South Korea's exports surged 60.4% year-on-year in the first 20 days of June to a record $62 billion, driven by a near-tripling of semiconductor shipments to $25.5 billion amid AI-fueled global demand…
South Korean retail investors are using Hong Kong-based platforms to buy leveraged semiconductor ETFs, seeking higher returns from the AI and chips boom. The CSOP 2X leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung El…
South Korea's early June exports surged 85.9% year-over-year to $28.6 billion, driven by a 205.8% jump in semiconductor exports to $11.1 billion, as AI-fueled demand for high-bandwidth memory chips fr…
A Bank of Korea report reveals that despite 51.8% of South Korean workers using generative AI, productivity has not improved meaningfully over three years. The study identifies four reasons for the di…
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in June 2026, spiking global oil prices, but the U.S. depends on the strait for only 2% of its petroleum, while Asia relies on it for up to 90% of crude i…
South Korean lawmakers pledged parliamentary support for expanding economic ties with Uzbekistan into advanced industries such as artificial intelligence and robotics, as well as supply chains for cri…
South Korea's Ministry of Data and Statistics launched the 2025 Economic Census on June 1, running through July 22, to assess the nation's economic condition and identify future growth engines. This i…
India and South Korea held ministerial talks on expanding cooperation in digital governance, e-governance, and AI in public services, discussing a proposed MoU covering e-governance, AI applications, …
The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) released the GIST 2217-Bus Test System, an open simulation model of South Korea's national power grid built from publicly available map data and …
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung used the G7 summit to urge Washington toward diplomacy with North Korea, drawing a signal from US President Donald Trump that talks should remain the preferred app…
South Korea's retail crypto trading volume fell 28% year over year to $69 billion in Q1 2026, the steepest decline among major global markets, as retail investors shifted to AI-driven semiconductor st…
Alibaba Cloud launched its fifth data center in Tokyo on June 18, 2024, just three months after opening its fourth, as part of an aggressive expansion in Japan. The new facility offers enterprise-grad…
South Korea became the fourth nation to partner with OpenAI on AI security, signing an MOU to develop global evaluation frameworks and risk assessment systems tailored to the Korean context. The colla…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, as the bloc discussed joint res…
Adobe's 2026 Creators' Toolkit Report, based on a survey of over 16,000 creators, found that 75% now consider creative AI integrated or essential to their work, with 87% saying it accelerated business…
Casey Harrell, a man with ALS, has become the first "power user" of a speech brain-computer interface, using it to speak, surf the web, and work. Meanwhile, South Korea shows the highest optimism towa…
President Lee Jae Myung will attend the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, to discuss global challenges including wars in Ukraine and Iran, financial instability, and AI risks. This marks the secon…
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…
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates discussed expanding cooperation in artificial intelligence and digital education during a meeting in Seoul on Monday. Education Vice Minister Choi Eun-ok met w…
South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to cooperate on crude oil and natural gas supply, including AI and digital technology innovation, amid global supply chain volatility. Industry Ministe…