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☆ Hurricane Idalia Batters Florida Coast, Moves Inland
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Why Banned Cotton From China Is So Hard to Keep Out of the U.S. The U.S. has banned many cotton imports from China over concerns it is harvested by forced labor in Xinjiang. We unpack the complexity of the supply chain to explain why experts believe much of the cotton is still making its way to the U.S. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho

Persons: Nayon Cho Organizations: U.S, The Locations: China, The U.S, Xinjiang

☆ Barclays says buy this under-the-radar clean energy stock set to grow revenue 40%
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fluence Energy could be a winner in the renewable energy transition, according to Barclays. Fluence Energy provides "energy storage technology solutions, delivering hardware along with advanced tech/AI-powered services to optimize the storage assets — either from a revenue-generating perspective and/or an O & M standpoint," Cho said in a Wednesday note. "Given the rapid expected buildout of renewables and the intermittency issues inherent in wind and solar projects, energy storage will be a key piece in the energy transition." The firm expects Fluence Energy to increase its revenue at a 46% compound annual growth rate between 2022 and 2025, which is double the firm's expectations for utility-scale solar companies. Cho also initiated energy storage network provider Stem with an equal-weight rating and $6 price target, which implies a 10.3% upside from Tuesday's close.

Persons: Christine Cho, Cho, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Energy, Barclays, Fluence Energy, FLNC's Services Locations: 1H24

☆ Why Banned Cotton From China Is So Hard to Keep Out of the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

8/29/2023 12:01AMThe U.S. has banned many cotton imports from China over concerns it is harvested by forced labor in Xinjiang. We unpack the complexity of the supply chain to explain why experts believe much of the cotton is still making its way to the U.S. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho

Persons: Nayon Cho Organizations: U.S Locations: U.S, China, Xinjiang

☆ Watch: Streets Flood in Fort Myers Beach as Hurricane Idalia Nears Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Nayon Cho Organizations: U.S, The Locations: China, The U.S, Xinjiang

☆ Tropical Storm Idalia Intensifies on Its Path Toward Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Nayon Cho Organizations: U.S, The Locations: China, The U.S, Xinjiang

☆ Tesla vs. Ford vs. Hyundai: A Road Trip to Find the Best EV Under $60,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

iPhone and Samsung Battery Heat Test: How Hot Is Too Hot? Heat is enemy No. But at what temperature will you get a warning? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heated up an iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy S to get the answers. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho for The Wall Street Journal

Persons: Joanna Stern, Nayon Cho Organizations: Samsung Battery, Samsung Galaxy, Wall Street

☆ Inside Hawaii’s Only Burn Unit, Doctors Rushed to Treat Maui Victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Mitch Smith | More About Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Dr. David C. Cho’s phone rang in the middle of the night, it was an emergency room physician calling from Maui, two islands away, seeking help. “In very plain and simple terms he said, ‘Lahaina is destroyed,’” recalled Dr. Cho, a plastic surgeon who works in the burn unit at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu. “And then it just went silent.”Dr. Cho got out of bed, went to the hospital and waited. “I just knew there was going to be a pipeline of patients,” he said. Nine burn patients were flown nearly 100 miles to Honolulu and then driven by ambulance to Straub, whose burn unit is the only facility of its kind in Hawaii, and the only one in the North Pacific between California and Asia.

Persons: David C, ’ ”, Cho, Dr, “, ”, Straub Organizations: Straub Medical Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Honolulu, “, Hawaii, North Pacific, California, Asia

☆ Germany exit Women's World Cup after draw with South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRISBANE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Twice former winners Germany crashed out in the opening phase of the Women's World Cup for the first time after being held to a 1-1 draw with South Korea in their final Group H match on Thursday. Casey Phair, who became the Women's World Cup's youngest ever player earlier in the tournament, almost gave the Koreans the lead when the 16-year-old saw her second minute effort pushed onto the post by goalkeeper Merle Frohms. Germany were frustrated by the hard-pressing Koreans, but in the 42nd minute the former champions levelled as Popp out-jumped the defence to meet Svenja Huth's right wing cross and loop her header beyond Kim Jung-mi. Voss-Tecklenburg's side threw everything forward after the interval, with Popp's 57th minute header ruled out on review by VAR as the striker strayed offside following a clever flick by Lea Schuller. Reporting by Michael Church, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Cho, hyun, Alexandra Popp, Casey Phair, Merle Frohms, Colin Bell's, Lee Young, Popp, Svenja, Kim Jung, Lea Schuller, Kim, Sydney Lohmann thumped, Michael Church, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: BRISBANE, Germany, South, Thomson Locations: South Korea, Colombia, Perth, Germany, Voss

☆ 14 Injured in Stabbing and Car Rampage Near Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( John Yoon | More About John Yoon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The police in Seongnam did not respond to phone calls seeking details about the incident and the suspect or suspects. Stabbings and car rampages are rare in South Korea. But the incident on Thursday shocked the nation less than a month after another stabbing at a subway station in Seoul left one person dead, three others injured and the public questioning its sense of safety. The Seoul police identified the suspect in that attack as Cho Sun, 33, and arrested him on charges of murder and attempted murder, as well as theft and fraud. “We hope that the full range of possible punishments, including imprisonment, will be applied.”

Persons: Cho Sun, Yoon Hee Keun, ”, ” Mr, Yoon Organizations: National Police Agency Locations: Seongnam, South Korea, Seoul

☆ Women's World Cup roundup: Morocco, Colombia into knockout rounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group H - Morocco v Colombia - Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia - August 3, 2023 Morocco's Anissa Lahmari in action with Colombia's Lorena Bedoya and Daniela Montoya REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezAugust 3 - First-time participant Morocco edged Colombia 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the knockout stage in the Women's World Cup. Ranked second in the world, Germany finished with four points behind Colombia and Morocco with six points each in Group H, sending the two-time World Cup champions home early. In nine appearances in the World Cup, this is the first time Germany won't be part of the Group of 16. Colombia, which won its first two matches and finished ahead of Morocco on goal differential, will play Jamaica in Melbourne. Morocco's men became the first African or Arab nation to reach a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in 2022.

Persons: Colombia's Lorena Bedoya, Daniela Montoya REUTERS, Luisa Gonzalez August, Anissa Lahmari, Ghizlane Chebbak's, Alexandra Popp, Popp, Cho, Manuela Vanegas Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Morocco, South, Jamaica, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Morocco, Colombia, Perth, Australia, Germany, South Korea, Brisbane, Korea, France, Melbourne

☆ How to watch Australia, Canada and Nigeria battle for Wwomen's World Cup knockout phase spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Norway celebrates scoring in its 6-0 victory against the Philippines on Sunday. Aisha Schulz/AP Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal against Italy on July 29. John Cowpland/AP Italy's fans cheer before their team's match against Sweden at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand. John Cowpland/AP China's Wang Shuang celebrates after scoring against Haiti during a Women's World Cup match on Friday, July 28. John Cowpland/AP US forward Alex Morgan is surrounded by Vietnam defenders during their opening match on July 22.

Persons: Colombia's Manuela Vanegas, Franck Fife, Alexandra Popp, Ulrik Pedersen, Manuela Vanegas, Sajad, Jaimi Joy, Reuters Linda Caicedo, Phil Walter, Getty, Dominique Randle, Hannah Peters, Hali, Rafaela Pontes, Olivia McDaniel, Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen, Abbie Parr, Sophie Roman Haug of, Jessika Cowart, Buda Mendes, Ali Riley, Katie Bowen, Molly Darlington, Julia Stierli, Alessandra Tarantino, Ramona Bachmann, Sanka Vidanagama, James Elsby, Benzina, Edina Alves Batista, Hannah Mckay, Brenton Edwards, Panama's Aldrith Quintero, Jamaica's Deneisha Blackwood, Kameron Simmonds, Luisa Gonzalez, Allyson Swaby, Herve Renard, Wendie Renard, Debinha, Katie Tucker, Aisha Schulz, Amanda Ilestedt, John Cowpland, Rebecka Blomqvist, Wang Shuang, Maddie Meyer, Dumornay, China's Dou Jiaxing, Alex Pantling, Chloe Kelly, Carl Recine, Mary Earps, Andy Cheung, Janni Thomsen, Alex Greenwood, Lauren James, Justin Setterfield, Keira Walsh, Walsh, Argentina's Mariana Larroquette, Yamila Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Matthew Lewis, Linda Motlhalo, Lars Baron, Osinachi Ohale, Bradley Kanaris, Dan Peled, Anthony Albanese, Matt Roberts, Jéssica Silva, Vietnam's, Saeed Khan, Fiona Goodall, Daphne van Domselaar, Julie Ertz, Brad Smith, Andrew Cornaga, Lindsey Horan, Joe Prior, Catherine Ivill, Amanda Perobelli, Canada's Vanessa Gilles, Ireland's Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn, Murty, Katie McCabe applauds, Paul Kane, Kailen Sheridan, McCabe, Stephen McCarthy, Adriana Leon, Colin Murty, Jennifer Hermoso, David Rowland, Reuters Hermoso, Spain's Alexia Putellas, Mary Wilombe, Naomoto, Japan's Mina Tanaka, Daniela Solera, Sarina Bolden, Bolden's, Hannah Wilkinson, Bolden, Victoria Esson, Katelyn Mulcahy, Hagen Hopkins, Catalina Usme, Korea's Cho, Colombia's Jorelyn, Carolina Arias, Cameron Spencer, Reuters Usme, Kim Hye, Rebecca Welch, David Gray, Brazil's Marta, Matt Turner, Borges, Khadija Er, Victoria Adkins, Germany's Alexandra Popp, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Morocco's Fatima Tagnaout, Hamish Blair, Cristiana Girelli, Kim Price, Francesca Durante, German Portanova, Reuters Italy's Giulia Dragoni, Estefania Banini, Dragoni, Grace Geyoro, Mark Baker, Rebecca Spencer, Robert Cianflone, Bunny, Shaw, Estelle Cascarino, Portugal's Ines Pereira, Stefanie van der, Van der Gragt, Portugal's Jessica Silva, Silva, Joe Allison, Magaia, Sweden's Elin Rubensson, Amalie Vangsgaard's, Zhang Linyan, Denmark's Pernille Harder, Gary Day, Shui, Reuters England's Alessia Russo, Haiti's Tabita Joseph, England's Lionesses, Reuters Nicolas Delépine, Kerly Theus, Zac Goodwin, Jun Endo, Zambia's Agnes Musase, Reuters Aoba, Catherine Musonda, Alex Morgan, Carmen Mandato, Megan Rapinoe, Horan, Trần Thị Kim Thanh, Sophia Smith dribbles, Ane, Esther González, Costa, Costa Rica's Mariana Benavides, Katrina Guillou, Switzerland's Gaëlle Thalmann, William West, Uchenna Kanu, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Canada's Christine Sinclair, Steph Catley, Heather Payne, Australia's Kyra Cooney, Mackenzie Arnold, Ria Percival, Ada Hegerberg, Jan Kruger, Zealand's CJ Bott, Norway's Mathilde Harviken vie, Jose Breton, Benee, Ireland's, Niamh Fahey, Vanessa Gilles, Coliin Murty, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Tony Gustavsson, Christine Sinclair, Ireland, Spain –, Japan's Hikaru Naomoto Organizations: CNN, Germany, Getty, Colombia, Reuters, Norway, Sunday, FIFA, AP, New Zealand, South, Jamaica, Brazil, France, Italy, Sweden, Wellington Regional, Haiti, China, Denmark, England, Argentina, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, Reuters Australian, Vietnam, Portugal, USSF, Ireland, Spain, Eden, Costa, Forsyth, AP Costa, Japan, New, Victoria, Panama, Morocco, Cristiana, Atlanta Primus, Zambia, Zambian, Costa Rica's, Getty Images, Zealand, AP Norway, Nations, FOX Sports, Telemundo, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, Republic of Ireland, Super Falcons, coy Locations: Japan, Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Australia, Canada, Nigeria, AFP, Colombia, Philippines, AP Philippines, Sophie Roman Haug of Norway, New, Reuters, Morocco, South Korea, Perth, Reuters Jamaica, Brisbane, New Zealand, Reuters England, Reuters Argentina, Argentina, South Africa, Ireland, Portugal, Vietnam, United States, Netherlands, Wellington , New Zealand, Auckland , New Zealand, Costa Rican, Dunedin , New Zealand, AP Costa Rican, Reuters Switzerland, Norway, Switzerland, Sydney, Reuters Colombia, Panama, Adelaide, Germany, AP Argentina, German, Italy, Atlanta, Africa, China, European, Reuters England's Georgia, Ane Frosaker, Eurasia, Melbourne, Reuters Norway, Zealand, Eden, United Kingdom, Republic of, Republic of Ireland, Wellington

☆ South Korea Unveils Truman Statue on Armistice Anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | More About Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War, one American received a special honor in South Korea: former President Harry S. Truman, in whose memory a new, nearly 14-foot-tall statue was unveiled on Thursday. Although not all South Koreans were happy to see another monument for the war or a new edifice to an American leader built on their soil, conservatives wanted to celebrate Truman, who perhaps affected the fate of South Korea more than any other U.S. president. When North Korea invaded the South in 1950, Truman sent American troops and engineered a United Nations resolution to support the South with Allied forces. South Korea celebrates the armistice anniversary as a victory for the free world that helped the nation become one of Asia’s richest economies, while North Korea remains a hunger-stricken, nuclear-armed international pariah. “The Americans’ choice to have such a decisive leader as President Truman in the White House when North Korea invaded saved South Korea and the free world,” said Cho Gab-je, a prominent conservative journalist and publisher who led the campaign to build a Truman statue.

Persons: Harry S, Truman, ”, Cho Organizations: Allied, Truman Locations: South Korea, North Korea, Nations

☆ Samsung reports 95% drop in profit, but expects global demand to recover in second half of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 smartphone, left, a Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphone during the Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Both DRAM and NAND flash memory chips also saw "more limited price drops" which improved second-quarter performance, compared with the first quarter, Samsung said. Weak electronics demandSamsung said that overall mobile phone market demand declined from the first quarter due to continued macroeconomic challenges such as inflation. Inflation has led to consumers cutting back on purchases of these goods, driving down prices for memory chips. Focus on premium foldable phonesSamsung said it will focus on the newly launched high-end Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 series to cement its leading position in the global foldable smartphone market.

Persons: SeongJoon Cho, Nabila Popal, Bryan Ma Organizations: Samsung, Galaxy, Apple Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, International Data Corporation, Micron, SK Hynix, IDC Locations: Seoul, South Korea, China

☆ Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world's fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“They have become the fastest to climb all 14 peaks,” Tashi, told Reuters, quoting information from the base camp. Climbing all 14 highest peaks in a few months is a challenging feat, which is normally done by many climbers in years. They set the fastest climbing record by beating Nirmal Purja from Nepal who completed all peaks in six months and one week in 2019. "They have made a summit a short while ago," Madison told Reuters adding that the Norwegian woman was "extremely tough mentally and physically". One of the sherpas, the 17-year-old Nima Rinjin Sherpa, also becomes the youngest to climb K2, Tashi said.

Persons: Kristin Harila, Nepal’s Tenjen, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Tashi, Nirmal Purja, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum, Garrett Madison, Madison, Nima Rinjin Sherpa, Gopal Sharma, Michael Perry Organizations: Seven, Guinness, Madison Mountaineering, Reuters, Thomson Locations: KATHMANDU, Norwegian, Pakistan, Kathmandu, “, Nepal, Tibet, China, Annapurna, U.S

☆ Exclusive: G7, others ask China to stop North Korea sanctions evasion in its waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

North Korea, formally named Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been under U.N. sanctions for its missiles and nuclear programs since 2006. The Security Council has also blacklisted several ships for sanctions busting. The satellite images to be provided to China show some of those ships using its territorial waters. "We encourage the Chinese government again to do more to identify and prevent these vessels from anchoring or loitering in Chinese territorial waters," the letter said. China has repeatedly said it abides by U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions.

Persons: United Nations Cho Hyun, Mike Segar, China's U.N, Zhang Jun, Zhang, Michelle Nichols, Richard Chang Organizations: United Nations, General Assembly, . Security, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, European Union, United, Reuters, DPRK, Democratic People's, Security, UN, U.N . Security, Thomson Locations: China, Russia, North Korea, U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, Korea, Sansha Bay, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, Pyongyang

Overall, an FDA spokesperson says that “trial participants should reflect the population that is likely to use the product if FDA-approved. Across a group of 10 novel cancer therapies approved by the FDA in 2022, data shows the share of Black participants in key clinical trials ranged from zero to 8%. “Access to clinical trials at the sites where patients are living is an important factor to changing the landscape,” Perez says. “There’s been some novel ways to recruit patients, like using the church and using barbershops to recruit Black patients,” Cho says. Haddad says a number of Mayo patients were receiving experimental therapies through clinical trials when the pandemic began.

Persons: ”, Leslie Cho, Robert, Suzanne Tomsich, it’s, Edith Perez, Bolt Biotherapeutics, ” Perez, Eli Lilly, “, Lilly “, they’ll, Craig Lipset, ” Lipset, ” Cho, “ There’s, Dr, Tufia Haddad, Haddad, Mayo, Jennifer Dahne, Larry Hawk, Hawk Organizations: Women’s Cardiovascular, Cleveland Clinic, of Cardiovascular Medicine, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, “, Health, Committee, Cancer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Centers for Disease Control, Research Alliance, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Care, Mayo’s Center for Digital Health, College of Medicine, Medical University of South, of Psychology, University, Buffalo, SUNY, JAMA Locations: U.S, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Los Angeles County, Alaska, “, Medical University of South Carolina

“I’m getting to know how to live in South Korea at Hanawon.”A Hanawon instructor in an IT education center for North Korean defectors on July 10, 2023. This approach is “outdated,” ineffective and overly restrictive, said Sokeel Park, South Korea country director for international nonprofit Liberty in North Korea (LINK), which helps North Koreans resettle in the South. North Korean defectors attend a computer class at the Hanawon facility on July 10, 2023. In 2022, the remains of a North Korean woman wrapped in winter coats found in her Seoul home. After their arduous journey, he said, North Korean defectors should have the chance to begin this new chapter on their own terms – with the freedom they risked their lives to seek.

Persons: ”, “, “ I’ve, “ I’m, Jeon Heon, Seokyong Lee, Hanawon, SeongJoon Cho, Kim, Kwon Young, ” B, Park, they’d, Kwon, he’d, she’d Organizations: South Korea CNN, South Korea –, Unification, National Intelligence Service, Liberty, CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, North, NIS, Hanawon, Authorities, South Locations: Seoul, South Korea, North Korea, Korea, China, Hanawon, North, Anseong, South, Pyongyang, North Korean, Korean

SEOUL, July 12 (Reuters) - LG Electronics (066570.KS) said on Wednesday it is targeting 100 trillion won ($77 billion) in sales by 2030 and plans some 50 trillion won of investment as the South Korean company announced its future strategy. "LG Electronics will tranform its business portfolio... increase profits by growing in business-to-business, and transition to a service business," CEO William Cho told a press conference. In 2022, LG reported about 65 trillion won in consolidated sales excluding affiliate LG Innotek (011070.KS), which makes device components such as camera modules for smartphones. That would be up from more than 80 trillion won ($61.72 billion) as of end-March, according to an eBest Investment & Securities report on Monday. On Friday, LG Electronics estimated its second-quarter operating profit rose 12.7% from a year earlier to 892.7 billion won, its second-largest April-June quarter profit ever.

Persons: William Cho, 1,292.1700, Hyunsu Yim, hyang Choi, Joyce Lee, Ed Davies, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: LG Electronics, South Korean, LG, Investment, Securities, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, KS

☆ South Korea LGBT festival proceeds, bumped from prime spot by Christian group
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands attended South Korea's largest annual LGBT festival on Saturday, vowing to continue fighting for gay rights after the Seoul city government denied them a prime spot and gave it to an anti-LGBT Christian group. "You can see a lot of hateful banners behind me as well as those that support us on our right," said Yang Sun-woo, chief organiser of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. "South Korea is enjoying a rise in global status but LGBT rights here are at rock bottom," she said. The Christian group CTS, which has vocally opposed homosexuality, said it was not trying to thwart LGBT people. "Some ask why we need this queer festival, but it is the only time a year where we can all enjoy ourselves out in the open."

Persons: Yang Sun, ”, Cho Jong Yun, Kim Kyu Jin, Kim Saeyeon, Kyu Jin Kim, Nicole Kim, Hong Joon, Daewoung Kim, Hyunsu Yim, William Mallard Organizations: South, Christian, Seoul Queer Culture, CTS, LGBT, Gallup, Minwoo, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Seoul, COVID, Korea, South Korea, Daegu

The announcement did not name Choi and gave only limited details, although some media subsequently identified Choi and his links with Foxconn. The unreleased 18-page indictment, reviewed by Reuters, provides details in the case against Choi, including how he is alleged to have stolen Samsung's trade secrets and details about the planned Foxconn plant. Choi's Singapore-based consultancy Jin Semiconductor won the contract with Foxconn around August 2018, according to the indictment. According to the indictment, the new Foxconn plant had planned capacity of 100,000 wafers per month using 20-nanometre DRAM memory chip technology. However, Foxconn ended the contract just a year later and only paid salaries related to the project, the lawyer said.

Persons: Kim Hong, Choi Jinseog, Taiwan's Foxconn, Choi, Kim Pilsung, Cho Young, sik, Samoo, Choi's, Chung Chan, Kim, Foxconn, Cho, HanmiGlobal, Chung, Lee Jong, Lee, Jin Semiconductor's, Yoon Suk, 1,294.4600, Heekyong Yang, Ben Blanchard, Chen Lin, Josh Ye, Miyoung Kim, Lincoln Organizations: Samsung Electronics, REUTERS, Samsung, South, Prosecutors, Reuters, Jin Semiconductor, Foxconn, Samoo Architects & Engineers, Google, SK Hynix, Samsung's, Sangmyung University, Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, South Korean, Thomson Locations: Suwon, South Korea, SEOUL, China, Choi's Singapore, Xian , China, HanmiGlobal, South, CHINA, United States, Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong

☆ North Korea fires two short-range missiles after warning of response to allied drills
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to military drills staged earlier in the day by South Korean and U.S. troops. The latest action by North Korea came as U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was in Tokyo for meetings with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. The government was due to hold a National Security Council meeting, Kyodo news reported separately. North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions that have sanctioned the country. South Korea sued North Korea on Wednesday for $35 million in compensation for a liaison office that North Korea blew up in 2020, in a case highlighting the breakdown of ties between the neighbours as the North presses on with its weapons programmes.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Jake Sullivan, Cho Tae, Takeo Akiba, Yoon Suk, Heekyong Yang, Josh Smith, Tim Kelly, John Stonestreet, Alex Richardson, Chizu Organizations: South Korean, Korean, South, National, National Security Council, Kyodo, North Korea's Ministry of National Defence, United Nations, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, Pyongyang, U.S, Tokyo, Japan, Hegura, Ishikawa prefecture, South Korea, Korea, Seoul

☆ BTS 10th anniversary: Superfans make pilgrimage to South Korea to celebrate the K-pop band that conquered the globe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Kathleen Magramo Yoonjung Seo Paula Hancocks | Kathleen Magramo | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Scroll through the gallery to see how the K-pop group went global. ilgan Sports/Multi-Bits/Getty Images BTS fans at the "Love Yourself" North American Tour at the Staples Center on September 9, 2018 in Los Angeles. Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/Getty Images BTS won all three awards they were nominated for at the 2021 American Music Awards held in Los Angeles. Theo Wargo/Getty Images BTS addressed Asian inclusion and representation at the White House in Washington, DC on May 31, 2022. “Being in America and not seeing that much of Asian representation, when I saw that seven Asian guys were trending … that totally like piqued my interest immediately.

Persons: Rowan Joss, Katie Myles ’, they’re, ’ ”, Joss, HYBE, Myles, Kim Tae, Jung Ho, Kim Nam, Kim Seok, Jeon Jung, kook, Min Yoon, Psy’s, ”, Chelsea Guglielmino, Jimmy Fallon, Andrew Lipovsky, Matt Winkelmeyer, Theo Wargo, Kent Nishimura, CedarBough Saeji, ” Saeji, Katie Myles, –, hasn’t, Anthony Wallace, ’, Lisa Trinh, Diana Phung, they’ve, Trinh, they’ll, Jimin, Hwang Young, Startrip, Yoonjung Seo, Jungkook, dad, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, it’s, Michelle Cho, It’s, Phung Organizations: Seoul CNN —, BTS, Records, YouTube, ilgan, Staples Center, Chelsea, NBC, Getty, White, Los Angeles Times, East Asian Studies, Pusan National University, ARMY, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Tower, CNN, The, Guinness, Spotify, University of Toronto Locations: Hong Kong, Seoul, South Korea, Scotland, Los Angeles, Washington , DC, Korean, AFP, Seoul’s, California, Gangwon province, Busan, Korea, Cafe, America

Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, used a high-profile trip to South Korea on Friday to call for coordinated international regulation of generative artificial intelligence, the technology that underpins his famous chatbot. “As these systems get very, very powerful, that does require special concern, and it has global impact. So it also requires global cooperation,” Altman said at an event in Seoul, ahead of a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. In China, authorities will also “be initiating AI regulation,” according to Elon Musk, who helped found OpenAI before breaking from the group. As many as 300 million full-time jobs around the world could eventually be automated in some way by generative AI, according to Goldman Sachs estimates.

Persons: Sam Altman, ” Altman, Yoon Suk, that’s, ”, Yoon, Antony Blinken, Elon Musk, Musk, OpenAI, Goldman Sachs, Altman, “ it’s, ” Sam Altman, SeongJoon Cho, Narendra Modi Organizations: Seoul CNN, South Korean, Reuters, World Economic, SoftBank, Bloomberg, Getty, United Arab Locations: Hong Kong, Seoul, South Korea, Sweden, China, India, Israel, United Arab Emirates

☆ A man on a Delta flight was accused of groping the woman beside him. He blamed bad eyesight saying he was aiming for her thigh.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Georgia doctor was charged with abusive sexual contact aboard a Delta flight. The woman said he touched her crotch, and the outside of her genitals through her pants. He said he tried to squeeze her thigh but got her crotch as he didn't have his glasses on. "At some point I saw her and reached out and grabbed her right upper thigh with my left hand. Cho told Portland police that he worked in Georgia and was travelling to Portland to propose to his girlfriend.

Persons: didn't, Jake Namjik Cho, Cho Organizations: Morning, Delta Airlines, Portland International, Portland police, Police, Portland, FBI Locations: Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, Maine, Portland, Fayetteville , Atlanta

☆ Thanasi Kokkinakis: Tennis star in heated exchange with umpire over a toilet break
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

During his third-round match at the French Open, Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis was left dumbfounded after seemingly being refused a toilet break by the umpire. After losing the second set, Kokkinakis – who had taken a toilet break after the first set – approached chair umpire Katarzyna Radwan-Cho. “F**king sh*t, we get two for a match,” he added, referencing the number of toilet breaks permitted in five setters. “You have to sprint, but the problem is on [court] Simonne-Mathieu the bathrooms just aren’t quite as close as they are on Chatrier and Lenglen. “You can see his frustration because he’s trying to get there as fast as possible, but it’s just physically not going to happen … but at least it didn’t happen on court.”

Persons: Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kokkinakis –, –, Katarzyna Radwan, Cho, ”, I’ve, ” Kokkinakis, Karen Khachanov, Laura Robson, Mathieu Organizations: CNN, Eurosport Locations: Australian, British

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