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Biden on Hyundai's Commitment to Invest $10B in US Manufacturing
President Biden wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea where he met with Hyundai CEO Euisun Chung to talk about investing $10 billion in electric vehicles and related technologies in the United States
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Biden Pushes for Economic, Security Aims as He Ends South Korea Visit
A central theme for the trip is to tighten U.S. alliances in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region.
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Biden Meets With South Korea Leader During First Asia Trip
President Biden attended a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his first trip to Asia since taking office.
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Biden Signs $40B for Ukraine Assistance During Asia Trip
President Joe Biden has signed legislation granting Ukraine an additional $40 billion in U.S. support as it continues to battle a Russian invasion. The legislation includes $20 billion in military assistance, $8 billion in general economic support, $5 billion to address global food shortages that could result from the collapse of Ukrainian agriculture and more than $1 billion to help...
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US, SKorea Open to Expanded Military Drills to Deter North
President Joe Biden is devoting his Saturday to cementing ties with South Korea, but the effort could complicated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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As Biden Visits Asia, China Launches South China Sea Drills
China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from Beijing.
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2 Secret Service Agents Sent Home From S.Korea After Incident Ahead of Biden's Arrival
South Korean police told NBC News that a member of the president’s security unit “engaged in violence” against a local man near the Grand Hyatt Seoul
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US, South Korean Leaders Meet in Face of Nuclear Threat From the North
U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea may welcome Biden to the region with a ballistic missile test or its first detonation of a nuclear device since 2017.
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Biden: SKorean Chip Plant a Model for Deeper Ties to Asia
President Joe Biden is visiting a South Korean computer chip factory that is the model for a similar plant to be built in Texas. And he says it shows how deeper ties with the Indo Pacific can help fuel tech innovation and foster democracies. Biden spoke Friday as he opened his first trip to Asia as president by touring a...
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Biden Has an Eye on China as He Heads to South Korea, Japan
President Joe Biden is off to South Korea and Japan on a six-day trip aimed at building rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders. Biden will try to send a message to China that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine should give Beijing pause about its own saber-rattling in the Pacific. Biden departed Thursday and is set to meet newly elected South...
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South Korea's Moon Calls for Peace With North in Farewell Speech
South Korea’s departing liberal president has defended his policy of engaging North Korea. Moon Jae-in said in his farewell speech that he hopes efforts to restore peace between the Koreas would continue.
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South Korea: North Korea Test-Fired Missile From Submarine
South Korea’s military says North Korea has flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine, continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months. The launch came three days after South Korea and Japan detected a suspected ballistic missile fired from near the North Korean capital....
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Here's What the World's First Floating City in Busan, South Korea, Could Look Like
The United Nations, floating city developer Oceanix and the Korean shipping city of Busan have revealed a prototype for the first floating city.
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Kim's Sister Enraged by Seoul's Preemptive Strike Comments
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the South Korean defense minister a “scum-like guy” for talking about preemptive strikes on the North and warned the South may face “a serious threat.”
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Alibaba Leads $60 Million Funding Into Augmented Reality Glasses Maker Nreal in Metaverse Play
Chinese technology giants are trying to get in on the metaverse act. A collaboration with Nreal could help Alibaba expand its augmented reality capabilities.
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North Korea Has Likely Tested a New Type of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Japan Says
It is the first suspected launch of an ICBM since November 2017 and represents a major escalation of tensions over North Korea’s weapons program.
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Seoul: North Korean Missile Exploded in Air in Failed Launch
South Korea’s military says a North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in midair in an apparent failed launch
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Starbucks Unveils New Plans to Eliminate Single-Use Cups, Encourage Reusable Mugs
Starbucks unveiled the latest steps it’s taking to reduce its disposable cup use.
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5 Charts Show the Stages of Global Economic Recovery Since Covid Hit
Two years after the WHO declared Covid a pandemic, here are five charts that show much — or how little — the world has recovered.
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South Korea's New President Could Change the Country's Relations With U.S. and China
Relations with North Korea, the U.S. and China will be of particular importance, said Tom Rafferty, Asia regional director at The Economist Intelligence Unit.