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In June, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gifted a pair of Pungsan dogs to Russian President Vladimir Putin. While the Jindo dog is a representative breed of South Korea, the Pungsan dog is the iconic native breed of North Korea. Additionally, the traditional Korean dog, the Japsal dog, has historically been considered a symbol of warding off misfortune and bringing good fortune, though it nearly faced extinction during the Japanese colonial period. (Photo: KCNA, Yonhap News. For domestic use only. Redistribution prohibited.) SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a remarkable display of soft power, Russia and North Korea have deepened their military and diplomatic relationship through the exchange of exotic animals, signaling a new facet of their growing alliance. On November 20, Russia gifted North Korea a collection of animals, including a lion, two brown bears, two yaks, and over 70 birds and other creatures, such as a cockatoo, pheasants, and mandarin ducks. These animals were transferred from the Moscow Zoo to the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, following a directive from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources described the gifts as “a present from President Putin to the people of North Korea.” This isn’t the first time Russia has sent animals to North Korea. Earlier this year, in April, the Moscow Zoo donated eagles, pythons, and other creatures to the Pyongyang zoo. In August, Russia also exported 24 Orlov Trotter horses to North Korea, which are widely believed to be a gift for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-un has reciprocated by gifting animals to President Putin. During a visit to North Korea in June, Putin received a pair of rare Korean Jindo dogs, which sparked considerable media interest in Russia. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, provided detailed updates on the dogs, including their names and adaptation process upon arrival in Moscow. Beyond these symbolic gestures, Russia and North Korea are also collaborating on joint projects involving animal conservation. In June, Russia announced that it was discussing a project with North Korea to protect the critically endangered Amur leopard, a native species of the Korean Peninsula. The lion gifted by President Putin to North Korea (AP/Moscow Zoo Telegram, Yonhap News. No resale or database use permitted.) While military and technological cooperation has long dominated the narrative of Russia-North Korea relations, the two nations have increasingly emphasized other areas of mutual interest, such as economic and cultural ties. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the two countries have aligned themselves politically, supporting each other in opposition to the West. They have also faced ongoing accusations of arms deals and military cooperation, including reports of North Korean troops being deployed in Russia. In an effort to counterbalance this militaristic image, both countries have pursued what is known as “animal diplomacy.” This approach, which uses the exchange of animals to foster goodwill, is considered a form of cultural soft power. A similar tactic is famously used by China through its “panda diplomacy,” where giant pandas are loaned to countries as a gesture of friendship. Notably, South Korea’s beloved panda, Fu Bao, born in 2020, became a symbol of China-South Korea relations before being returned to China in April 2024. Professor Kim Chi-uk from Ulsan University explained that animal diplomacy can serve to both display leaders’ closeness and foster positive sentiments among the people of the recipient nation. However, he also pointed out that there are strategic calculations behind the choice of animals. For example, the lion and bear gifted by Putin could be seen as symbols of authority and power, rather than creatures that would resonate with the general North Korean population. Seoul National University’s Professor Cho Dong-jun noted that democratic nations tend to send animals that appeal to the general public, unlike Russia’s gifts to North Korea, which seem more geared toward showcasing leadership prestige. Animal diplomacy is considered a form of diplomacy that fosters friendly relations through soft power, such as culture and the arts, rather than military or economic strength. A prominent example is China’s “panda diplomacy,” where it loans endangered panda species to friendly nations. A well-known case of this is Fu Bao, the panda beloved in South Korea, which became famous as part of China’s diplomatic efforts. (Image provided by Samsung C&T) He also suggested that the Orlov Trotter horses were more about Kim Jong-un’s personal preferences rather than the wider interests of the North Korean people. The high costs involved in maintaining these animals may also pose a challenge for North Korea, as managing a large collection of exotic species is a significant financial burden. This could lead to some tensions regarding the continuing flow of such gifts from Russia. In this evolving relationship, animal exchanges are an intriguing addition to the complex web of military, economic, and political cooperation between Russia and North Korea, highlighting the multifaceted nature of their growing alliance. M. H. Lee (mhlee@koreabizwire.com)m.jilibet 。

Three people were arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Ottawa this weekend. On Saturday evening, police said two people were arrested during a weekly rally organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement. One man was taken into custody after interfering with the group demonstrating and a woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer following "repeated non-compliance orders from officers." Demonstrators tell CTV News the man was not part of the pro-Palestinian rally. In a news release, police said they also arrested a 29-year-old woman on Sunday morning in relation to a demonstration earlier this week that led to four arrests . Organizers for the Palestinian Youth Movement say the woman was one of their members who was protesting the arrest of a demonstrator during Saturday's rally. She was charged with two counts of public mischief, obstruction of police, counsel an uncommitted indictable offence of mischief and unlawful assembly. She will appear in court on Monday. Police say they identified people in the crowd committing offences during the Nov. 18 protest, but said it was not safe to make more arrests. "After observing criminal behaviour, four individuals were arrested that evening. Police identified others in the crowd committing offences but deemed that it would not be safe to make arrests at the time and risk an escalation," police said. Weekly protests have taking place in Ottawa against Israel's armed offensive in Gaza and Lebanon since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, 2023. On Saturday evening, demonstrators marched from the Human Rights Monument near Ottawa City Hall and moved down Elgin Street, Sussex Drive and Rideau Street. Video posted to social media by the Palestinian Youth Movement shows a confrontation between police and the demonstrators. "The Ottawa police brutalized and attacked community members today and arrested a protestor dragging them out of the crowd. They shoved people at the back of the protest to force us onto the sidewalk. Every weekend protest has been on the streets. The police chose violence and escalation today," the group said in an Instagram post. A post shared by PYM Ottawa (@ottawapym) Following the arrest on Saturday night, a rally was held in front of the Ottawa Police Service headquarters on Elgin Street to demand the release of one of the demonstrators taken into custody. A rally protesting the actions of police continued on Sunday. "We recognize the concerns raised by members of the community regarding these arrests," Ottawa police said. "The OPS is committed to ensuring community safety and respecting the lawful right to protest. Any charges related to demonstrations are carefully considered with this balance, and we are focused on balancing the need for public safety with fostering trust and understanding." 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(AP) — Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company , is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts in front of consumers. The Justice Department and Google made closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google’s advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, will decide the case and is expected to issue a written ruling by the end of the year. If Brinkema finds Google has engaged in illegal, monopolistic conduct, she will then hold further hearings to explore what remedies should be imposed. The Justice Department, along with a coalition of states, has already said it believes Google should be forced to sell off parts of its ad tech business, which generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the Mountain View, California-based company. After roughly a month of trial testimony earlier this year, the same. During three hours of arguments Monday, Brinkema, who sometimes tips her hand during legal arguments, did little to indicate how she might rule. She did, though, question the applicability of a key antitrust case Google cites in its defense. The Justice Department contends Google built and maintained a monopoly in “open-web display advertising,” essentially the rectangular ads that appear on the top and right-hand side of the page when one browses websites. Google dominates all facets of the market. A technology called DoubleClick is used pervasively by news sites and other online publishers, while Google Ads maintains a cache of advertisers large and small looking to place their ads on the right webpage in front of the right consumer. In between is another Google product, AdExchange, that conducts nearly instantaneous auctions matching advertisers to publishers. In court papers, Justice Department lawyers say Google “is more concerned with acquiring and preserving its trifecta of monopolies than serving its own publisher and advertiser customers or winning on the merits.” As a result, content providers and news organizations have never been able to generate the online revenue they should due to Google’s excessive fees for brokering transactions between advertisers and publishers, the government says. Google argues on a narrow niche of online advertising. If one looks more broadly at online advertising to include social media, streaming TV services, and app-based advertising, Google says it controls as little as 10% of the market, a share that is dwindling as it faces increased and evolving competition. Google alleges in court papers that the government’s lawsuit “boil(s) down to the persistent complaints of a handful of Google’s rivals and several mammoth publishers.” Google also says it has invested billions in technology that facilitates the efficient match of advertisers to interested consumers and it should not be forced to share its technology and success with competitors. “Requiring a company to do further engineering work to make its technology and customers accessible by all of its competitors on their preferred terms has never been compelled by U.S. antitrust law,” the company wrote. Brinkema, during Monday’s arguments, also sought clarity on Google’s market share, a number the two sides dispute, depending on how broadly the market is defined. Historically, courts have been unwilling to declare an illegal monopoly in markets in which a company holds less than a 70% market share. Google says that when online display advertising is viewed as a whole, it holds only a 10% market share, and dwindling. The Justice Department contends, though, that when focusing on open-web display advertising, Google controls 91% of the market for publisher ad servers and 87% of the market for advertiser ad networks. Google says that the “open web display advertising” market is gerrymandered by the Justice Department to make Google look bad, and that nobody in the industry looks at that category of ads without considering the ability of advertisers to switch to other forms of advertising, like in mobile apps. The Justice Department also contends that the public is harmed by the excessive rates Google charges to facilitate ad purchases, saying the company takes 36 cents on the dollar when it facilitates the transaction end to end. Google says its “take rate” has dropped to 31% and continues to decrease, and it says that rate is lower than that of its competitors. “When you have an integrated system, one of the benefits is lower prices,” Google lawyer Karen Dunn said Monday. The Virginia case is separate from an ongoing lawsuit brought against Google in the District of Columbia over its namesake search engine. In that case, the judge determined it constitutes an illegal monopoly but has not decided what remedy to impose. The Justice Department said last week it will seek to force Google to , among a host of other penalties. Google has said the department’s request is overkill and unhinged from legitimate regulation. In Monday’s arguments, Justice Department lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum cited the search engine case when he highlighted an email from a Google executive, David Rosenblatt, who said in a 2009 email that Google’s goal was to “do to display what Google did to search,” which Teitelbaum said showed the company’s intent to achieve market dominance. “Google did not achieve its trifecta of monopolies by accident,” Teitelbaum said. Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press

Automotive Paints and Coatings Market: An Overview 2028 11-25-2024 08:36 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: Data Bridge Market Research Automotive Paints and Coatings Market The automotive industry has witnessed remarkable transformations in recent years, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and a focus on sustainability. Among the key sectors within this industry, the automotive paints and coatings market plays a vital role in ensuring vehicle durability, aesthetics, and environmental compliance. This market is a cornerstone of modern automotive manufacturing, offering solutions that protect vehicles from environmental elements while enhancing their visual appeal. Rising number of automobiles on the road meeting with accidents and requiring repairs is the root cause for the rise in demand for automotive paints and coatings. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the automotive paints and coatings market would exhibit a CAGR of 5.70% for the forecast period. On the basis of current trends and insights, the current automotive paints and coatings market value USD 14,367.40 Million will climb up to USD 22,386.08 million by the year 2028. Browse More About This Research Report @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/global-automotive-paints-and-coatings-market The Scope of the Automotive Paints and Coatings Market The scope of the automotive paints and coatings market is broad, encompassing a wide range of products designed for various applications. These coatings are applied to vehicles for both functional and aesthetic purposes, including: Protective Coatings: These are designed to shield the vehicle from external factors such as UV radiation, corrosion, and weathering. Decorative Coatings: These enhance the appearance of vehicles by providing vibrant colors, gloss, and texture options. Specialized Coatings: Products like anti-scratch and self-healing coatings cater to specific consumer demands. OEM Coatings: Applied during vehicle manufacturing to ensure long-term durability and consistency. Refinish Coatings: Used in repair and maintenance to restore the vehicle's original finish. The market serves a diverse range of vehicles, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers, and electric vehicles (EVs). Its applications are not limited to new manufacturing but extend to aftermarket services, highlighting the continuous demand for quality paints and coatings. Key Market Trends Driving Growth The automotive paints and coatings market is influenced by various trends that reflect changing industry dynamics and consumer preferences. These trends include: Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Solutions: Environmental regulations have compelled manufacturers to develop waterborne and low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) coatings. The shift toward sustainable solutions aligns with global initiatives to reduce carbon footprints. Technological Advancements: Innovations such as nanotechnology and advanced polymer chemistry have improved coating performance and durability. Smart coatings that can self-repair or change color are emerging as next-generation solutions. Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles: EVs require specialized coatings for battery protection and heat management. The rise of EVs is creating new opportunities for market expansion. Customization and Personalization: Consumers are increasingly seeking customized paint jobs that reflect their individual preferences. This has driven the demand for unique color palettes, matte finishes, and metallic coatings. Increased Focus on Lightweight Materials: Automotive manufacturers are incorporating lightweight materials such as aluminum and composites. Coatings designed to adhere effectively to these materials are gaining prominence. 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Recessionary trends can dampen market growth, while economic booms drive expansion. Technological Innovation: The introduction of high-performance coatings with improved properties attracts manufacturers and consumers. Innovations in application techniques, such as electrostatic spraying, enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Global Supply Chain Dynamics: The market relies on an intricate global supply chain for raw materials and distribution. Disruptions in supply chains, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, can create challenges. Aftermarket Demand: The growing automotive aftermarket, including collision repair and maintenance, contributes to consistent demand for refinishing products. An aging vehicle fleet also bolsters the need for coatings to maintain vehicle aesthetics and functionality. Regional Variations: The market dynamics vary by region, with Asia-Pacific leading due to high automotive production and demand. North America and Europe remain key markets, driven by technological advancements and environmental regulations. The Future of the Automotive Paints and Coatings Market The automotive paints and coatings market is poised for sustained growth, supported by advancements in technology, environmental consciousness, and evolving consumer demands. Emerging economies are expected to play a significant role, as rising income levels boost vehicle ownership and demand for high-quality finishes. To stay competitive, industry players are likely to focus on innovation, sustainability, and customization. Collaboration between automotive manufacturers and coating suppliers will be crucial in developing solutions that meet the dual objectives of performance and environmental compliance. As electric and autonomous vehicles become more prevalent, the need for specialized coatings will further drive market expansion. 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