Society & Risk
Hanoi’s 11% GRDP goal and a ‘resource unlocking’ model point to city-led credit, procurement, and compliance levers that could formalize SMEs, create data, and pull AI into everyday workflows.
Business Adoption
KT is operationalizing AI across ERP, BSS/OSS and a private cloud under its “Next IT” program. The move offers a concrete template for telcos and regulated incumbents worldwide to pivot from network utilities to AI platforms.
Regulation & Power
Hankook’s paroled chairman surfaced at an AI “AX” summit, turning a compliance drama into a test case for corporate AI oversight in a top-5 tire maker plugged into global auto and logistics chains.
Business Adoption
Musinsa’s exclusive tie-up with Ayala’s ACX takes Korea’s AI-native fashion playbook into the Philippines. We unpack the data, partners, tech stack, risks, and KPIs global operators should track.
Business Adoption
Samsung SDI bought GM’s 49.99% stake in their Indiana JV, converting it into SDI’s first solo North American plant. The shift spotlights slowing EV demand, U.S. IRA rules, and a prismatic push that will reshape procurement and AI-driven manufacturing.
Business Adoption
Korea is fusing AI monitoring with global state‑certified trademarks to purge fake K‑beauty online. The move pressures marketplaces, reshapes seller risk, and offers a playbook for other exporters.
Business Adoption
LG’s record Q2 pairs AI-infused appliances with vehicle electronics, revealing how embedded AI, data services, and OEM contracts can compound margins beyond hardware cycles.
Regulation & Power
Vietnam is racing to digitize fisheries control to clear the EU’s IUU ‘yellow card.’ A unified, AI-enabled traceability stack could reset seafood compliance—and export AI mandates via trade.
Business Adoption
LG Chem is retooling for AI and electrification, expanding semiconductor packaging and advanced cathodes. The move offers a read on where value will accrue as compute and EV cycles converge.
Business Adoption
An activist’s BNK–JB merger push exposes how Korea’s regional banks balance scale for AI spending with labor and political backlash. The outcome will shape sales cycles, capex, and M&A math.