SK Hynix, Samsung, AI trade

SK Hynix, Samsung, AI trade

Employees celebrate the close of trading for the year at the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korean stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market as a global revival in the AI trade fuels a sharp recovery after last month’s…

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Japan PM Takaichi says Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Japan PM Takaichi says Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as “absolutely unacceptable”. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan. Putin’s trip “has worsened Japanese sentiment…

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Colombia earthquake death toll rises as frantic search for survivors continues

Colombia earthquake death toll rises as frantic search for survivors continues

Tons of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his government as it scrambles to respond to the disaster…

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The town making missiles for Trump

The town making missiles for Trump

The two big drags on the president’s popularity are the cost of living and the Iran War, with one bleeding into the other. The conflict has caused gas prices in the US to spike to above $4 a gallon, a painful hike to any US business that relies on transport. But in Kingsport, support for…

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