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Boao Forum for Entrepreneurs spotlights industrial innovation as new impetus for China’s high-quality development
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US debt crisis: Most likely fix is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity
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Highest Layoffs Since the Pandemic: Frank Luntz Highlights 2025 Job-Cut Wave
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The "Takaichi Fallout": Soaring prices and a bare dinner table – news.cgtn.com
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Tech investor tells rich execs that AI will likely cause 30+% unemployment, 10+% annual GDP growth
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‘A painful reality the region needs to wake up to’
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