Tag: East Asia
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South Korean shops turn to robots, self-service to escape labour woes
SEOUL: Unstaffed coffee shops, ramen eateries and flower outlets are spreading across South Korea as owners turn to robots and self-service to overcome rising labour costs in a business model that relies on the widespread honesty of users.Such stores, usually open 24 hou
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Bear spray goes off in Japan post office, five hospitalised
TOKYO: Five people needed hospital treatment in Japan after a man accidentally set off an anti-bear spray in a city-centre post office, reports and officials said, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in mauli
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Opening of North Korea-Russia road bridge likely delayed, US think tank says
SEOUL: North Korea and Russia appear unlikely to open a road bridge connecting their countries in the near term, despite an earlier mid-June target, after satellite imagery showed Russian-side facilities unfinished, US think tank 38 North said.The 850m bridge, which will connect to Russia’s highway system,
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China imposes ‘national security’ rules on overseas investments
The new rules, originally announced on Jun 1, provide authorities with a sweeping legal framework to influence flows of capital and personnel across China’s borders.
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Xi casts Communist Party as key to steering China through ‘high winds, rough seas’
In a speech on Wednesday (Jul 1) marking the Communist Party’s 105th anniversary, Chinese President Xi Jinping also reaffirmed Beijing’s long-standing goal of reunification with Taiwan.
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Japan plans sovereign AI model, 10 million AI robots
TOKYO: Japan plans to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence model and have 10 million AI-equipped robots operating in more than a dozen sectors by 2040, the government said.The country will reportedly invest around US$6 billion in the homemade AI model, which will be developed by Noetra, a consortium of
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South Korea, Ukraine hold ‘constructive’ talks about North Korean POWs
SEOUL: South Korea and Ukraine held “constructive” talks on Tuesday (Jun 30) about the fate of two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting in Russia, Seoul said.South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiga discussed the matter during talks in Seoul.The soldiers w
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Japan police investigate another suspected fatal bear attack
TOKYO: Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday (Jun 30), as the number of such deaths remains unusually high.Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals’ population and
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Hong Kong prison service pulls controversial AI-generated K-pop ad after anti-drug messaging backfires
Featuring four female K-pop stars who later transform into old men behind bars, the ad was meant to convey the message that drugs will ruin lives “no matter how pretty they’re packaged”.
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Taiwan raids tech firms in China AI chip smuggling probe
The case has renewed calls to make exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China a criminal offence under Taiwanese law.
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