{
  "id": 17212733,
  "title": "Asian scientists are looking to South Korea as it becomes harder to stay in the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/asian-scientists-are-looking-to-south-korea-as-it-becomes-harder-to-17212733",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372506/asian-scientists-are-looking-south-korea-it-becomes-harder-stay-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As tightening US visa restrictions and geopolitics lock out Asian researchers from Western institutions, South Korea is emerging as a new academic sanctuary for top talent. According to Yoo Ji-beom, president of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, that reflects a broader trend that has seen the West giving way to Asia after decades of dominance – particularly in the field of applied…",
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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."
}