On November 30, 2024, CNN reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, expressed his desire to work "directly" with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Zelensky is open to Trump's ideas,...
Japan is allocating another ¥1.5 trillion ($9.9 billion) to boost its chip and artificial intelligence endeavors, including moonshot foundry project Rapidus. The government’s extra budget for the fiscal year to March sets aside ¥1.05 trillion to develop and research...
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) has announced the promotion of former Japanese State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama to the position of Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Japan and Taiwan. BGF Co-chair and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan sent an appointment letter...
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer agreed to strengthen the relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom. In a joint statement, they emphasized the importance of...
Israeli former prime minister says in interview it is too late to significantly set back Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and that a ‘massive’ attack on Iran’s oil facilities is likely Israel is likely to mount a large-scale airstrike against Iran’s oil industry and...
On October 3, 2024, at the Harvard Club of New York City, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) commenced its High-Level Discussion on Strategies for Democracy to Win in the AI Battle with an opening roundtable. BGF Co-chair and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan met with former Israeli...
Japan’s governing party on Friday September 27, 2024, picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s governing...
On September 20, 2024, in Taipei, at the Office of the Friends of Abe Shinzo Association in Taiwan, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) Co-Chair and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan and Yasuhide Nakayama met with Audrey Tang, Taiwan's former Minister of Digital Affairs. Mr. Nakayama is...