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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's 2025 Asia tour has drawn attention not just for its high-profile stops but also for a significant omission: South Korea. While Huang celebrated the Lunar New Year in ...

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South Korea’s Ganghwa County, whose closest point is just 1.8km (1.1 mile) from North Korea, is creating a noise map to help residents cope with blaring loudspeaker broadcasts from the North.

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