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Xi Jinping’s Trade Pledge at APEC 2025: What Trump’s Absence Reveals About Global Power Shifts
A Stage Without America The 2025 APEC Summit, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, was meant to be a stage for collaboration and progress. Instead, it became a mirror reflecting shifting global power. As dozens of world leaders gathered to discuss trade and digital economies, one chair remained empty — that of U.S. President Donald Trump.
By Shakil Sorkar11 months ago in Journal
🖤 The Psychology and Madness Behind Black Friday 2025
As the cool November air sweeps in and Thanksgiving leftovers gradually vanish, the United States gears up for a phenomenon that is significantly more boisterous, faster-paced, and more disarrayed — Black Friday. It's the day when thankfulness cedes ground to avarice, when shoppers morph into pursuers, and retail centers become arenas of dazzling markdowns and frantic footsteps.
By Md. Jamshedul Alam Chowdhury 11 months ago in Journal
From the Alps to the Gulf: How Milan, Zurich, and Dubai are Redefining the Geography of Corporate Power
European entrepreneurs, especially those in software, design, consulting, and e-commerce, are quietly rethinking where their companies should live, not just where they sell.
By Maroun Abou Harb11 months ago in Journal
Moonlight, Connection, and Community: HiBT’s Mid-Autumn Celebration in Vietnam
Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is a season of lanterns, mooncakes, and reunion. Families gather, children parade with bright paper lanterns, and the moon becomes a symbol of completeness and gratitude.
By charliesamuel11 months ago in Journal
ChatGPT Meets PayPal: The Dawn of In-Chat Payments
Your digital assistant just got a wallet — and it’s about to change how you buy everything. For years, we’ve been talking to machines. We ask Siri for directions, Alexa for weather updates, and ChatGPT for everything from recipes to resumes. But now, for the first time, those conversations can lead directly to transactions.
By Shakil Sorkar11 months ago in Journal
The Quiet Deal That Could Reshape the World: Inside Trump and Xi’s Surprising Trade Truce
When two of the world’s most powerful leaders sit down together in a near-secret meeting, the headlines tend to shout. But in the case of the October 30, 2025 meeting in Busan, South Korea, the change was more subtle than sensational. What emerged was less a loud victory and more a quiet shift.
By Shakil Sorkar11 months ago in Journal
The Art of Automation: How AI Is Quietly Replacing Creativity with Code
When machines start making art, what happens to the artists who taught them? A few years ago, “artificial intelligence” was a buzzword — something futuristic, fascinating, but distant. Today, it’s everywhere. It edits our photos, writes our headlines, paints our portraits, and even suggests how we should feel about the world. For many of us, that shift happened so smoothly we didn’t even notice it.
By Shakil Sorkar11 months ago in Journal
“Trade, Power, and Rare Earths: What Trump and Xi’s Busan Meeting Really Means”
When two of the world’s most powerful leaders sit down together in a near-secret meeting, the headlines tend to shout. But in the case of the October 30, 2025 meeting in Busan, South Korea, the change was more subtle than sensational. What emerged was less a loud victory and more a quiet shift.
By Shakil Sorkar11 months ago in Journal
