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East Asia
VR games emerging as ‘killer’ 5G content for telecom firms
Telecom companies here are increasingly utilizing virtual reality (VR) games as “killer” content to captivate customers and reap profits in preparation for the launch of full-scale fifth-generation (5G) network services, officials said Tuesday. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, which sent the first 5G signal Dec. 1 using mobile routers,…
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East Asia
Globalisation, Nationalism and the Future
The Trump era is raising many questions worldwide. It is also becoming increasingly evident that people are looking more within that without their own nation—claiming the need to return to a so-called “nationalism”. Based on this trend, a “clash of civilizations” seems imminent. Few continue to be interested in the…
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West Asia
Morocco postpones opening of world’s largest solar power plant
Morocco has postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open Sunday 27th December in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the world’s largest solar power production facility. According to AFP, the communications agency that organised the inauguration on behalf of Moroccan solar energy agency…
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East Asia
Robot Party: Expanding Robotics attraction in Korea
With the latest surge of films and TV shows with ‘conscious’ robots, I have developed an interest in the artificial intelligence and well, robots which can perfectly mimic human behavior. When I heard about Art Center Nabi’s Robot Party exhibition, I imagined it to be like something right out of…
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