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Meet with Modi will take relations to next level: Moon Jae-in
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday expressed the hope that his forthcoming summit here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help to take bilateral economic relations to the next level.
President Moon, who arrived in the capital on Sunday on his maiden official visit to India leading a 100-member business delegation, will hold official talks with Modi here on Tuesday.
“Our bilateral trade of $20 billion annually, although not insignificant, is falling below our expectations,” Moon said in his address at the India-Korea Business Forum here organised by industry chamber Ficci.
“I hope my summit tomorrow (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Modi will help take our economic relationship to the next level,” he said.
The South Korean President pointed out that improving economic relations with India was a key element of his country’s new “Southern policy”.
“My new Southern Policy is aligned with Modi’s Act East policy. Both the policies will come to completion when prosperity spreads across the Asia,” he said.
“This policy aims to move beyond economic cooperation to building a prosperous people-centric community of peace,” he added.
Noting that there are 500 Korean companies doing business in India, Moon said: “The Indian government is planning to build 100 Smart Cities and construct industrial corridors to link the major cities. It is our wish to participate in these infrastructural projects.”
He said a financing arrangement of $10 billion has been earmarked by the Korean government for infrastructure development in India.
He also said that an MoU on bilateral scientific cooperation is to be signed on Tuesday that will include “industrial
technology” in the scope of the agreement.
Moon noted that his Southern Policy aims to raise Korea’s relations with India to the level of those with the four major powers around the Korean peninsula.
“Korea is at a historic turning point following the twin summits (on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula). If we can bring peace in the Peninsula, the business climate will improve,” he said.
In his address, Indian Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said that official talks are already underway to improve and upgrade the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), or the free trade pact, with South Korea.
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Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
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Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
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Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
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