Incentives, not ideology, will decide the dollar–RMB digital race Regulated dollar stablecoins scale; e-CNY stays domestic as China tests HK yuan stablecoins Regulate tightly and pilot cross-border p…

Aging turns housing scarcity into surplus New-build bias sidelines older homes and erodes value A 'refurbish-first' policy can turn empty properties into affordable assets For the first time in livin…

Southeast Asia needs a maritime compact, not an Asian NATO Prioritize shared surveillance and coast-guard rules Outside partners support; ASEAN states lead The most consequential number in Indo-Pacif…

Search behaves like reinforcement learning, rewarding confirmation Narrow queries and clicks shrink exposure at scale Break the loop with IV-style ranking and teach students to triangulate queries Th…

Search behaves like reinforcement learning, rewarding confirmation Narrow queries and clicks shrink exposure at scale Break the loop with IV-style ranking and teach students to triangulate queries Th…

Second Lead Syndrome is the deep viewer connection to the unrequited, often superior, secondary character. These iconic roles are defined by their selfless sacrifice, emotional depth, and tragic narr…

Park Tae Joon and Choi Sujung's divorce was finalized last year. The separation was mutual and ended their 10-year romance and 4-year marriage. All matters, including asset division, were settled ami…

IU shines in 2025 with two major wins. Honored at Hallyu Expo and Blue Dragon Awards. Her role in When Life Gives You Tangerines touched millions. After more than a decade in the spotlight, IU once a…

Top 3 Korean actresses of August 2025—Cho Yi-hyun, Moon Ga-young, and Park Bo-young. Ranked by brand reputation, drama ratings, and award nominations. See who shined the brightest this month. August …

Tariffs framed as job protection often act instead as taxes on critical inputs Employment in U.S. manufacturing has remained flat even as output and global share stay strong Lasting job growth requir…

Misapplied memories of past crises distort investor behavior and delay recovery Overshooting stems less from ignorance than from faulty analogies that amplify panic or euphoria Policy should focus on…

Dollar stablecoins hold near-total global dominance Only HKD and JPY can credibly counter in Asia Success depends on fast, disciplined execution By mid-2025, over 99% of the fiat-backed stablecoin ma…

Student well-being is falling fast AI chatbots are spreading quickly Without safeguards, risks will escalate In the 2023–24 academic year, only 38% of U.S. college students exhibited "positive mental…

Student well-being is falling fast AI chatbots are spreading quickly Without safeguards, risks will escalate In the 2023–24 academic year, only 38% of U.S. college students exhibited "positive mental…

Jeju Island faces backlash after a filming crew left trash in the forest. Kim Seon-ho’s cup holder among the waste sparked outrage online. Public anger pushes Showbox to apologize and promise stricte…

HYBE × Geffen’s PRELUDE: The Final Piece reveals contestants Emily Kelavos, Samara Siqueira, and Lexie Levin. The survival project kicks off with global auditions and intensive K-Pop training. Fans a…

Bill Gates appeared on You Quiz on the Block, surprising host Yoo Jae-Suk and Jo se-ho He honestly discussed his luxury spending and revealed his phone was a gift. His plans to donate nearly all of h…

PSY is being investigated for alleged proxy prescription of psychotropic drugs via his manager. His agency states the drugs were prescribed under his own name for medical use, not illicitly. The sing…

Tariffs nudge prices up but can shrink Treasury coupon supply Channel tariff revenue to bills to compress term premia and enable Fed cuts Extending tax cuts swells deficits, hardens long yields, and …

ASEAN risks tens of billions in tariff costs under new U.S. measures Fragmented bargaining lets major powers play members against each other Build a union-style external economic system to negotiate …