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- SpaceX and Europe’s OneWeb partner to launch satellite communication services in South Korea / full item
- South Korea’s KT telco and Vietnam’s Viettel ink $95M AI partnership, looking to develop Vietnam’s tech capabilities and infrastructure, and consult in the wider SEA region / full item
“Lawmakers close to Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner in the South Korean presidential elections, have called for Seoul to steal a march on Washington by fast-tracking the rollout of a KRW stablecoin.” / full item
- South Korea’s K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025 program applications close June 13th – details here / full item
- South Korea: The 2nd 2025 edition of the Asia Startup Expo virtual event is set for June 25th, with pitch applications open until May 30th for AI, SaaS, and Consumer Tech startups / full item
- South Korean satellite launch firm, INNOSPACE, inks MoU with US firm, Saturn Satellite Networks, to jointly develop next-gen sats, commercialise complementary products, and more / full item
“Samsung struggles with 3-nanometer process as China’s SMIC gains ground in 5-nanometers” / full item
- South Korea finds North Korea’s APT37 hacking group has launched new espionage campaign against organizations in the South, targeting national security / full item
- South Korea: Samsung is reportedly close to securing major 2nm chip orders from majors including NVIDIA and Qualcomm as a result of yield improvements / full item
- South Korea: Applications are now open for the 10th K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025, a government-backed accelerator and soft-landing program for international startups / full item
“South Korean crypto exchange deregulation proposals could affect the nation’s banking industry, dealing a blow to the likes of K Bank, reports have claimed” / full item
- South Korea: NextRise 2025 innovation fair is set for June 26–27 in Seoul, expecting to feature 500+ startups, 250+ global corporates and VCs, and over 3,600 business meetings / full item
- South Korea: Presidential candidate states he would ‘allow government agencies such as the National Pension Service and the Korea Investment Corporation to invest in virtual assets’ / full item
- South Korea: Fair Trade Commission classifies Bithumb crypto exchange as a conglomerate, mandating the company adherence to a range of financial compliance rules / full item
- South Korea: SK Telecom customers take joint action after major data breach revealed user SIM information / full item
“For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.” / full item
- The Rise of AI Manufacturing in China and South Korea: ‘AI-driven strategies in China and South Korea reinforce East Asia’s manufacturing dominance…’ / full item
- Thailand: South Korea’s Naver tech major inks MoU with Thailand’s SIAM AI to work on development of sovereign Thai AI large language model, and a tourism-specific AI agent / full item
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