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Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.

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Korea's AI industry poised to leap under new president's goal to join world's top 3

Citing an “unprecedented era of ultra-technological civilization,” President Lee Jae-myung has pledged major investments and support for advanced technology industries in a bid to position Korea as a global leader. During his campaign, he demonstrated a strong commitment to further advancing Korea's AI industry, which he believes will help make the country one of the world’s top three AI powerhouses. True to his promise, just two days into his presidency, his administration announced the creation of a dedicated executive office for AI future strategy within the presidential office, a move signaling his intention to take direct control of shaping AI governance and policy. “The office for AI future strategy will oversee strategies for growth and future-oriented initiatives, while also comprehensively focusing on fostering the AI industry, advancing cutting-edge technologies and addressing challenges related to population and climate crises,” presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said during a briefing last week. Korea’s stagnation in global AI race According to the Critical

Jun 11, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Korea's AI industry poised to leap under new president's goal to join world's top 3
Companies

KEF chairman calls for flexible, cooperative labor market at ILO conference

Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik emphasized the urgent need for more flexible labor policies and stronger cooperation among social partners at the 113th session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. Speaking as the representative of Korean employers, the chairman pointed to the multifaceted global challenges that businesses and workers are currently facing, saying that labor, management and governments are "obliged" to cooperate to address them. “We are now facing unprecedented and complex challenges,” the chairman said in his speech. “Growing global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions pose serious threats to sustainable growth and social integration.” He pointed out that accelerating technological innovation and climate change continue to reshape industries and labor markets worldwide, leading to alarming unemployment rates globally. “Technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence), robotics and automation are profoundly reshaping industrial structures and labor markets,” he said

Jun 9, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
KEF chairman calls for flexible, cooperative labor market at ILO conference
Tech & Science

Boryung to hold space station art showcase

Health care and space business company Boryung will be holding Korea’s first live-streaming art showcase from the International Space Station (ISS). According to the company, Monday, Boryung will co-host the Humans in Space Youth art showcase on Saturday with the Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity (KOSAC) at Gwacheon National Science Museum in Gyeonggi Province. During the event, astronauts on the spaceflight Axiom Space Mission 4, currently stationed on the ISS, will present 20 space-themed drawings by elementary school students in a live stream. The drawings were selected through the 2025 Humans in Space Youth competition. “Space is not just about science, but a realm of imagination. We hope this event inspires more children to fuel their creativity and curiosity to grow into future leaders of the space era,” Boryung CEO Kim Jung-gyun said. This project marks the country’s first time children’s artwork was sent to the ISS, part of a private-sector-led initiative that merges science, art, and education. It is also the first time in 17 years that an artwork by a Korean

Jun 9, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Boryung to hold space station art showcase
Tech & Science

Instagram account suspensions leave users frustrated

A growing number of Instagram users are complaining that their accounts are being suspended abruptly without explanation, fueling doubts about the platform’s transparency and enforcement of community guidelines. Complaints from its users have been increasingly surfacing online, sharing that their accounts have been disabled or deleted without any clear explanation or proper appeal process. “I’ve been using my account for three years to post personal memories. Then, out of nowhere, it was deactivated,” a user wrote on dcinside, an online forum. “I’ve never posted anything suspicious or inappropriate to get disabled, and I didn’t even get a chance to appeal … it was just an unexplained notice.” According to users who shared similar experiences on the forum and a KakaoTalk open group chat, Instagram has been informing the accounts that they’re blocked for reasons such as sexual exploitation and abuse of children, along with community guidelines and integrity rules violations. However, many claimed that they had not engaged in any such behavior and had not violated any of

Jun 6, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Instagram account suspensions leave users frustrated
Tech & Science

Galaxy Watch earns EU certification on sleep apnea feature

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Watch series has received the European Union’s Conformite Europeenne (CE) certification for its sleep apnea detection feature, expanding its availability worldwide. The company announced Friday that the feature recently gained certification for the European Economic Area of 34 markets. Along with Korea, the United States, Australia and Singapore, the feature is now available in 70 markets. The CE certification, which translates to European conformity, confirms a product meets the European Union’s safety, health, environmental and consumer protection requirements. The CE marking is obligatory for products like medical devices, electronics, machinery and toys to be marketed in the EU. Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, potentially leading to serious health complications. When breathing temporarily stops, it reduces oxygen levels in the blood, disrupting sleep quality and resulting in daytime fatigue. According to the U.S. National Sleep Foundation, around 25 percent of men and 10 percent of women in the

Jun 6, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Galaxy Watch earns EU certification on sleep apnea feature
Tech & Science

Kakao offers data security training for small businesses

Kakao held an online data security training for small and medium-sized enterprises Wednesday in collaboration with the Personal Information Protection Commission and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to improve personal data protection. Since 2022, the tech giant and KISA have been offering data security education sessions for Kakao’s partnering entities and small businesses to strengthen their handling of personal information. Along with Kakao’s partnering businesses, the sessions are also open to anyone who is interested in data privacy. “We’ve prepared this training to provide practical support so that our partners and small businesses can handle personal data securely,” the company said in a release. “We will continue offering appropriate education and support to help small businesses understand privacy regulations and operate safely.” The session invited Lee Soo-hyun, a senior researcher from KISA, to discuss topics on personal data breach cases, key precautions for handling personal information within Kakao and steps to take in cases of a data breach. This y

Jun 4, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Kakao offers data security training for small businesses
Companies

Cartier latest luxury brand hit by consumer data breach

Luxury jewelry brand Cartier has confirmed a breach of customer data, raising concerns over data security among high-end brands following recent incidents involving Dior and Tiffany. The company sent out an email Tuesday informing its customers that an “unauthorized third party” accessed its systems temporarily and obtained certain customer information. While Cartier assured customers that sensitive financial data such as passwords, credit card numbers and bank account information were not compromised, the brand said it has confirmed that the compromised data possibly includes customer names, email addresses, birth dates and country of residence. The company noted that it has taken immediate action to strengthen its security systems and is working closely with external cybersecurity experts and relevant authorities to investigate the incident. The Cartier announcement comes as Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) is currently conducting an investigation into data breaches at Christian Dior and Tiffany, both owned by the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. According t

Jun 3, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Cartier latest luxury brand hit by consumer data breach
Tech & Science

Korea's tech giants expand ties with US big tech in AI race

Korea’s leading tech companies — Naver and Kakao — are ramping up partnerships with U.S. big tech players in a strategic move to stay competitive in the increasingly intense global artificial intelligence (AI) race. Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon is scheduled to meet with Netflix executives in Silicon Valley later this week during a trip that includes a networking event with U.S. venture capital firms and startups. “As per Netflix’s invitation, Choi and (Naver subsidiary) Webtoon Entertainment CEO Kim Jun-koo will hold a meeting with them,” a Naver official said, adding no specific agenda for the meeting has been disclosed. Naver denied speculation that Netflix will integrate Naver Webtoon’s content on its platform, but Kim’s presence alongside Choi is prompting expectations that the two sides may explore potential new partnership opportunities, building on the success of their previous collaboration on Naver Plus membership. Naver partnered with Netflix to introduce the membership last November, which includes Netflix’s standard ad-supported plan at no extra cost. The collabor

Jun 3, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
Korea's tech giants expand ties with US big tech in AI race
Tech & Science

SK Telecom continues to lose users after data breach

SK Telecom has seen a huge drop in the number of subscribers since a large-scale data breach hit hard the nation's largest mobile carrier in April. Mobile number portability (MNP) switches across SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) reached nearly 933,509 subscribers in May, the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association said Monday. This represents about a 77 percent surge compared to March's 525,937 subscribers. For the past five years, the MNP switch counts have not surpassed 600,000, but since SK Telecom’s cyberattack, the number spiked to about 700,000 in April and has continued to rise. The number of SK Telecom users who switched off to KT was the highest, reaching about 196,700 last month, while about 158,600 went to LG Uplus. People switching to MVNO from SK Telecom also increased to 85,180 in May. That number usually hovers around 50,000. In contrast, new users transferring to SK Telecom from other carriers dropped to about 10,000 each. Before the hacking incident, SK Telecom had seen around 40,000 subscribers switching from KT and LG Uplus

Jun 2, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
SK Telecom continues to lose users after data breach
Tech & Science

AI takes lead in fight against voice phishing in wake of SK Telecom hack

Amid growing concerns that leaked personal information from the recent SK Telecom data breach could fuel a surge in voice phishing crimes, local telecom providers are racing to deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to detect and block increasingly sophisticated scams. Last month, cybersecurity firm EverSpin reported a rise in malicious apps disguised as legitimate ones — such as those of the Korea Consumer Agency or SK Telecom’s SmartSafe— particularly in early May, shortly after news of the breach first surfaced in April. LG Uplus has joined hands with KT and the Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) by signing a memorandum of understanding on Friday to bolster preventive measures against phishing scams. The partnership aims to establish multilateral collaboration on advancing phishing detection systems and raise public awareness of such crimes. The KFB will provide telecom companies with a database of phone numbers in the banking sector. At the same time, LG Uplus and KT will leverage their AI-powered phishing detection and data analytic technologies to enhance sec

Jun 2, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee
AI takes lead in fight against voice phishing in wake of SK Telecom hack
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