How South Korea’s economy benefits from global AI boom

韩国经济如何受益于全球人工智能热潮

World Today

2026-06-02

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① Brazil’s foreign minister is on a visit to China. Is China-Brazil partnership becoming globally important? (00:53) ② Driven by soaring demand for semiconductors and AI servers, South Korea’s exports recorded the fastest growth since 1984 in May. We explore how South Korea is benefiting from a global AI boom. (13:38) ③ What is motivating Peter Magyar, Hungary’s new prime minister, to try to remove the country’s president from office? (24:55) ④ Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning has signed a long-term partnership with NBA star Stephen Curry. How could this partnership help Li-Ning go global? (33:15) ⑤ What is fueling the emergence of companionship economy in China? (44:10)
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  • Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.

  • Coming up, China calls on Brazil to jointly counter external challenges as they deepen their ties.

  • South Korea's export growth hits four-decade high on AI chip boom.

  • Hungary's Prime Minister Majel threatens legal action if the country's president refuses to resign.

  • And NBA star Stephen Curry signs with Chinese sportswear company Li Ning.

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  • First up.

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China stands ready to work with Latin American

  • and Caribbean nations, including Brazil, to deepen and expand cooperation.

  • He made remarks at a foreign ministerial-level strategic dialogue with his Brazilian counterpart,

  • Mauro Vieira, here in Beijing.

  • He said bilateral ties have become increasingly global, strategic, and far-reaching in influence.

  • Wang Yi called on China and Brazil to counter various external challenges

  • and build greater synergy for each other's modernization drives and the unity and self-improvement of the Global South.

  • Mauro Vieira, for his part, said that Brazil looks forward to consolidating strategic mutual trust,

  • deepening practical cooperation, and achieving common prosperity.

  • So for more, joining us now on the line is Dr. Jiang Shi Xue,

  • Distinguished Professor at the College of International Relations, Sichuan International Studies University.

  • So thank you very much for joining us today, Professor Jiang Shixuan.