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President Donald Trump, during his long flight to Asia, said he hopes to work out a trade deal with China and assistance in getting Russia to end war with Ukraine.
During a meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gifted the U.S. leader with a literal crown, while lauding his commitment to peacemaking. The foot-tall crown is a replica of a precious South Korean relic that was unearthed from royal tombs in Gyeongju in the 1970s.
US chip giant Nvidia will supply more than 260,000 of its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to South Korea's government, as well as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai. The companies will all deploy AI chips in factories to make everything from robots to autonomous vehicles.
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Trump's Asia tour focuses on strengthening ties with Japan and South Korea amid regional tensions. Key meetings planned with allies on trade and security cooperation.
The menus on the president’s tour of three countries in Asia reflected the culinary acrobatics the host nations performed to accommodate his palate and foreign policy goals.
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on Wednesday,
Press freedom groups rank China as the world's top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing's imposition of a national security law there in 2020.
At least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain, half of which could be wiped out in under 10 years, according to a new report by Survival International.
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