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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 20:09

Japan hopes to resolve China's seafood ban over Fukushima's wastewater release within WTO's scope

Japan hopes to resolve China's seafood ban over Fukushima's wastewater release within WTO's scope

Japan hopes to resolve China's ban on its seafood following the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant within the World Trade Organization's scope, Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita said Wednesday.

2023-10-04 20:01

Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging

Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots - tiny particles that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.

World | 2023-10-04 19:55

Nobel chemistry winners possibly leaked: Sweden media

Nobel chemistry winners possibly leaked: Sweden media

Swedish media outlets on Wednesday published what they reported were the seemingly leaked names of this year's Nobel chemistry prize recipients, hours before the laureates were to be announced.

World | 2023-10-04 17:59

SoftBank CEO Son says artificial general intelligence will come within 10 years

SoftBank CEO Son says artificial general intelligence will come within 10 years

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence (AGI), artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years.

World | 2023-10-04 14:42

Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon from old Venice, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames.

World | 2023-10-04 10:48

Ukraine seeks to speed up food exports via Poland with border deal

Ukraine seeks to speed up food exports via Poland with border deal

Ukraine said on Tuesday it hopes to speed up exports of grain and other farm products under a wartime deal that will shift some border checks from its busy frontier with Poland to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda.

World | 2023-10-04 10:29

Stock markets drop as key Treasury yield hits 16-year peak

Stock markets drop as key Treasury yield hits 16-year peak

Global stocks tumbled Tuesday after a closely watched U.S. bond benchmark hit a 16-year high, exacerbating worries about elevated interest rates as the dollar briefly topped 150 yen.

World | 2023-10-04 09:12

Bipartisan Senate delegation to visit S. Korea, China, Japan this month

Bipartisan Senate delegation to visit S. Korea, China, Japan this month

A bipartisan Senate delegation will travel to South Korea, China and Japan this month, in an East Asia swing aimed at advancing U.S. economic and national security interests, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer's office was quoted as saying Tuesday.

World | 2023-10-04 09:12

McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in House vote

McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in House vote

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown - a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.

World | 2023-10-04 07:50

Yield on 30 year U.S. Treasury bonds hits highest since 2007

Yield on 30 year U.S. Treasury bonds hits highest since 2007

Yields on long-dated U.S. government bonds hit their highest since 2007 on Tuesday, echoing the sharp rise across the rest of the Treasury curve this week, as investors fret about the prospect of rates remaining higher for longer.

World | 2023-10-03 21:44

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Top 10 Stories

1	Public transit fares to increase in Seoul and Busan this week

2	Ruling party vows to investigate China's alleged influence operations

3	Genesis GV80 Coupe looks to compete with Mercedes-Benz, BMW

4	Korean steelmakers on alert over initiation of EU carbon border tariff

5	Korean shipbuilders seek lead over Chinese rivals in selling LNG carriers to Qatar

6	30 out of 74 major financial companies lack female board member

7	Hyundai, Kia to extend earnings rally on strengthening dollar, solid sales

8	Lawmakers want chairmen of financial firms held accountable over misconduct

9	Dong-A Socio Group’s honorary chairman passes away at 96

10	Returning home from Chuseok holiday

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