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China: Zhengzhou City proposes metaverse plan
China's Zhengzhou city issued a set of policy proposals Wednesday to support metaverse companies, including a 10 billion yuan (US$1.42 billion) metaverse fund.
Tom Zuo
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China’s Nanjing city launches state-backed metaverse entity
China's Nanjing City launched a state-backed organization on Monday to promote and enhance metaverse studies throughout the nation.
Tom Zuo
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The metaverse is here. When will the party begin?
The metaverse is still a clunky world that makes users feel like they're in a cartoon, writes Darin Myman of DatChat. How can we make it more inviting and useful?
Darin Myman
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Meta says new focus on generative AI could boost metaverse development: Nikkei
Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and this will benefit its metaverse businesses, Meta’s Andrew Bosworth told Nikkei Asia.
Danny Park
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What policymakers need to know about the metaverse to make the real world a better place
The metaverse has the potential to make the real world more just and inclusive, writes Sébastien Borget of The Sandbox. Here are the key ingredients for its future success.
Sébastien Borget
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Japanese tech, finance firms sign pact to build metaverse economic zone
About 10 Japanese companies, including Fujitsu, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Mitsui, have agreed to advance Japan’s metaverse plans with the establishment of the “Japan Metaverse Economic Zone”.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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China’s Suzhou city joins other regions in the country seeking to be metaverse hub
Suzhou has laid out plans to attract at least 200 companies in working with VR technology by 2025.
Tom Zuo
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South Korea launches online metaverse replica of capital city Seoul to improve public services
S. Korea’s capital city opened the first stage of ‘Metaverse Seoul’ on Monday, which it claims is the first city-backed public metaverse in the world.
Danny Park
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Slumdog Millionaire composer A. R. Rahman tunes into metaverse
Indian music composer A. R. Rahman, who won Best Original Score at the Oscars for the movie Slumdog Millionaire, has launched the ‘Katraar’ metaverse platform to promote new music creations and other art forms.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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South Korea keeps betting on the metaverse, ignoring the current clunky technology
South Korea took a real shine to the metaverse in 2022, with the central government, regions and cities all interested in getting a piece of the virtual reality pie, despite criticism that the technology has a long way to go.
Danny Park
