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East Asia
U.S. envoy for N.K. to visit Russia this wee
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Russia this week for talks on dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Tuesday. Biegun, who is in charge of day-to-day negotiations with Pyongyang, is due to visit Moscow Wednesday and Thursday to meet with Russian…
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Moon to hold summit with Turkmen president
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, on Wednesday to discuss ways to improve the countries’ bilateral ties. The summit will follow a welcome ceremony for Moon, who arrived here Tuesday on a three-day state visit. It will be held at the presidential palace, Oguzkhan,…
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S. Koreans grieve in memory of victims of Sewol ferry sinking on its 5th anniv.
Yellow ribbons tied to a breakwater at the southwestern port of Paengmok wave in the wind, a symbol that commemorates those who died in a deadly ferry sinking in 2014. Their color has somewhat faded with the passage of time, but the port still stands as a pilgrimage site for…
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President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga on his vision for his nation
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Questions and Answers with Magazine N A painter, former world wrestling champion, property tycoon and an politician- President Khaltmaagiin Battulga won Mongolia’s presidential run- off election in 2017, with the anniversary of his first year in office approaching, the president talks about Mongolia- South Korea relations, stabilizing an…
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Data, Rivalry and Government Power: Machine Learning Is Changing Everything
It wasn’t that long ago that the digital economy was thought to float on a plane above conventional geopolitics and economics. The global Internet, aspiring to be “free and open” and surprisingly close to that in reality, was a general-purpose technology as revolutionary as the internal combustion engine, telephony, electricity…
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Techno-Nationalism vs. the Fourth Industrial Revolution
What is the impact of techno-nationalism on global innovation? Does it advance, protect or impede it? Over the coming two decades, the answers may determine the economic success, competitiveness and geostrategic position not only of Asian nations but much of the world. We are at a historical inflection point.…
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The US, China and ‘Technology War’
Although Donald Trump’s “trade war” against China has consumed much of the world’s attention throughout 2018 and into 2019, policy communities on all sides appear to agree that old-fashioned trade frictions are really just an appetizer ahead of the main course: a looming “technology war” between the two great powers.…
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Chinese startups dream of AI-driven everyday life
Arguably, science and technology are all about creating a better life, greater convenience and a safer environment for people. And that’s what many Chinese startups at a recent tech fair have in mind — to make a significant impact on everyday life. With a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), Reconova,…
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Kumho Asiana to sell flagship unit for fresh loans
Cash-strapped Kumho Asiana Group on Monday submitted a new package of self-rescue measures, including the sale of its flagship airline unit, in a desperate move to get additional financial help from its creditors. Kumho Asiana’s creditors, led by the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), will hold a meeting to review…
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Samsung says Galaxy Fold preorders fully booked in U.S.
Samsung Electronics Co. started preorders for the Galaxy Fold in the United States but closed it due to limited supplies and high demand for the new device, the South Korean electronics maker said Monday. Samsung said it started accepting reservations for advance orders of its first foldable device for American…
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