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| Donald Trump, Park Geun-hye, Microsoft: Your Friday Briefing | Donald Trump, Park Geun-hye, Microsoft: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • South Korean lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal. Here are the accusations against her. | • South Korean lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal. Here are the accusations against her. |
| As the protests against her have grown, Ms. Park has mostly dropped from public view, appearing only to make televised apologies. “My heart is crushed,” she said in one. | As the protests against her have grown, Ms. Park has mostly dropped from public view, appearing only to make televised apologies. “My heart is crushed,” she said in one. |
| Most Koreans say Ms. Park brought the disgrace on herself, but in some cities, she is seen as an innocent victim of a scandal. | Most Koreans say Ms. Park brought the disgrace on herself, but in some cities, she is seen as an innocent victim of a scandal. |
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| • In the U.S., President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Andrew F. Puzder, a fast-food executive, as secretary of labor. Mr. Puzder has opposed expanding overtime and raising the minimum wage. | • In the U.S., President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Andrew F. Puzder, a fast-food executive, as secretary of labor. Mr. Puzder has opposed expanding overtime and raising the minimum wage. |
| Here’s the latest on the transition. | Here’s the latest on the transition. |
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| • “This is all uncharted territory.” | • “This is all uncharted territory.” |
| That’s the feeling in America’s auto industry, which expects to be reshaped by the Trump administration. A chief concern is Mr. Trump’s threat of tariffs on the millions of vehicles sold in the U.S. each year that were built in Japan, Korea and other countries. | That’s the feeling in America’s auto industry, which expects to be reshaped by the Trump administration. A chief concern is Mr. Trump’s threat of tariffs on the millions of vehicles sold in the U.S. each year that were built in Japan, Korea and other countries. |
| In Britain, Asian automakers want assurances from the government that “Brexit” won’t block their access to the European Union. | In Britain, Asian automakers want assurances from the government that “Brexit” won’t block their access to the European Union. |
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| • President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has signed a wave of oil deals with Asian and European energy companies in recent weeks. | • President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has signed a wave of oil deals with Asian and European energy companies in recent weeks. |
| “Our officials are in a rush to sign contracts with big oil companies in order to have leverage when Trump enters the White House,” said an economist with close ties to the government. | “Our officials are in a rush to sign contracts with big oil companies in order to have leverage when Trump enters the White House,” said an economist with close ties to the government. |
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| • A two-week state of emergency has been declared in the Aceh province of Indonesia, where a powerful earthquake on Wednesday killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds of others. | • A two-week state of emergency has been declared in the Aceh province of Indonesia, where a powerful earthquake on Wednesday killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds of others. |
| “All the victims were crushed in collapsed buildings,” said a spokesman for the national disaster management agency. | “All the victims were crushed in collapsed buildings,” said a spokesman for the national disaster management agency. |
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| • The dollar has surged since the U.S. election: up 8 percent against the Japanese yen and 10 percent against the Mexican peso. Against the Chinese yuan, the move has been less pronounced — just 1.5 percent. | • The dollar has surged since the U.S. election: up 8 percent against the Japanese yen and 10 percent against the Mexican peso. Against the Chinese yuan, the move has been less pronounced — just 1.5 percent. |
| But for emerging markets, accustomed to cheap dollar debt, the surge may signal instability in the future. | But for emerging markets, accustomed to cheap dollar debt, the surge may signal instability in the future. |
| • Michael Jordan owns the right to his name in Chinese characters, China’s highest court ruled, in a landmark decision for future trademark cases. | • Michael Jordan owns the right to his name in Chinese characters, China’s highest court ruled, in a landmark decision for future trademark cases. |
| • Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But there are ample reasons to be skeptical that the deal, the biggest by far in Microsoft’s history, will pay off. | • Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But there are ample reasons to be skeptical that the deal, the biggest by far in Microsoft’s history, will pay off. |
| • Airbnb has faced regulatory battles in cities around the world. But New Orleans was able to gain concessions from the company that few other towns have received. | • Airbnb has faced regulatory battles in cities around the world. But New Orleans was able to gain concessions from the company that few other towns have received. |
| • A new Ritz-Carlton hotel could change the skyline of Sydney, Australia. | • A new Ritz-Carlton hotel could change the skyline of Sydney, Australia. |
| • The gadget age is over, our columnist writes, and it could make life a lot less fun. | • The gadget age is over, our columnist writes, and it could make life a lot less fun. |
| • U.S. markets are up. Here’s a global snapshot. | • U.S. markets are up. Here’s a global snapshot. |
| • Nguyen Ngoc Luong, a journalist who was essential to The Times coverage of the Vietnam War and refused an offer to be relocated, died in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 79. [The New York Times] | • Nguyen Ngoc Luong, a journalist who was essential to The Times coverage of the Vietnam War and refused an offer to be relocated, died in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 79. [The New York Times] |
| • Foreign diplomats in India have lodged protests over the country’s limit on bank withdrawals. [CNN Money] | • Foreign diplomats in India have lodged protests over the country’s limit on bank withdrawals. [CNN Money] |
| • A recent cyberattack has Germany concerned about becoming a target of Russia’s campaign to destabilize Western democracies. [The New York Times] | • A recent cyberattack has Germany concerned about becoming a target of Russia’s campaign to destabilize Western democracies. [The New York Times] |
| • Satellite imagery shows that Vietnam is dredging on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, which could anger Beijing. [Reuters] | • Satellite imagery shows that Vietnam is dredging on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, which could anger Beijing. [Reuters] |
| • Here’s a look at how the Pearl Harbor attack, 75 years ago this week, shaped the modern world. [The New York Times] | • Here’s a look at how the Pearl Harbor attack, 75 years ago this week, shaped the modern world. [The New York Times] |
| • More than two-thirds of people surveyed in Singapore support the death penalty for certain crimes. [South China Morning Post] | • More than two-thirds of people surveyed in Singapore support the death penalty for certain crimes. [South China Morning Post] |
| • The Democratic Party may want to look to California in its search for future leaders. [The New York Times] | • The Democratic Party may want to look to California in its search for future leaders. [The New York Times] |
| • Malta, the Mediterranean island nation, criminalized “conversion therapy” methods that purport to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. [The New York Times] | • Malta, the Mediterranean island nation, criminalized “conversion therapy” methods that purport to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. [The New York Times] |
| • A city in Japan is keeping track of elderly dementia patients by sticking barcodes with personal data to their fingers and toes. [BBC] | • A city in Japan is keeping track of elderly dementia patients by sticking barcodes with personal data to their fingers and toes. [BBC] |
| • Traveling to Sydney, Australia? We’ve got recommendations on how to spend 36 hours in the city. | • Traveling to Sydney, Australia? We’ve got recommendations on how to spend 36 hours in the city. |
| • In a Myanmar market, a paleontologist discovered a 99-million-year-old chunk of amber with the feathered tail of a dinosaur trapped inside. | |
| • A South African sailor and big-wave surfer has set off on a four-month journey to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard. | • A South African sailor and big-wave surfer has set off on a four-month journey to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard. |
| • The recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may help doctors develop new treatments for other patients. | • The recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may help doctors develop new treatments for other patients. |
| • And remember the trend of new bank notes featuring women that we told you about yesterday? Canada’s finance minister announced that Viola Desmond, a civil rights pioneer, will be the first Canadian woman on a note. | • And remember the trend of new bank notes featuring women that we told you about yesterday? Canada’s finance minister announced that Viola Desmond, a civil rights pioneer, will be the first Canadian woman on a note. |
| On this day in 1917, the First World War was entrenched in some of its darkest days. The Allies were in a stalemate on the Western Front, and good news was in short supply. | On this day in 1917, the First World War was entrenched in some of its darkest days. The Allies were in a stalemate on the Western Front, and good news was in short supply. |
| So it was a huge morale booster for the Allies when Turkish forces surrendered the holy city of Jerusalem to Britain’s Gen. Edmund Allenby. | So it was a huge morale booster for the Allies when Turkish forces surrendered the holy city of Jerusalem to Britain’s Gen. Edmund Allenby. |
| Prime Minister David Lloyd George called it “a Christmas present for the British people.” The New York Herald’s front page proclaimed: “Jerusalem is rescued by British after 673 years of Moslem Rule.” | Prime Minister David Lloyd George called it “a Christmas present for the British people.” The New York Herald’s front page proclaimed: “Jerusalem is rescued by British after 673 years of Moslem Rule.” |
| Jews in the city, inspired a month earlier by Britain’s Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland, rejoiced. Some Arabs, many of whom had been conscripted by the Ottomans, danced in the streets. | Jews in the city, inspired a month earlier by Britain’s Balfour Declaration in support of a Jewish homeland, rejoiced. Some Arabs, many of whom had been conscripted by the Ottomans, danced in the streets. |
| Two more details: | Two more details: |
| When General Allenby entered the Old City, he did so on foot and unfurled no flags, in a sign of respect. He also deployed Muslim troops to ease sectarian tension. | When General Allenby entered the Old City, he did so on foot and unfurled no flags, in a sign of respect. He also deployed Muslim troops to ease sectarian tension. |
| Until he arrived, the mayor of Jerusalem had been scrambling to find a British official to whom he could cede control. An army cook who got lost while looking for food was initially asked. | Until he arrived, the mayor of Jerusalem had been scrambling to find a British official to whom he could cede control. An army cook who got lost while looking for food was initially asked. |
| He declined, saying “I don’t want the city; I want eggs.” | He declined, saying “I don’t want the city; I want eggs.” |
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| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
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