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  [CES 2026] China accelerates robotics push as Korea takes platform-focused approach LAS VEGAS, January 04 (AJP) - As the world’s largest technology exhibition CES 2026 opens on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, competition around robotics and physical AI is expected to intensify. With artificial intelligence expanding beyond software into hardware, robotics has moved to the center of the show’s technology landscape, and Chinese companies are set to play a more visible role this year. According to the Korea Information and Communication Technology Association (KICT January 5, 2026
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  [CES 2026] South Korea fields 853 companies, 3rd largest presence LAS VEGAS, January 05 (AJP) - South Korea is fielding 853 companies to the world’s largest technology showcase, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, cementing its position as the third-largest national contingent despite a sharp decline from last year. The Korea Information & Communication Technology Industry Association (KICTA) said the figure marks a 17.2 percent drop from 1,031 Korean participants at CES 2025. The pullback was driven primarily by startups, which fe January 5, 2026
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  Türkiye's Foreign Policy Vision and Türkiye–Korea Relations in 2026 January 5, 2026
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  Korean and Japanese shares roar ahead into 2026's first full week SEOUL, January 05 (AJP) -South Korean and Japanese equities surged into the first full trading week of 2026, outpacing most Asian peers as investors rotated into large-cap exporters and technology stocks, while regional markets elsewhere remained cautious amid uncertainty stemming from recent upheaval in Venezuela. In Seoul, the benchmark KOSPI climbed 1.9 percent to 4,393.5 points as of 10:20 a.m. Monday. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ added 0.6 percent to 950.98. Overall market gains w January 5, 2026
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  Hyundai Motor chairman puts AI, software, robotics at core of future strategy SEOUL, January 05 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Group will place artificial intelligence, software-defined vehicles and robotics at the core of its future mobility strategy this year, Chairman Chung Eui-sun said in a New Year's message on Monday. Cautioning that rapid advances in AI are reshaping competition and driving a major transition in global manufacturing, Chung called for bold cooperation with a wide range of partners to respond to the AI-driven shift. “Even in the January 5, 2026
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  OPINION: The language power and the need to rebuild standards Reports describing a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, including the detention of President Nicolás Maduro, have sent shockwaves far beyond Latin America. Regardless of how final details are verified, the global response itself is revealing. Questions that once dominated international debate — legality, due process, sovereignty — have quickly given way to a more unsettling assumption: that such actions are now plausible. This shift marks a deeper transform January 5, 2026
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  [CES 2026] Nvidia's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su to outline AI strategies LAS VEGAS, January 05 (AJP) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su and Lenovo Chairman Yang Yuanqing are set to take the stage at this year's CES, the world’s largest technology trade show, as artificial intelligence remains the event’s central theme. The three executives are expected to outline industry trends and showcase their companies’ strengths across AI infrastructure, physical AI and AI inference during keynote appearances at the show in Las Veg January 5, 2026
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  North Korea 'conducts drill involving hypersonic missiles' SEOUL, January 5 (AJP) - North Korea has tested "hypersonic missiles" with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported on Monday. According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the hypersonic missiles were fired the previous day from a site near Pyongyang as part of a missile-launching drill and "hit targets" in the East Sea as Kim "oversaw" the drill along with senior military officials. The KCNA said, "Imp January 5, 2026
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  [CES 2026] Hyundai Motor wins Best of Innovation Award for autonomous mobility robotics LAS VEGAS, January 05 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor said Monday it won a top honor at CES 2026 for its next-generation autonomous mobility robot platform, MobED, and plans to begin mass production in the first quarter as it targets the future mobility market. The automaker said MobED received the Best of Innovation award in the robotics category. The Consumer Technology Association, which organizes CES, awards Innovation Awards annually after evaluating entries for innovation, design January 5, 2026
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  Veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki loses battle with cancer SEOUL, January 5 (AJP) - Veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki died at a hospital in Seoul on Monday with his family by his side. He was 74. Ahn had been unconscious in the intensive care unit at Soonchunhyang University Hospital for about a week after collapsing at home last Wednesday due to choking on food and being taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest. He had been receiving treatment for blood cancer since 2019. Ahn made his debut in 1957 with director Kim Ki-young's "Twili January 5, 2026