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Briefing: Your Honda HR-V Can Finally Pull Off The Full Mugen Look

Strategic angle: The Japanese tuner offers plenty of options for the ZR-V in Japan, although power upgrades remain off the table.

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Briefing: ILEA Chief Praises China's Role in Nuclear Energy Development

Strategic angle: New trends and opportunities in nuclear energy highlighted by ILEA leadership.

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Briefing: Subaru Still Builds A Manual 4WD Truck, But You Can’t Have It

Strategic angle: Subaru updates its Sambar kei truck with smarter collision detection and an optional 9-inch screen, starting from just $6,800 in Japan.

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Briefing: These Harley-Davidsons Are The Brand's Most Affordable Bikes

Strategic angle: Competition with cheap Chinese bikes is heating up, and Harley-Davidson is getting ready to join that fray. Meanwhile, here are the least expensive Harleys.

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Briefing: UK and Singapore press ahead with digital deal as WTO remains deadlocked

Strategic angle: Ministers are struggling to thrash out reforms at the global body that has been buffeted by Trump’s tariffs.

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Briefing: Manila, Beijing Resume Talks on South China Sea, Energy Security

Strategic angle: Discussions between Manila and Beijing focus on critical issues in the South China Sea and energy security.

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Briefing: Cricket legend Ashwin set to join U.S. league MLC

Strategic angle: One of India's all-time best cricket players, Ravichandran Ashwin, will join the San Francisco Unicorns for the upcoming edition of Major League Cricket.

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Briefing: China's EV Companies Aren't Just Making Great Cars. They're Making Money

Strategic angle: While American and European rivals bleed cash transitioning to EVs, a new crop of Chinese EV startups are in the black.

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Briefing: Two India-bound LPG tankers crossing Strait of Hormuz out of Gulf, data shows

Strategic angle: Recent data reveals the movement of two LPG tankers heading to India through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Indonesia rolls out social media ban for under-16s

Indonesia's ban on social media for children under 16 is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, responding to global concerns over youth safety online.

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Briefing: How Chinese, Russian Arctic ambitions are fueling a U.S. polar icebreaker mission

Strategic angle: China and Russia have a big lead in efforts to control once impenetrable Arctic waters. The U.S. is spending billions on new icebreakers in a race to catch up.

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Briefing: What is Scotland's first-choice defensive pairing?

Strategic angle: His pairing in central defence is one of the key decisions facing Scotland head coach Steve Clarke in Saturday's friendly against Japan, writes Tom English.

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Briefing: US senators to urge passage of defence bill in visit to Taiwan

Strategic angle: Trip by bipartisan lawmakers shows support in face of rising Chinese pressure

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Briefing: Jim Farley Went Camping With Ford Owners In Australia And Made A Multibillion-Dollar Call

Strategic angle: Jim Farley drove 300 miles through Queensland, camped with Ranger owners, and returned with a multibillion-dollar decision for Ford's global lineup.

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Briefing: India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive

Strategic angle: India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced a significant funding round to enhance its satellite propulsion systems production.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.