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NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied Thursday after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks. Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left behind by the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way.
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Hongdae buzzes ahead of Jensen Huang's PC bang, pork belly stops
Seoul’s Hongdae district was buzzing from early Friday morning, hours before Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was expected to touch down in Korea for a visit packed with gaming, barbecue and meetings with the country’s top business leaders.
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China’s Xi to visit North Korea
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China’s gaokao exam gets less competitive as more teens opt to skip university
The number of students sitting China’s university entrance exams is on the decline, as teens decide not to pursue a degree amid a graduate job crunch
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Watch as near-new Lufthansa 787’s front landing gear fails at airport
A Boeing Co. 787 airliner operated by Deutsche Lufthansa suffered a collapsed nose landing gear while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport, injuring several people and causing damage to the almost factory-fresh airliner.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang embarks on packed Seoul visit focused on AI, robotics
Huang's itinerary spans chaebol leaders, startups and esports, underscoring Nvidia's efforts to deepen its presence in South Korea, a key AI market.
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Cab driver prevents scam worth 140 million won: police
Police recently commended a taxi driver in Ulsan for assistance in stopping a scam that would have inflicted financial damage of around 140 million won ($90,500), officials said Thursday.
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S. Korea's currency drops to weakest level since 2009 on renewed Middle East tension, foreign stock selling
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won dropped to the lowest level since 2009 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, amid renewed tensions in the Middle East and net selling of local stocks by foreign investors.
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AI intensifies fight against cheating on China's college entrance exam
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S. Korea strikes free trade deal with Serbia, first with Balkan nation
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Serbia struck a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), which is expected to help the two nations bolster trade ties and address global economic uncertainties, the trade ministry said Friday.
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European companies flee Cuba as US sanctions go into effect
European companies from Spanish hotels to German shipping lines are ending their Cuban operations as Washington on Friday moved to intensify its decades-old embargo, expanding its focus from the regime in Havana to EU business ties to the island.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Faker his first stop in Seoul
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Asia tech stocks drop after Broadcom rattles AI trade and drags Wall Street names lower
Asian tech shares on Friday tracked losses in U.S. chip stocks after a downbeat earnings report from Broadcom sparked a rotation out of artificial intelligence-linked names into more defensive sectors.
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Court rejects arrest for business owner accused of assaulting immigrant workers
A police request to arrest a business owner accused of repeated assault on his employees has been turned down by a local court, officials said Friday.
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The real story of 11 Skies is not about a failed shopping centre
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The real story of 11 Skies is not about a failed shopping centre
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Inflation slows to 6.8% in May
MANILA, Philippines — Inflation slowed to 6.8 percent in May 2026 on the back of slower annual increases in the costs of transport, food, housing, water, electricity, and gas, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday.
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S. Korea elected to U.N. Economic and Social Council for 2027-2029 term
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2027-2029 term, the foreign ministry said Friday.
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Vice FM discusses energy, supply chain cooperation with IEA, OECD
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina has discussed cooperation in energy and supply chain resilience with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the foreign ministry said Friday.
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Trump news at a glance: Senate Republicans keep president’s $1.8bn ally payout fund alive – for now
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Gov't vows to lower barriers for foreign investors with 24-hour FX market
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue efforts to lower barriers for foreign investors by rolling out measures to enhance the market's attractiveness, including the launch of a 24-hour foreign exchange market, a senior financial official said.
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Find perfect French onion soup at a local favourite flying under the restaurant radar
Winter is upon us, but that’s no problem because there’s the onion soup at Chez Bagou. While we’re talking ourselves into leaving warm beds for cold days, chef Guillaume Sauvetre is checking on the beef bones he’s had simmering for hours, extracting profound flavours as he crafts a stock of depth and distinction.
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KRX issues sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp fall
The country's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index as the index nosedived due to a slump in tech heavyweights.
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Kospi plunges 5% on US chip stock rout
South Korea's benchmark Kospi tumbled more than 5 percent in early trading Friday, tracking a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks on Wall Street after Broadcom's earnings and outlook disappointed investors.
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More than 100,000 cockroaches worth $200,000 seized from NSW breeder in record-breaking bust
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KRX issues sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp fall
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The country's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index nosedived due to a slump in tech heavyweights.
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Anthropic calls for global AI slowdown after $965B valuation. Critics claim it’s just to hobble competition.
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Legislature’s data-center ban is economic suicide for New York
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Trump announces $700m coal investment using wartime powers
Donald Trump plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to revive the US coal industry, with much of the new funding coming through the president's wartime powers.
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Gov't taking 'extra vigilance' on FX volatility: finance minister
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The government is taking "extra vigilance" over the recent volatility in the foreign exchange market, the finance minister said Friday.
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Nissan's annual debt payments hit $690m, slowing turnaround
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Tarik Skubal and 19 other players who could be moved at MLB’s trade deadline
Two-time reigning Cy Young champion Tarik Skubal is believed to be about two weeks from pitching for the Tigers. And maybe not much longer than that from joining another team.
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Dylan Larkin requests trade after Red Wings miss playoffs for 10th straight season
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French billionaire pleads for Napoleonic law change so he can disinherit his children
French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin, who has stirred controversy over his right-wing politics, is pleading with lawmakers to modify rules so he can disinherit his five children, saying he prefers to give his fortune to charity.
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Hong Kong stocks struggle as mainland China markets ride AI wave
Chinese investors are shifting from Hong Kong to mainland stocks, driven by AI opportunities and better returns
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Hong Kong stocks struggle as mainland China markets ride AI wave
Chinese investors are shifting from Hong Kong to mainland stocks, driven by AI opportunities and better returns
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