South Korea is overhauling rules for technical qualification exams after five candidates were caught using AI-powered smart glasses to cheat between May and June, according to data submitted to the Hu…
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and government agreed Tuesday to prioritize active fiscal policy and investment in future industries, including artificial intelligence, in the 2027 budget. DP fl…
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met Mexican counterpart Roberto Velasco in Seoul on Monday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, including in artificial intelligence, space, education and…
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced national principles for AI ethics on Monday, establishing three core values—human dignity, the common good, and sustainability of humanity—and seven…
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Mexican counterpart Roberto Velasco in Seoul on Monday to discuss expanding cooperation in artificial intelligence, energy security, and other areas, as…
South Korea's government projects peak power demand could reach 158.4 to 165 gigawatts (GW) by 2040, up about 27 GW from a projection made four months earlier, driven by its semiconductor, physical AI…
Taiwan is on track for its first year of double-digit GDP growth since 2010, driven by AI hardware exports, while Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, mainland China, and South Korea all reported over 20% expo…
South Korea plans to create a fund from chip industry windfall profits to support youth employment and artificial intelligence investment, according to a government announcement. The fund aims to recy…
South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Budget announced Friday the launch of a 'Future Fund' financed by 'windfall revenue' from increased tax collection driven by the AI boom, aiming to boost long-te…
The Korea Development Institute (KDI) raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for South Korea to 3.2 percent from 2.5 percent, citing stronger-than-expected global demand driven by the artificial int…
Moody's raised South Korea's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.5% from 2.5%, citing an AI-driven memory chip boom expected to last into mid-2027. The ratings agency also projected 2.6% growth in 2027 and …
OpenAI announced a $1 million grant program funding 14 independent research projects across the US, European Union, Brazil, Singapore, and South Korea to study how AI can widen economic opportunity an…
Singapore's key exports rose 24.2% in July, extending June's 20.8% growth, driven by robust AI-related demand, but missed the 26.8% forecast by private-sector economists in a Bloomberg poll. Electroni…
Global bond markets face a greater threat from rising rates outside the U.S. than from the Federal Reserve, with traders pricing in about 400 basis points of rate hikes across seven major markets over…
State-sponsored cyberattacks from North Korea, China and Russia rose 7.5% in the first half of 2026, driven by a surge in early-year activity, according to cybersecurity firm S2W. North Korea remained…
Google will allow users to remove watermarks from AI-generated content produced by its Gemini model, a move that comes as the European Union and South Korea implement laws requiring clear identificati…
South Korea has pressured Google to remove 29 overseas cryptocurrency exchange apps from its Play Store, including Bybit, MEXC, HTX, KuCoin, Gemini, Backpack, and BitMEX, as of July 24, 2025. Google's…
The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must choose sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative if they a…
The United States is warning allied nations against joining Chinese-led artificial intelligence initiatives, a pressure campaign backed by export controls on semiconductors and AI chips that have been…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's government has launched an industrial policy strategy to promote semiconductors, AI infrastructure, robotics and other frontier industries, aiming to bolster fut…