Quebec upgraded its Seoul office to a full delegation in 2024, aiming to deepen partnerships with Korea in AI, batteries, aerospace, and innovation. The province views Korea as a key strategic partner…
CJ Olive Young and ESTsoft launched an AI Shopping Assistant kiosk for foreign shoppers on July 8, 2026, at three Seoul stores, supporting eight languages. The kiosk uses ESTsoft's Perso Interactive a…
An elderly woman in Seoul unknowingly sends her bank statement to a server in California when using ChatGPT to explain a transaction, highlighting a widespread data sovereignty risk in Korean finance …
Galaxy Corporation announced that its Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul sold out July pre-launch weekend shows after 8,000 reservations, ahead of the September official opening. The venue, billed as the worl…
Researchers at ICML 2026 presented findings that multi-agent system architecture significantly affects security, with the same model and task switching from refusal to compliance depending on how agen…
The Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 in Seoul on Tuesday presented AI mobility as an industrial ecosystem spanning manufacturing, logistics, energy, data and international cooperation, with speakers fro…
Students at the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 Junior Summit in Seoul shared their views on AI mobility, describing it as a transformative technology that could reshape transport, society, and daily l…
YouthMeta, a Seoul-based cryptocurrency data provider, launched a revamped version of its AI platform RisingX to accelerate global expansion. The platform offers real-time market analysis and trading …
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung announced a $518 billion plan to build a chip production cluster in the southwest, with Samsung and SK Hynix constructing four new fabrication plants. The initiativ…
South Korea unveiled the 'Three Mega Projects' industrial development initiative, including a semiconductor cluster, an AI hub, and an AI data center complex, aiming to mobilize over 1,000 trillion wo…
A Seoul-based backend developer built k-cosmos, an interactive 3D music space that maps K-pop tracks using 768-dimensional vector embeddings, running entirely on the OCI Free Tier. The system uses a s…
Artist Chun Geun-sung operates a cafe in a Seoul museum where visitors pay for coffee with drawings instead of money, part of a public art project exploring nonmonetary exchange and human connection i…
KT launched an AI Innovation Hub in Seoul to help enterprises move beyond AI pilot projects and achieve measurable business results. The facility provides an end-to-end AI development environment wher…
LG CNS and Doosan Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to form a broad technology alliance spanning agentic AI, robotics, data centers, and cloud computing. The partnership aims to comb…
Shinhan Financial Group launched Shinhan Super SOL, an AI-powered integrated financial platform, on Wednesday in Seoul. The platform unifies banking, card, securities, and insurance services, and incl…
A Seoul office worker signed up for a dollar-denominated annuity to benefit from a strong U.S. currency but later considered canceling due to concerns over undisclosed fees and currency risks. Demand …
GS Group launches a youth AI training program, 52g ReBoot Camp, in July as part of a South Korean government-led initiative to equip young job seekers with practical AI skills. The program will recrui…
NH NongHyup Bank CEO Kang Tae-young met with Lady Mayor of the City of London Susan Langley and British Ambassador to South Korea Colin Crooks to discuss financial cooperation, digital assets, and the…
South Koreans are among the most optimistic about AI globally, with only 16% expressing concern versus 50% of Americans, according to Pew Research. The country's enthusiasm is driven by a national age…
Seoul's municipal government will deploy artificial intelligence to monitor expressways and crowded stadiums across the city. The AI network aims to improve public safety and traffic management by ana…