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  • Stratcom 2024 highlights Türkiyes vision for ethical AI and global communication
    Stratcom 2024 highlights Türkiye's vision for ethical AI and global communication Istanbul, December 13 (AJP) - STRATCOM 2024, held on Friday at Istanbul’s Rixos Tersane Resort, brought together around 3,000 visitors, including officials, diplomats, scholars, and media leaders. The forum, themed “AI in Communication: Trends, Risks, and Transformations,” examined the promises and challenges of artificial intelligence in reshaping communication. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized Istanbul’s role as a global hub and addressed AI&rsqu December 13, 2024
  • PHOTOS: Festive events held around Seoul for Christmas
    PHOTOS: Festive events held around Seoul for Christmas SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - Christmas trees are lighting up the city as Seoul prepares for the holiday season with a variety of festive events aimed at fostering cheer and supporting local businesses. December 13, 2024
  • US offers bounty for North Korean IT workers
    US offers bounty for North Korean IT workers SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - A reward of up to $5 million, along with the most wanted list, has been put on North Korean firms based in China and Russia that are allegedly involved in sending North Korean workers overseas for money laundering and supporting the country's weapons of mass destruction program, the U.S. State Department revealed on Thursday. The department said it is "seeking information on North Korean information technology (IT) companies..... engaged in the ex December 13, 2024
  • Lawmakers to vote on Yoon impeachment at 4 p.m. Saturday
    Lawmakers to vote on Yoon impeachment at 4 p.m. Saturday SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - A fresh motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol was submitted to the National Assembly on Friday, citing Yoon's abrupt declaration of martial law last week as unconstitutional. Under relevant laws, such a motion against the president should be voted on within 72 hours after being submitted, but not before 24 hours have passed. Opposition parties including the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), plan to put it to a vote during the National Assem December 13, 2024
  • Samsung, Google set to release XR headset, challenging Apple, Meta
    Samsung, Google set to release XR headset, challenging Apple, Meta SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics, Google and Qualcomm are set to debut a collaborative extended reality (XR) headset next year, signaling their entry into a market currently dominated by Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest. The device, codenamed “Project Moohan,” will integrate Samsung’s hardware, Google’s Android XR operating system and Qualcomm’s chip technology. The envisioned headset will offer users access to popular December 13, 2024
  • Sliding won pushes import costs higher for South Korea
    Sliding won pushes import costs higher for South Korea SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - South Korea's import prices rose 1.1 percent in November compared to October, marking the second consecutive monthly increase, as the weak won offset falling global oil prices, a preliminary central bank data showed on Friday. The import price index, which measures the costs of goods purchased overseas in won terms, stood at 139.03 in November, up 1.1 percent from 137.55 in October, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The central bank added that the December 13, 2024
  • Trump again boasts about relationship with North Korean leader
    Trump again boasts about relationship with North Korean leader SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - The incoming U.S. President Donald Trump once again boasted about his close relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday. "I get along very well with . I'm probably the only one he's ever really dealt with. When you think about it, I am the only one he's ever dealt with," Trump said in his interview with the U.S. magazine TIME which named him this year's Person of the Year. He also shared his thoughts on N December 13, 2024
  • Korean tech giants to showcase AI innovations at CES 2025
    Korean tech giants to showcase AI innovations at CES 2025 SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics, SK Group, and LG Electronics will showcase their latest artificial intelligence technologies at CES 2025, set to take place in Las Vegas from Jan. 7 to 10. Samsung Electronics, occupying the largest exhibition space of 3,368 square meters, will present its "AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere" strategy, focusing on AI integration across its TV, home appliance, and smartphone lineup. The company's Device Experience Division December 13, 2024
  • Yoons impeachment is key to economic stability
    'Yoon's impeachment is key to economic stability' SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - Governor Lee Bok-hyun of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) underscored the importance of resolving economic uncertainty through the impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol, framing it as a critical step for the nation’s financial health in the wake of the martial law controversy. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Lee stressed that his remarks were not intended to take sides but rather to highlight the necessity of restoring sta December 13, 2024
  • North Korea remains on annual US terrorism report
    North Korea remains on annual US terrorism report SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - North Korea remains on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, according to the U.S. State Department's annual report released on Thursday. The 2023 Country Reports on Terrorism, which guides U.S. counterterrorism policy, includes North Korea alongside Cuba, Iran, and Syria as countries that sponsor terrorism. The latest report reiterated its 2017 statement, highlighting that the department "determined that had repeatedly provide December 13, 2024