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  BLUE HOUSE INSIGHT: Dialogue on 'excess profits, excess tax revenues, and future of South Korea in AI age' SEOUL, May 14 (AJP) - The recent Facebook essays by presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom have stirred unusual debate in Seoul's financial and policy circles. Some dismissed them as overly ambitious. Others saw them as one of the first serious attempts to grapple with a profound question now emerging before advanced economies: What happens when artificial intelligence transforms not only industries, but the fiscal structure and social contract of an entire nation? At its core, Kim's a May 14, 2026
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  ASIA INSIGHT: Lee to meet Japanese PM in Andong where history meets diplomacy SEOUL, May 14 (AJP) - Diplomacy, at its best, has a sense of place. When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province next week for a summit with President Lee Jae Myung, it will be more than just another date on the diplomatic calendar. It will be one of those rare moments where history, culture, and politics come together in a way that goes beyond routine diplomatic ritual. Takaichi's upcoming visit to the southern historic city of Andong, which is a May 14, 2026