{
  "id": 4572251,
  "title": "S. Korea, U.S. agree to expand cooperation in nuclear, high-energy physics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/s-korea-u-s-agree-to-expand-cooperation-in-nuclear-high-energy-physics",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:39:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260831006100320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea and the United States have agreed to expand their cooperation in nuclear and high-energy physics, according to Seoul's science ministry. The agreement was signed by Koo Hyuk-chae, first vice minister of science and ICT, and Dario Gil, the under secretary for science at the U.S. department of energy. The partnership will focus on large-scale research infrastructure and computational science applications, with a joint quantum cooperation committee established to implement the agreement. The deal was announced during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, and is part of efforts to strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance in artificial intelligence and other high-tech industries.",
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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."
}