Today’s headlines: Amazon blocks applications from 1,800 North Korean workers;\u00a0ASEAN announces meeting between Cambodian and Thai delegations tomorrow to stop the war;\u00a0Japan uses AI to counter bear attacks;\u00a0New clashes between government militias and Kurdish forces in Aleppo.<\/p>\n
INDONESIA<\/p>\n
Indonesia and the United States have reached an agreement on tariffs<\/a> that exempts certain Indonesian commodities, such as palm oil, tea, coffee and cocoa, said Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, adding that the agreement will be signed in January. In return, the United States will be granted access to Indonesia’s rare earths. Indonesia is the world’s leading producer of nickel, but also has copper, bauxite and tin.<\/p>\n NORTH KOREA<\/p>\n An Amazon executive said he had blocked 1,800 job applications from alleged North Korean<\/a> agents who were trying to apply for IT positions using stolen or fake identities. Last year, Amazon saw an increase of nearly a third in applications from North Korean citizens, who are usually forced to transfer their salaries to the regime.<\/p>\n THAILAND-CAMBODIA<\/p>\n Delegations from Cambodia and Thailand – engaged in a border war for more than two weeks that has already claimed dozens of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people – are expected to meet tomorrow<\/a> in the format of the existing committee for issues related to the July ceasefire.<\/p>\n The announcement of the meeting is the result of a summit promoted by ASEAN foreign ministers. However, Cambodia is insisting that it be held on neutral territory in Kuala Lumpur and not on the border.<\/p>\n JAPAN<\/p>\n