Briefing: AMG Dropped Its V8. Sounds Like Genesis’ GV70 Magma Picked It Up
Strategic angle: A quad-exhaust GV70 Magma prototype filmed in South Korea sounds unmistakably like a V8 is under the hood.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
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Briefing: Japan and the U.S. Agree to Team Up on Seabed Mining
Strategic angle: The New York Times reports on a new collaboration between Japan and the U.S. in seabed mining efforts.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: US rebuilding WWII Pacific airfields amid China threat
Strategic angle: Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery
Strategic angle: A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim has developed a highly efficient catalytic process for lignin conversion.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
Strategic angle: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: China’s Biotech Boom is Rewriting Everything
Strategic angle: How China's biotech boom is transforming the landscape of global science collaboration amidst an NIH crackdown.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Congo, China deepen mining ties as US pushes rival minerals pact
Strategic angle: Congo and China strengthen their mining partnership amid US efforts to establish a competing minerals agreement.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: India: When floods come, survival is a roll of the dice
Strategic angle: Across India's flood-prone regions, marginalized communities are often hit the hardest by escalating climate-related disasters.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later
Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: VW’s Chinese Full-Size SUV Took 2 Years To Create And Costs The Same As A RAV4
Strategic angle: A pair of electric motors combine to deliver 496 hp, making the ID. Unyx 08 quite a tempting proposition.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: India news: Government reduces special excise duties on petrol and diesel
Strategic angle: The Indian government has ordered a cut in its special excise duties for petrol and diesel amid the volatility in global crude prices from the Iran war.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Japan: Tokyo sakura season begins with Ueno Park picnics
Strategic angle: Japan officially entered cherry blossom season in Tokyo on Thursday after the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the first blooming of Somei Yoshino trees at Yasukuni Shrine.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Piastri fastest as McLaren outpace Mercedes in Japan practice
Strategic angle: World champions McLaren outpaced early 2026 championship leaders Mercedes as Oscar Piastri topped the second Friday practice timesheet for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Lynas Expands Rare Earth Metals Push With Vietnam Partnership
Lynas is strengthening its position in the rare earth metals market through a new partnership in Vietnam.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Undeterred by war, South Korean day traders double down on world-beating KOSPI
Strategic angle: South Korean day traders remain optimistic despite ongoing conflict, investing heavily in the KOSPI index.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
China reviews $2bn Manus sale to Meta as founders barred from leaving country
Deal scrutiny deepens over official fears of strategic tech flowing overseas
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Volkswagen Admits Defeat And Pulls Skoda From China
Strategic angle: The drastic decision is a consequence of collapsing sales.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests
Strategic angle: The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: India news: Andhra Pradesh bus fire leaves 13 dead
Strategic angle: A bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck in India's Andhra Pradesh, resulting in at least 13 fatalities and 20 injuries.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
EU and Australia strike free trade deal after years of talks
Ursula von der Leyen and Anthony Albanese announced a compromise in Canberra aimed at boosting exports and strengthening economic ties amid global trade uncertainty.
Editorial Staff Mar 26