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Nvidia $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history — drags down global chip stocks

Global semiconductor and associated stocks fell on Wednesday, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight.…

Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang’s rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea

The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, are fighting back —…

China calls on Japan and South Korea to reject ‘protectionism’ in trilateral summit

  China on Monday urged Japan and South Korea to reject “protectionism” and uphold free trade as leaders of the…

Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing…

American soldiers brought breakdancing to South Korea. Now it’s writing its own history

Hong Kong CNN  —  When hip-hop-obsessed American soldiers showed their Korean counterparts how to land headspins and windmills at US…

Biden: Today ‘five innocent Americans’ imprisoned in Iran are coming home

President Joe Biden celebrated the release of five American prisoners from Iran on Monday. “Today, five innocent Americans who were…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

Biden looks to solidify key ties with Japan and South Korea at Camp David meeting

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea in a first-of-its-kind trilateral meeting on Friday at…