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  "id": 10550510,
  "title": "Nvidia CEO Huang receives this year's Van Fleet Award for contribution to Korea-US relations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nvidia-ceo-huang-receives-this-years-van-fleet-award-for-contribution-10550510",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260929/nvidia-ceo-huang-receives-this-years-van-fleet-award-for-contribution-to-korea-us-relations"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's Chief Executive Officer, Jensen Huang, has been awarded the Van Fleet Award for his significant contributions to bolstering ties between South Korea and the United States. The prestigious accolade, presented by The Korea Society, recognizes Huang's visionary leadership and transformative impact on the artificial intelligence and semiconductor sectors, key components of the expanding economic alliance between the two nations. The award was bestowed during the organization's annual gala in New York, attended by Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. The Van Fleet Award, named after General James A. Van Fleet who led U.S. forces during the Korean War, has been granted annually to individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the bilateral relationship. Previous recipients include former Korean President Kim Dae-jung, Korean War hero General Paik Sun-yup, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and ex-U.S. Presidents.",
  "summary": "Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang received an annual prestigious award for his contribution to enhancing the relationship between Korea and the United States, a nonprofit organization said Monday. Huang was honored with this year's Van Fleet Award in recognition of his \"visionary\" leadership and \"transformative\" contributions to the artificial intelligence and semiconductor…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Huang receives this year's Van Fleet Award for contribution to S. Korea-U.S. relations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nvidia-ceo-huang-receives-this-years-van-fleet-award-for-contribution",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:01:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nvidia CEO Huang receives this year's Van Fleet Award for contribution to Korea-US relations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nvidia-ceo-huang-receives-this-years-van-fleet-award-for-contribution-10554013",
        "published": "2026-09-28T23:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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