Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is regaining strategic importance in South Korea as the government reassesses its energy mix to support massive investments in AI data centers and semiconductor manufacturi…
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with Mongolian counterpart Jadamba Enkhbayar in Ulaanbaatar, proposing expanded cooperation in supply chains, renewable energy, and artificial intellige…
OpenAI announced new ChatGPT Ads Manager updates, including custom audiences, an overview tab, suggested ad drafts, and a refreshed ad card format, while expanding ads availability to Japan and South …
A February 2024 announcement from Swedish fintech Klarna that its AI assistant now handles two-thirds of customer service chats caused the world's largest call center company to lose over a quarter of…
The IMF raised South Korea's 2026 GDP growth forecast by 0.7 percentage points to 2.6%, the largest upgrade among major economies, driven by semiconductor exports and AI hardware demand. Samsung Elect…
South Korea's AI chip boom is creating a widening income gap, with semiconductor workers receiving huge bonuses while those in traditionally prestigious jobs feel relatively worse off.…
The Asian Development Bank raised South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 2.6%, citing robust global demand for artificial intelligence. The bank expects AI-driven exports and the semiconductor industry…
The International Monetary Fund raised its 2025 growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6%, the largest upgrade among 30 major economies, citing strong semiconductor and AI-related exports. The IMF's Jul…
South Korea's economy remains on a recovery path as gains from the booming semiconductor industry offset a slowdown in manufacturing, the Korea Development Institute reported Wednesday. Robust AI-rela…
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on stable oil and naphtha supplies, strategic oil reserves, and AI adoption in petrochemicals. Industry Minister …
South Korea's proposed RE100 industrial complex remains stalled without a passed special bill or selected site more than a year after its introduction, while the 800 trillion won southwestern semicond…
South Korean energy experts warned on July 7, 2026, that planned AI data centers and chip fabs could require 216.4 TWh annually, exceeding the electricity demand increase in the current national plan.…
Canada awarded its next-generation submarine contract to Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems over South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, despite both meeting operational requirements. Prime Minister Mark Carne…
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Naver, and Naver Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding on July 6, 2026, to develop a defense-specialized AI foundation model and physical-AI systems for South Ko…
CIOs must prioritize AI sovereignty as a strategic imperative, moving beyond traditional data residency to end-to-end control over AI lifecycles including data lineage, model training, and infrastruct…
Samsung and SK hynix announced a 1,350 trillion won ($870 billion) ten-year plan to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity and data centers, including memory, storage, and logic production. The S…
Japan announced plans to develop a sovereign AI model and deploy 10 million AI-equipped robots across 18 sectors by 2040, investing approximately $6 billion through the Noetra consortium led by SoftBa…
UAE tycoon Obaid Al Ketbi told the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 that the future of mobility hinges on AI sovereignty, warning that nations failing to build and govern their own AI systems will cede …
Newly appointed South Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook vowed on her first day to accelerate AI investment and deregulate advanced industries, aligning with the government's 800 trillion won semico…
Newly appointed Prime Minister Han Seong-sook vowed to fast-track South Korea's artificial intelligence push on her first day in office, aiming to position the country as a leader in the AI era. She p…