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As AI Reshapes Markets, Korea Debates How to Protect Competition Without Slowing Innovation

Korea’s competition policymakers and researchers are grappling with a growing challenge: how to protect market fairness without constraining artificial intelligence innovation. As AI technologies redefine market power and corporate behavior, Korean experts are urging a redesign of competition policy that preserves innovation while maintaining trust and transparency in digital markets.…
by Richard Park . 17 Nov 2025

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OpenAI DevDay Spotlight: Artue Shows How Korea Is Shaping the Next Wave of AI-Powered Cultural Experiences

Korea’s AI ecosystem is expanding into cultural technology as startups explore how emotional understanding, user intent, and creative context can…

by Daehyun Song . 16 Nov 2025
Why OpenAI Chose Korea as Its Fastest-Growing Market: DevDay Exchange Shows Startup Adoption Is Now a Strategic Priority

Korea is emerging as one of OpenAI’s most dynamic markets. With millions of active users, fast-growing enterprise adoption, and direct…

by Dae-jung Park . 16 Nov 2025
Korea – U.S. Joint Fact Sheet Secures Tariff Clarity for Autos, Semiconductors, and Pharmaceuticals

Korea and the United States have finalized a Joint Fact Sheet that resets tariff expectations for several of Korea’s core…

by Chloe kim . 16 Nov 2025
Korea’s Fund of Funds Turns 20: More Push to Extend Lifespan as AI and Deep-Tech Competition Intensifies

Korea’s venture ecosystem is entering a defining moment. The Korea’s Fund of Funds (Mother Fund)—a central pillar of Korea’s venture-investment…

by Richard Park . 15 Nov 2025
Digital Asset Recovery Lifts Korea’s Exchanges: Dunamu & Bithumb Report Explosive Q3 Growth Amid U.S. Regulatory Adjustments

Korea’s digital-asset sector is showing renewed momentum. Dunamu and Bithumb both reported significant gains for the third quarter of 2025,…

by Daehyun Song . 15 Nov 2025
New MSS Vice Minister Role Marks Korea’s Attempt to Rebuild Its Small-Business Safety Net

Korea’s decision to appoint a dedicated small-business vice minister marks a shift in how the government responds to the pressure…

by Dae-jung Park . 15 Nov 2025

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OpenAI DevDay Spotlight: Artue Shows How Korea Is Shaping the Next Wave of AI-Powered Cultural Experiences

Korea’s AI ecosystem is expanding into cultural technology as startups explore how emotional understanding, user intent, and creative context can…

by Daehyun Song . 16 Nov 2025

Why OpenAI Chose Korea as Its Fastest-Growing Market: DevDay Exchange Shows Startup Adoption Is Now a Strategic Priority

Korea is emerging as one of OpenAI’s most dynamic markets. With millions of active users, fast-growing enterprise adoption, and direct…

by Dae-jung Park . 16 Nov 2025
Rebellions Expands to the U.S.: A New Chapter for Korea’s AI & Deep-Tech Globalization Strategy

Korea’s ambition to build a globally competitive deep-tech ecosystem is gaining new ground. Rebellions, one of the country’s leading AI…

by Chloe kim . 13 Nov 2025
Rebellions Closes $253M Series C with U.S. VC Backing: Boosting Global Confidence in Korea’s AI Hardware

South Korea’s deep-tech frontier is drawing heightened attention from global venture investors as its AI hardware startups reshape the future…

by Dae-jung Park . 11 Nov 2025
As AI Reshapes Markets, Korea Debates How to Protect Competition Without Slowing Innovation

Korea’s competition policymakers and researchers are grappling with a growing challenge: how to protect market fairness without constraining artificial intelligence innovation. As AI technologies redefine market power and corporate behavior, Korean experts are urging a redesign of competition policy that preserves innovation while maintaining trust and transparency in digital markets. KERI Hosts Joint Symposium on AI and Competition Policy On November 13, the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) held a joint symposium titled “AI and Digital Innovation: Implications for Competition Policy” at the FKI Tower Conference Center in Seoul. The event was co-hosted with the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency and the Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization (KASIO). The discussion centered on how Korea’s competition framework must evolve to address structural changes brought by AI and data-driven industries. Experts emphasized that while AI innovation can stimulate economic growth, it also introduces complex competition risks that traditional policies were not designed to handle. In his opening remarks, Jeong Cheol, Chief Policy Representative of the Federation of Korean Industries and President of KERI, stated that “as AI transforms industrial structures, government…

17 Nov 2025
Korea – U.S. Joint Fact Sheet Secures Tariff Clarity for Autos, Semiconductors, and Pharmaceuticals

Korea and the United States have finalized a Joint Fact Sheet that resets tariff expectations for several of Korea’s core…

16 Nov 2025
Inside Korea’s $7.3B AI Transformation Plan: Betting on Vertical AI to Lead the Next Industrial Revolution

In South Korea, artificial intelligence has begun redefining the foundation of entire industries. As global competition intensifies, the country is…

10 Nov 2025
Korea Links Startup Policy to Worker Welfare: New ESG Standard for Innovation

Korea’s startup policy is entering a new phase where social responsibility meets innovation. By linking government support to employee protection,…

10 Nov 2025
Leonardo AI’s Timothy Hsu at KOCCA Content Insight 2025: The Future of Human Creativity in AI-Driven Storytelling  

As artificial intelligence reshapes creative industries worldwide, Korea is emerging as a testing ground for how technology and storytelling can converge. At KOCCA Content Insight 2025, Leonardo AI’s Timothy Hsu offered a rare, forward-looking perspective on what happens when human imagination meets AI machine capability — and why mastering the balance may define the next wave of global creative economies. Timothy Hsu on The Future of AI-Driven Storytelling at KOCCA Content Insight 2025 The 2025 edition of Content Insight (Content INS!GHT) forum by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), was held on November 6–7 at the Hongneung Content Culture Plaza in Seoul under the theme “The New Grammar of the Content Industry: IP × Technology.”   During the second day of this event, Timothy Hsu, Head of Business Development at Leonardo AI, offered a rare window into how artificial intelligence is rewriting the language of creativity itself. Hsu’s keynote followed Orbital Studios founder A.J. Wedding’s session on virtual production, extending the conversation from real-time filmmaking to AI-driven storytelling. Speaking to prominent industry leaders, policymakers,…

10 Nov 2025
Orbital Studios’ A.J. Wedding at KOCCA Content Insight 2025: Democratizing Content Creation Through Virtual Production

Virtual production is accelerating a structural shift in how content is financed, produced, and distributed. Once limited to high-budget studios,…

9 Nov 2025
Asia’s Innovation Gateway Returns: SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 Invites Startups to Build the Sustainable City of the Future

The next chapter of Asia’s innovation story begins in Tokyo. As the region’s largest startup and technology conference, SusHi Tech…

5 Nov 2025
SWITCH Singapore 2025: Redefining Deep-Tech into Impact with Global Collaborations and K-Startup Participation

The Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH Singapore 2025) concluded on a historic note, marking its 10th edition and…

2 Nov 2025
Reimagining Real Estate Development with AI: Meet the Founders of Zenerate

What if you could design smarter buildings in minutes instead of months—and boost returns while doing it? That’s the vision…

by Aditi Dave . 4 Jun 2025
Mednaath CEO Nitish Kumar on Revolutionizing Multilingual Customer Service with Voice AI in Korea & Beyond

Mednaath is a company founded by Nitish Kumar, IIT Alumni, in India in 2021 and expanded to South Korea in…

by Dae-jung Park . 1 Jun 2025
Pioneering Precision: How South Korea’s Galux is Redefining Antibody Discovery with AI

Korean biotech startup Galux Inc. is making waves on the global stage with its groundbreaking AI-driven platform, GaluxDesign, designed to…

by Aditi Dave . 26 May 2025
NVIDIA and Korean VCs Launch ‘Physical AI Startup Alliance,’ Advancing Korea’s Deep-Tech Ecosystem

Korea’s deep-tech startup ecosystem has gained a powerful new catalyst. NVIDIA has joined forces with leading venture capital firms and…

by Daehyun Song . 1 Nov 2025

Korean Startups Close $3.83M in Deals at GSMP Japan IT Week 2025, Strengthening Korea – Japan SaaS Collaboration

At Japan IT Week Autumn 2025, held from October 22 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Korea’s software industry…

by Zee Cindy . 30 Oct 2025
Korea Builds Financial Backbone for Next-Gen K-Content Through KIBO – KB Kookmin Bank Partnership

The K-content industry in South Korea is finally entering a new defining phase where creativity and capital align. With rising…

by Chloe kim . 17 Oct 2025
Korea Expands Smart City Innovation Through Public – Startup Collaboration in Cheonan

Korea is pushing the boundaries of smart city innovation beyond its major hubs. In Cheonan, a new open innovation initiative…

by Richard Park . 11 Oct 2025
Unlocking Innovation: How Startups Can Leverage IMDA’s Open Innovation Platform

In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, innovation is key to staying ahead. Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has taken a…

4 Apr 2025
Factagora Launches South Korea’s First Cloud-Based AI Legal Service at Law Firm Shin & Kim

In a first of its kind instance in South Korea’s legal industry, prominent law firm Shin & Kim has implemented…

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Top Co-working Spaces for Startups & Companies to Explore in South Korea

For startups, the beginning years are the most crucial ones, when the pitches to VCs are to be made, teams…

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