Unit 1 National Economies
    China’s GDP up by 4.6% year-on-year in Q3
    Japan’s economy is growing, but political uncertainty is among the risks
Unit 2 World Economy
    Fragile confidence hinders global economic recovery
    The global economy is forecast to grow solidly in 2025 despite trade uncertainty
Unit 3 BRICS Summit
    Xi, Putin meet ahead of BRICS Summit
    Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations
Unit 4 Trade
    ASEAN to ink upgraded trade deal with China in 2025
    UK central bank official says tariffs will hurt all
Unit 5 Energy & Resources
    U.S. crude oil jumps as Biden comments on possible Israel retaliation against Iran
    Nation set to boost energy security
Unit 6 Industry
    Tourism talks aim to remove hurdles
    Government of the Republic of Korea cracks down on wedding industry
Unit 7 Climate and Environment
    COP29: A crossroads for climate action
    “Unprecedented” sea level rise is making Earth’s days longer
Unit 8 Regional Cooperation
    Belt and Road meeting in Peru eyes new opportunities
    RCEP promotes regional trade one year in, leads global economy growth
Unit 9 Technology
    Apple to launch AI wall tablet in smart home market push
    Manus AI launched in China, challenging GPT and DeepSeek
Unit 10 Autos
    Tesla sales increase, suggesting electric car demand is rebounding
    £15,000 fines to speed up sales of electric cars
Unit 11 E-commerce
    Overseas warehouses facilitate efficient distribution of products sold on cross-border e-commerce
    Alibaba bets on retailing chief Jiang Fan to bolster e-commerce momentum
Unit 12 Retail & Marketing
    Apple misses out on big 2024 smartphone market rebound, says IDC
    Tax holiday on GST will be more work than it’s worth, smaller retailers worry
Unit 13 Entertainment
    Why Black Myth got four TGA nominations
    World’s highest-grossing animated film Ne Zha 2 heads to European theaters
Unit 14 Business Strategies 
    Shares in Midea, one of the world’s largest sellers of home appliances, surge in Hong Kong after city’s largest IPO in 3 years
    OpenAI to become for-profit company
Unit 15 Personal Finance
    Why buying now, paying later can still be a debt trap
    Australians are increasingly embracing Black Friday sales amid warnings of their impact
Unit 16 Business Creation
    How Starbucks caffeinates local economies
    The rise of the $40,000 gym membership
Unit 17 Banking & Finance
    Inflation rose to 2.3% in Europe. That won’t stop the central bank from cutting interest rates
    Digital finance set for rapid expansion
Unit 18 Investment
    Trump trade boosts stocks, Bitcoin run at $100,000
    Gold prices continue to hit new highs