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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
S Korea’s stock market breaks 5,000 for first time powered by AI optimism | East Asia Tonight 22 Jan
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myungs’s ‘KOSPI 5,000’ initiative and easing global risks are helping to propel KOSPI to new highs. Also on East Asia Tonight – a law governing the use of AI goes live in South Korea amid concerns it could stifle innovation. Meanwhile Cambodia is set to repatriate dozens of South Koreans detained during crackdowns on scam centres. And in Japan, the country’s nuclear plant operator halts the restart of a reactor after an electrical glitch.
00:00 Introduction
01:45 KOSPI tops 5,000 amid AI optimism
06:55 South Korea launches AI law
18:17 Nvidia CEO brushes off concerns on AI replacing jobs
32:48 Cambodia to repatriate S Koreans linked to scam operations
34:45 Insights into China’s declining population with Dr Ye Liu
44:35 Trump unveils charter of US-led ‘Board of Peace’
47:08 Chinese interests in the Arctic
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