PM to head to New York this week to bid for UN AI hub

SEOUL, March 10 (AJP) - Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is reportedly arranging to visit New York later this week, according to multiple government sources on Tuesday.

Kim is expected to visit U.N. headquarters as early as Thursday to propose that South Korea host a U.N. artificial intelligence (AI) hub, which would be linked to several AI projects currently being pursued by the organization.

He is likely to meet with senior U.S. officials including Vice President JD Vance, whom he met during his last visit in January. They are expected to discuss a range of pending issues including tariff-related negotiations.

Separately, Kim is scheduled to attend the annual Boao Forum for Asia slated to be held from March 24 to 27 on China's Hainan Island, where he will deliver a keynote speech.

Established in 2001, the forum is often called Asia's Davos Forum.