Tech news from South Korea in May of 2024 captured headline coverage of items including: $7.3 billion government investment in developing South Korea’s semiconductor industry; Seoul-Dubai tech and startup agreements; Hyundai-Baidu collaboration on smart car technologies; Alibaba’s billion-dollar investments in South Korea, in spite of antitrust enquiry; and more.
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LG Energy Solution: LG Battery Challenge 2024
- South Korea: $7.3 billion support program unveiled to boost semiconductor-related facility investment and R&D / read it here
- South Korea: An overview of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Cluster Agency, a key part of the country’s bid for global AI innovation hub status / read it here
- South Korea: Financial Services Commission unveils comprehensive $11.36BN plan to boost support for early-stage companies / read it here
- A brief look at the recent Korea-Japan Venture & Startup Investment Summit 2024, and the new joint venture fund in which the two governments participate / read it here
- South Korea: Gov’t unveils $7.3BN program aimed at boosting facility investment and R&D across all semiconductor-related fields, including packaging / read it here
- South Korea: NextRise 2024 Seoul tech and startup event is set for June, this year including Japan as inaugural ‘guest country’ with company and startup showcase / read it here
KPMG Venture Pulse Q1 2024
- ICYMI: In February, Korea Int’l Trade Assoc’n inaugurates Special Committee on ROK-Japan Cooperation to boost economic and trade collaboration between the two in the private sector / read it here
- Seoul Metro Gov’t and Dubai Future Foundation ink collaboration agreements, looking at mutual tech and startup exchange benefits / read it here
- China’s Alibaba to invest $1.1BN in South Korea with $200M for logistics centre, $100M for SME onboarding – and $75M to address antitrust concerns / read it here
- K-Startup Grand Challenge 2024 applications are now open, seeking tech startups looking for a base in South Korea to explore the wider SEA region / read it here
- South Korea: Ministry of SMEs & Startups unveils strategy and initiatives to foster 3K companies, targeting exports of $1M each by 2027 / read it here
- South Korea’s Perigee Aerospace, a small space launch vehicles startup, partners Swedish Space Corporation to expand operations in Europe / read it here
Critical technologies, globally, in May 2024
- South Korea: Seoul’s Gangnam-gu district rolls out 2 startup initiatives, one to boost entrepreneurship, the other targeting global expansion / read it here
- South Korea’s KB Kookmin Card credit card issuer partnered by Int’l Finance Corp to boost financial access for Indonesia’s small businesses, and to lift digital inclusion in Thailand / read it here
- South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group inks MoU with China’s Baidu Group for collaboration in smart car connected vehicle services in China / read it here
- South Korea: Government’s Youth StartUp Association and Korea CreataChain Ass’n ink MoU to grow blockchain-based startups, and to boost youth entrepreneurship / read it here
- North Korea & social media: “The world has long feared he [Kim Jong Un] would strike with nuclear missiles — but his latest launch is a catchy pop song.” / read it here
Stormwall: Q1 2024 in Review – DDoS cyber attacks report
- South Korea’s COMEUP 2024 tech and startup conference is set for December, aiming to attract new participants, global corporations, and SMEs / read it here
- South Korea and AUKUS grouping recently discussed the country’s possible participation in technologies-focused Pillar 2 activities / read it here
- An overview of the issues surrounding the Line messaging app data leak, given its 50-50 ownership by Japanese and South Korean firms / read it here
- Samsung to boost annual Vietnam investments to $1BN to increase the number of Vietnamese firms in the Samsung Electronics supply chain / read it here
- South Korea’s K-Startup Center opens in Tokyo to help Korean firms expand via partnerships with Japanese firms, adding to KSC presence in Singapore, Vietnam, France and the US / read it here
- Vietnam: SKC, chemicals arm of South Korean SK Group conglomerate, breaks ground on biodegradable plastics plant in Vietnam, expected to be the largest in the world / read it here
World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2024
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