Senior officials of Korea, US discuss AI supply chains, economic cooperation

Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina has met with a senior U.S. State Department official and discussed cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) supply chains and broader bilateral economic ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. The talks between Kim and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg took place in Washington on Wednesday (U.S. time), as Kim is visiting the United States to attend the second Pax Silica Summit, according to the ministry. The two sides shared the view that cooperation among trusted partners is essential to ensuring stable supply chains in AI, digital technologies and other advanced industries, and agreed to continue discussions on ways to strengthen their countries' manufacturing capabilities through the summit and other frameworks. Kim introduced Seoul's efforts to promote strategic investment projects in the U.S., while calling for continued consultations on institutional improvements needed to facilitate progress in their cooperation in the shipbuilding sector. The two sides agreed to hold the vice-ministerial Senior Economic