South Korea Expands Digital Support as Senior Exclusion Deepens
South Korea is scaling practical digital training as apps and kiosks exclude older consumers from transport, healthcare, leisure and public services.
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Samsung and SK Hynix Reject KEPCO’s Power Prepayment Plan
Samsung and SK Hynix have rejected KEPCO’s proposed ₩25 trillion electricity prepayment, highlighting the grid-financing challenge behind Korea’s chip clusters.
Hong Kong’s First Five Year Plan Tests Its Capitalist Market Promise
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will align growth with national priorities while testing whether the city can preserve the market strengths investors value.
Korea and Central Asia Deepen Critical-Minerals Supply Links
South Korea and five Central Asian partners convened an industry ministers’ meeting to expand cooperation in critical minerals, industrial infrastructure and resilient supply chains. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan joined the Seoul talks as both sides sought practical projects that can link the region’s resource base with Korean processing, engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
Fed and BOJ Decisions Put Global Bond Credibility on Trial
The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan face unusually consequential policy meetings as renewed inflation fears, higher oil prices and a global bond sell-off test their credibility. Investors are pressing both central banks to demonstrate that policy can respond to changing price conditions without triggering an unnecessarily sharp slowdown or destabilising currencies.
Fang Fenglei Says China Investability Rests on Practical Structures
Veteran financier Fang Fenglei has argued that broad claims questioning China’s investability fail to capture the practical structures available to international capital. The chairman of Hopu Investments pointed to governance-oriented partnerships that allow multinational companies to retain strategic interests while working with Chinese investors who hold operational stakes.
Hong Kong’s PISA Slide Raises Human-Capital Questions in AI Era
Hong Kong’s latest international student assessment has intensified concern about the city’s long-term talent pipeline after results fell across mathematics, reading and science. The 2025 scores were the lowest recorded for the three core subjects and extended a negative trend that began after 2012, despite performance remaining above the international average in several areas.
Singapore Turns Terror Preparedness Into a Business Resilience Priority
Singapore’s SGSecure approach is turning psychological preparedness into a practical agenda for corporate safety, continuity and stakeholder confidence.
Singapore’s North-South Corridor Enters Its Most Complex Tunnelling Phase
Singapore’s North-South Corridor has entered a complex tunnelling stage beneath busy roads and near live rail lines, placing execution and safety in focus.
Mainland Wealth Inflows Keep Hong Kong’s Private Banking Outlook Firm
Mainland investors are projected to deepen their share of Hong Kong’s private wealth market as diversification demand outweighs rising offshore tax and compliance costs.