What’s a Digital Passport and How Does It Work?

Apple joined Google this week in allowing travelers to add their passports to their cellphone “wallets.” As the holiday travel season nears, here’s what you need to know.

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Three Billionaires Walk Into a Fried Chicken Restaurant

Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief executive, and the leaders of Samsung and Hyundai staged a regular-folks outing in Seoul before announcing a business deal.

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Trapped Between U.S. and China, South Korea Feels Trade War’s Pressure

A preliminary tariff deal with President Trump called for a large investment in the United States, while China has warned Seoul not to side with Washington.

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South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid

The government said on Sunday that South Korea would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid.

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Trump Takes Aim at South Korean Chipmakers’ China Operations

The U.S. said Samsung and SK Hynix can no longer ship American equipment to their production facilities in China without government licenses.

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Trump’s Threat to Hit Chips With 100% Tariffs Raises Big Questions

The semiconductor supply chain is complex and global. And most chips come into the United States as part of electronics.

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South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump

The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals to partly moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

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South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan’s

The agreement Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States.

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Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s Decade of Legal Woes Ends

​The South Korean Supreme Court’s ruling dispels uncertainty​ over Lee Jae-yong’s leadership as the tech giant faces challenges from tariffs and chip making rivals.

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Why This Country’s Stock Market Is Up 30% This Year

South Korea has zoomed upward in anticipation that a new president will pass shareholder-friendly reforms, making it the best-performing market in Asia and beyond.

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