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Economy
AI chips: US export controls affecting China
Track successive controls on computing chips, manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth memory. These policy changes are one branch of international AI competition.
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Economy
South Korea's 2027 budget proposal: from policy direction to ministry plans
Follow the government's budget process from the August policy discussion to the September Cabinet decision, ministry proposals and reported outside assessments. The sequence distinguishes a proposal, a government decision and commentary; it does not treat planned spending as money already disbursed.
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Economy
China-EU electric vehicles: investigation, duties and negotiations
Trace the EU subsidy investigation, provisional and definitive duties, and the later route for price-undertaking offers.
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Economy
Strait of Hormuz: shipping threats and the response
Trace maritime warnings, international safety efforts and a later reported tanker attack. This timeline separates a call for safe passage from evidence that commercial traffic has actually normalized.
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Economy
Bank of Japan: selected steps toward higher rates
Compare official decisions from July 2024, January 2025 and September 2026. The entries distinguish the overnight-rate guideline from market yields and do not imply these were consecutive meetings.
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Economy
Japan rice prices: reserve release and distribution changes
Follow the decision to release reserve rice, the first auction and a shift toward direct contracts. Announcing supply is different from getting rice onto shop shelves or proving that prices fell.
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Economy
Korea birth statistics: what the releases actually showed
Follow successive statistical releases rather than treating a reporting date as the day births occurred. Preliminary and final figures describe annual patterns, not proof that one policy caused a change.
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Economy
Korea pension reform: passage, promulgation and implementation
Track the 2025 National Pension Act amendment through three legal stages. The reform raises contributions gradually, so the final 13% rate should not be mistaken for the first year's rate.
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Economy
Osaka Expo 2025: opening, closing and the attendance report
Separate the Expo's operating period from the organizer's later attendance reporting. Visitor totals and ticket sales use different definitions and should not be substituted for one another.
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Economy
Terra: from collapse to civil verdict
A stablecoin loses its peg. A regulator files a case. Follow the distinct steps from market failure to the US civil settlement.
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Economy
Federal Reserve: rate cuts and the September 2026 increase
Follow 17 Federal Reserve rate decisions from September 2024 through September 2026, including holds between cuts and the later increase. Each decision links to its original FOMC statement.
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Economy
US tariffs in 2025: announcement, China talks and revised scope
Follow the initial reciprocal-tariff order, the Geneva agreement with China and a later change to the policy scope. Announced rates, temporary suspensions and product exceptions are different steps.
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