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South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence -driven demand.

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The US has added several major firms from China including technology giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD to a list of companies said to have ties with the Chinese military.

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The Indian government has temporarily blocked the messaging app Telegram ahead of a high-stakes re-examination for millions of medical students. The move comes just days before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG), which was previously cancelled in May due to allegations of a massive paper leak. The National Testing Agency (NTA) supported the ban, citing the "organised use" of the platform by criminal syndicates to facilitate cheating and defrauding candidates.

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At least 35 people have been killed and more than 130 injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Monday morning, collapsing buildings, triggering landslides and setting off tsunami alerts across several countries in the region.

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Starbucks South Korea will temporarily shut all its stores across the country for half a day next week to allow employees to attend a history lesson following widespread public criticism over a promotional campaign that many people said evoked memories of one of the nation’s darkest historical events.

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A group of aspiring filmmakers gathered in a modest studio in Lingbao, a small city in China’s Henan province, hoping to sharpen their skills and bring their creative visions to life. Their day began at 9am with classes, script writing, filming, and editing before ending with a tough but valuable review session led by filmmaker Nan Xin. After hours of work, students watched as their short films were carefully critiqued, often receiving blunt feedback about weak storytelling, poor dialogue, and lack of depth.

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Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died at the age of 47 after being in a coma for more than three years, the royal household has announced. The princess collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs, an incident doctors attributed to a severe cardiac arrhythmia caused by a mycoplasma heart infection. Her death deprives the Thai royal family of its most accomplished public figure, who was widely expected to play a critical role in the country's uncertain royal succession.

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Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has strongly rejected China’s accusations that Tokyo is embracing a new era of militarism, arguing instead that China’s expanding military capabilities pose a greater concern to regional security.