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Hagoromo Stationery made chalk for 82 years. We closed down the company in March voluntarily. When we made the decision to close public last October, we received a huge response. [1]

TOKYO -- Chinese research organizations and companies will emerge as major rivals of ChatGPT, warns Microsoft President Brad Smith, whose company is the biggest investor in OpenAI, the developer of the AI-powered chatbot. [2]

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month. [3]

TOKYO -- China's Vice President Wang Qishan, a close aide to President Xi Jinping and the former enforcer of the president's anti-corruption campaign, is believed to have played a key role in the recent developments in Hong Kong. [4]

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a phase 1 trade deal with China is "close" but threatened a further tariff hike if no agreement is reached. [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-06-24 · 100% match

Hagoromo president explains why he closed down his beloved chalk business

Hagoromo Stationery made chalk for 82 years. We closed down the company in March voluntarily. When we made the decision to close public last October, we received a huge response.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-24 · 100% match

Microsoft president warns China becoming close rival of ChatGPT

TOKYO -- Chinese research organizations and companies will emerge as major rivals of ChatGPT, warns Microsoft President Brad Smith, whose company is the biggest investor in OpenAI, the developer of the AI-powered chatbot.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-01-12 · 100% match

Moon asks Xi to attend Pyeongchang Olympics' closing ceremony

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-06 · 100% match

Xi brings in 'firefighter' Wang Qishan in bid to calm Hong Kong

TOKYO -- China's Vice President Wang Qishan, a close aide to President Xi Jinping and the former enforcer of the president's anti-corruption campaign, is believed to have played a key role in the recent developments in Hong Kong.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-13 · 100% match

Trump gives Wall Street no clarity, calling China deal 'close'

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a phase 1 trade deal with China is "close" but threatened a further tariff hike if no agreement is reached.

[6] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Vietnam's Communist Party chief Lam seeks presidency in China-style expanded power mandate

HANOI - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam is seeking to combine his party role with the state presidency, officials ​said, in a move that would align Vietnam's political structure more closely to China's where President Xi Jinping heads the part

[7] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives

WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.

[8] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 91% match

Thai court issues warrant for arrest of Cambodian senator

The Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Ly Yong Phat -- a Cambodian businessman with close ties to Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen -- and four of his associates for their alleged involvement in money laundering and online fraud, which l

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-14 · 87% match

Trump picks Putin-approved oilman as secretary of state

NEW YORK -- By picking Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is putting an oil executive and close friend of the Russian president at the helm of American diplomacy.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-13 · 76% match

South Korea bids to close rift with China

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is today starting a four-day state visit to China that could be a major opportunity to improve strained bilateral relations amid intense concern about North Korea's nuclear program.

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