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Park Jin-young thanked China’s Xi Jinping for his “kind words” after meeting during the APEC summit, expressing hope for renewed Korea-China cultural exchange.
Nvidia will deploy 260,000 Blackwell GPUs across Korean industry and government, advancing AI infrastructure and “physical AI” with Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and Naver Cloud. The plan positions Korea for large-scale AI deployment across factories, vehicles, and research.
At the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, BTS’s RM urged world leaders to back global creators and highlighted K-pop’s “borderless solidarity” as the foundation of its worldwide success.
South Korea and the United States finalized terms of a long-discussed trade package in Gyeongju, confirming a $350 billion investment plan and setting reciprocal tariffs, including autos, at 15 percent. The leaders also advanced alliance issues during President Trump’s state visit.
President Donald Trump said he would “love to meet” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again and may extend his South Korea trip for a potential meeting, hinting at renewed diplomatic engagement.
With no Korea-U.S. trade deal reached ahead of the APEC summit, Presidents Lee Jae Myung and Donald Trump are expected to decide the fate of the $350 billion investment negotiations.
North Korea confirmed the test-firing of an “important weapon system” likely involving a hypersonic missile, days before the APEC summit, according to state media.
South Korea’s industry minister says the U.S. has softened its demand for full upfront payment of Korea’s $350 billion investment package, signaling progress in ongoing tariff negotiations ahead of the APEC summit in Gyeongju.
