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Trump, Xi set AI talks, oppose tolls on global waterways
SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to establish a new dialogue on advanced artificial intelligence and oppose tolls on international waterways, a position that could add pressure on Iran over its control of the Strait of Hormuz. The agreements were among a series of trade, security and technology measures announced after Xi’s state visit to
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Lee calls for renewed Korea-Mexico trade talks
SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for renewed trade talks with Mexico, pushing for a comprehensive trade agreement. Speaking at a Korea-Mexico business forum in Mexico City on Friday, Lee said Mexico is South Korea’s largest trading and investment partner in Latin America, with Korean companies including Samsung, LG, SK and Kia maintaining significant operations in the c
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Seoul, Kyiv clash over secrecy of North Korean prisoner transfer
SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - South Korea on Saturday reaffirmed that it handled the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine according to legal and humanitarian principles, as Seoul and Kyiv offered conflicting accounts over whether the move was supposed to remain secret. A presidential office official, speaking to reporters in Mexico City during President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit, declin
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Chuseok traffic builds as Busan-to-Seoul trip stretches to 7 hours
SEOUL, September 26 (AJP) - Highway congestion intensified across South Korea on Saturday, the third day of the Chuseok holiday, as travelers began heading back toward Seoul while outbound traffic gradually eased. According to the Korea Expressway Corp., estimated travel time to the Seoul tollgate as of 9 a.m. was seven hours from Busan, six hours and 40 minutes from Ulsan, six hours and 30 minutes from Mokpo, six
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Chuseok scenes change, but fight for Eumma jeon remains hot
SEOUL, September 25 (AJP) - In a city where groceries can arrive at the door within hours, holiday food can be ordered on a smartphone and warehouse stores promise nearly everything under one roof, there is still a corner of Seoul where preparing for Chuseok begins with a queue.
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Washington must not be pushed to Beijing's 'correct' stance on Taiwan: congressman
SEOUL, September 25 (AJP) -President Donald Trump should resist pressure from Beijing to alter longstanding U.S. policy toward Taiwan, a senior Democratic lawmaker said, after Chinese President Xi Jinping used his state visit to Washington to call on the United States to adopt what Beijing described as the “correct” position against Taiwan.
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Xi brings pandas, not business deals as Trump rolls out red carpet
SEOUL, September 25 (AJP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the White House to one of the most elaborate welcomes Washington has staged for a foreign leader, but the pageantry produced few immediately visible breakthroughs on the economic and geopolitical disputes dividing the world's two largest economies.
What's in a face? In Korea, seemingly a lot
SEOUL, September 23 (AJP) -A gifted physiognomist played by Song Kang-ho sits at the center of the 2013 Korean film The Face Reader, able to divine a person's character and destiny simply by looking at a face. His gift eventually draws him into a struggle over the Joseon throne. After studying the face of Prince Suyang, he sees the makings of a ruthless usurper. His judgment proves accurate. But knowing what is coming does not mean he can stop it. Despite his efforts to protect the young K
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When AI becomes a confidant, how much should we tell it?
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - Plug in your personal details, desires, weaknesses and troubles. Artificial intelligence suddenly becomes a confession box, healer, consultant, judge, friend and even accomplice. For Jang, an office worker in his 30s from Bundang, south of Seoul, the familiarity is unsettling. "When I talk to AI about my problems, sometimes it scares me to think that it will eventually know me better than I know myself," he said. The sense of privacy and closeness can be
AI giants go straight to memory makers
SEOUL, September 23 (AJP) - The artificial intelligence boom is beginning to reshape not only how memory chips are used, but who buys them. OpenAI and Anthropic are expected to begin purchasing memory directly from manufacturers in 2027 as leading AI developers take greater control over the chips and data centers that power their models, according to an industry report. The shift could create a new class of direct customers for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, which have traditionally supplie
Korea looks beyond HBM. Can HBF prove as big?
SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - South Korean memory makers racing to sustain a comfortable lead on the next-generation chip front have their eyes on the next big thing; high-bandwidth flash, or HBF. Six months ago, one prominent chip researcher predicted it would define the AI path. "HBM defined the last decade, but HBF will likely determine the next," Joung-ho Kim, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), told AJP in March. The proposition is now a
Alcohol-related deaths rise among Korean women as health costs climb
Iran offers seven-day Hormuz reopening plan, rejects nuclear concessions
