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France 24
4 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Japanese manga scares tourists away with doomsday prediction
12:32 From the show Superstitious tourists from Hong Kong and China have been cancelling their trips to Japan, partly due to a manga – first published in the 1990s – predicting that a major catastrophe will hit the country in July. We take a closer look. But first, South Korea heads to the polls on June 3 to elect its new president. The snap election comes six months after the now-deposed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into an unprecedented political crisis by declaring martial law. Yuka Royer speaks to Youngmi Kim, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Edinburgh, about what's at stake in the vote. Plus, French President Emmanuel Macron wraps up his tour of Southeast Asia with a keynote address at the regional Shangri-La Dialogue security conference. During his tour of Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, Macron sought to pitch France and Europe as reliable trade and security partners, a "third way" alternative to the US and China.
France 24
22-05-2025
- France 24
Enhancing AI safety: Anthropic releases Claude 4 with increased protections
06:21 From the show As the global race in artificial intelligence gathers pace, American AI startup Anthropic has unveiled the latest, most powerful versions of its model Claude. The company says they can write computer code by itself and play Pokemon for much longer than its predecessors. Yuka Royer speaks with the company's Chief Product Officer Mike Krieger about ensuring safety, fighting deepfakes and reducing AI's environmental footprint.
France 24
20-05-2025
- Business
- France 24
Choose France Summit: Indonesia eyes new markets and strategy to navigate Trump's trade war
Emmanuel Macron announced a record 20 billion euros worth of new investments at the 8th edition of his flagship "Choose France" investment summit on Monday. More than 200 business leaders attended the gathering. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer spoke with one of them, Anindya Bakrie, Chair of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about how Indonesia is trying to navigate Donald Trump's global trade war and to expand its trade opportunities.
France 24
19-05-2025
- Business
- France 24
Choose France Summit: Indonesia eyes new markets and strategy to navigade Trump's trade war
06:43 Issued on: Modified: From the show Emmanuel Macron announced a record 20 billion euros worth of new investments at the 8th edition of his flagship "Choose France" investment summit on Monday. More than 200 business leaders attended the gathering. Yuka Royer spoke with one of them, Anindya Bakrie, Chair of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about how Indonesia is trying to navigate Donald Trump's global trade war and to expand its trade opportunities.
France 24
08-05-2025
- Business
- France 24
Can new German chancellor cure 'the sick man of Europe'?
Europe's largest economy finally has a leader. Conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday, but only after a second round of voting in the Bundestag. The unprecedented failure in the first round has raised doubts about the new government's ability to revive a flagging economy through reforms. Germany's industrial base, once the backbone of its economy, is eroding. What needs to be done for the country to bounce back? FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer talks to Frederik Lange, senior manager for research of industrial and economic policy at the Federation of German Industries.
