Politics
Administration
“We Must Broaden Our Horizons Beyond Hosting the Olympics and World Cup to ‘Sports MICE’” [MICE]
Park Ju-hee, Professor at Kookmin University’s Graduate School of Asian Olympic Studies
“We must strategically foster sports competitions across various disciplines as a ‘specialized’ MICE sector.…
Administration
Events That Start from Scratch Every Time… Need to “Quantify” Experience and Know-How [MICE]
Shin Hyun-dae, President of the Korea MICE Association
“We must institutionally mandate the collection of ‘data’ and the creation of ‘legacy’ when hosting international events.”Shin Hyun-dae, Pres…
Defense
'The Final Piece of the K-Defense Puzzle'—Aviation Engine Unveiled… First Step Toward an Era of Domestically Produced Fighter Jet Engines
On the 7th, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) unveiled prototype aircraft engines for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the first of the…
Defense
'NATO Interoperability' Takes Precedence Over a One-Year Faster Delivery Schedule… South Korean Submarines Sidelined by Alliance Considerations Over Technology
South Korea, which had thrown its full weight behind the bid for Canada’s Next-Generation Submarine Program (CPSP), suffered a setback after being outbid by Germany. The Defense Acquisition Program Ad…
Defense
[Market In] After K-Defense, the Next Battleground Is Startups… The Defense Tech Ecosystem Is Stirring
"Now is the perfect time to revitalize the domestic defense tech ecosystem"Startup leaders driving the domestic defense industry ecosystem gathered on the 6th and emphasized the need to seize the mome…
Blue House
President Lee Jae-myung: "Honam, Once Marginalized, to Become a Hub for Cutting-Edge Industries"
On the 30th, President Lee Jae-myung emphasized that the large-scale high-tech industry investments being made in the Honam region— SamsungElectronics(005930)and SK hynix(000660)—represent “an urgent …
Political Circles
"Pouring 1,000 trillion into the 'heart of AI'"... A bold move to build 18.4 GW of AI data centers nationwide
The government is positioning AI as a core pillar of its national growth strategy and is moving full steam ahead with the “Three Mega-Projects for Korea’s Great Leap Forward.” In particular, it has de…
Political Circles
“Buying Votes with Other People’s Money?”… People Power Party Launches All-Out Attack on ‘Honam Semiconductor Investment,’ Calling It “New Form of Political-Business Collusion”
The People Power Party launched a full-scale offensive against the Lee Jae-myung administration, calling the decision by SamsungElectronics(005930)and SK hynix(000660)to invest in the Honam region’s s…
Administration
Metropolitan Area Power Grid Fails to Find Solution Despite a Month of Deliberation… Conflict Returns to Square One
Kim Seong-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy, and Environment, presided over a roundtable discussion on May 8 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Seoul with regional representatives op…
Political Circles
"'We won't erase the previous mayor's legacy... We'll carry on the slogan as is'"
In local elections held once every four years, one of the first things a new mayor does upon taking office is to change the municipal slogan promoted by the previous mayor. However, Shin Dong-hwa, the…