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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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Asia accounted for about 20% of the world’s energy consumption in 2000, 27% in 2007, and is expected to rise above 40% by 2050. The draft report compares the potential outcomes for Asia under two competing scenarios: the Asian Century and the Middle Income Trap. Energy consumption.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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The South Korean government had established the institute in 1971 with financing from the United States Agency for International Development and had invited. During the third period, from 2000 on, industry seized the helm of semiconductor development. Since 2000, the country has been a major importer of South Korean chips.