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Made in China — Inside China’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Made in China — Inside China’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

For many years, Chinese vehicle production focused primarily on the domestic market. Competition unfolded largely within China, where German and Japanese companies competed with local manufacturers, while exports remained limited. In recent years, this has changed. Brands such as BYD, Geely, SAIC, and Chery have entered a growing number of

Resource Control — How Indonesia Kept Value Within the Country

Resource Control — How Indonesia Kept Value Within the Country

For decades, most resource-rich countries followed a straightforward economic model: extract raw materials, export them, collect royalties, and fund the state with the earnings. The approach generated revenue quickly, but it rarely translated into lasting industrial position. Earnings arrived once, while most of the value was created elsewhere. This structure

SailGP — High-Speed Racing Designed for Spectators

SailGP — High-Speed Racing Designed for Spectators

Competitive sailing has traditionally been difficult to follow. Olympic races happen far offshore, the America’s Cup runs infrequently, and results often unfold over hours or days in conditions that are hard for spectators to see or understand. SailGP was created to solve this problem by redesigning the format from

Porsche: GT Racing & Development

Porsche: GT Racing & Development

Porsche's GT cars are shaped by decades of endurance racing, testing at Weissach, and data collected from competition worldwide. This article explains how that development system was built, how racing formats and regulations evolved, and how race work transfers directly to road cars—including current aerodynamic optimizations developed

The Arctic — Trade, Energy & Development

The Arctic — Trade, Energy & Development

For decades, the Arctic was treated as a blank space on the map — a region defined by ice, scientific missions, and isolated settlements. Commercial activity was minimal, and for most governments and industries the High North played a marginal role. That position is changing. As sea ice retreats and technology

Seoul — The Command Center of South Korea’s Industrial System

Seoul — The Command Center of South Korea’s Industrial System

South Korea’s rise from a war-damaged country to an advanced manufacturing power happened within two generations. The early post-1953 years focused on rebuilding institutions, land reforms, and basic stability. By the 1960s, the government shifted toward export manufacturing and built a coordinated policy system around it. Large family-owned conglomerates

Singapore — How a Free Port Became a Global System

Singapore — How a Free Port Became a Global System

Free Port — Gateway Between Oceans In 1819, the British East India Company established Singapore as a trading post. It was designed as a free port — ships could enter, unload, and trade without paying tariffs. Located at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, the city sits directly on the Strait of