U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said the U.S. will begin removing Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

South Korea is weighing an extension of a 3 trillion won government GPU procurement program aimed at expanding national AI infrastructure. The Science and ICT Ministry (MSIT) is assessing major domestic cloud providers’ capacity to deploy additional GPUs to extend the government’s AI computing resource utilization plan. Under the program, public funds buy GPUs which are installed in CSP-operated data centers and made available to industry, academia and research institutions. After roughly 1 trillion won last year and 2 trillion won this year, the scheme has secured more than 20,000 GPUs and was due to end this year. Officials cite a sharp rise in demand for high-end GPUs, including NVIDIA’s next‑gen Vera Rubin platform, and a priority to develop sovereign AI models as reasons to continue support.

The Shanghai municipal government issued its 15th Five-Year Plan for advancing comprehensive rural revitalization, prioritizing measures likely to affect agricultural supply, infrastructure and agri-tech investment. The plan directs upgrades to farmland infrastructure at farms outside Shanghai, supports smart/automated upgrades at out-of-province pig, dairy and layer operations, and promotes development of the modern seed industry, digital agriculture and green agriculture. It also backs Yangtze River Delta integration through new cooperation mechanisms and the creation of rural revitalization training bases and talent programs at external farms, and calls for deeper cross-regional agricultural cooperation and market/industry linkage with counterpart aid regions and cooperation bases.