry narrative shifted from incremental scaling to what TSMC defines as the “Intelligence Revolution.” Akin to the 18 th -century Industrial Revolution which transitioned human physical labor to mechanical power, the current era...

China just broke ground on a revolutionary new hybridized energy production and storage facility. The power plant will store excess energy in the form of molten salt, and then produce electricity during peak demand times through a supercritical carbon dioxide...

A wave of concern has suddenly swept through Western military circles over the possibility of Russian tanks breaking deep into Ukrainian defenses. The trigger was a real incident that Western observers have so far been reluctant to believe. That, however,...

Ship-to-ship transfers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, where available, have become the primary export route for most Middle Eastern oil. Oil producers in the region have demonstrated what some see as remarkable adaptability to the new circumstances. In...

The European Union has removed prominent Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list. Personal sanctions against both men were imposed in 2022. They included asset freezes and a ban on entering the European Union. France traded Usmanov...

Kathmandu’s arrest of a prominent political observer who shared critical reporting by The Grayzone is the latest sign that a government which promised reform may be more repressive than the one it forcibly replaced. The Supreme Court of Nepal has...

In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo...

Imperial Oil chief executive John Whelan has stated his opposition to Alberta separatism, making this the first major energy company in the province to take a public position on the movement, Financial Post reported, citing Bloomberg. "As a national company,...

Convening energy ministers, investors, financiers, and experts for the next African Energy Week (AEW), on October 12–16, in Cape Town, South Africa, aims at taking one more step with Africa’s energy ambitions that could translate into investment, production, infrastructure, and...