Song Kyung-hee, chair of South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission, will step up on-site visits to help settle new privacy systems as the commission shifts its policy focus from post-incident sanctions to prevention in 2026. Song started the initiative on Jan. 13 with a visit to the Korea Social Security Information Service and a meeting with public-agency chief privacy officers. The commission plans rule changes to strengthen CEO accountability and CPO authority.

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has restarted an onsite inspection of Coupang, dispatching investigators to the e-commerce company’s headquarters in Seoul. Officials from multiple FTC departments are participating. The agency previously inspected Coupang last month over a personal data leak and controversy over membership withdrawal procedures. Investigators are also reviewing whether Coupang Inc Chairman Bom Kim should be designated as the controlling shareholder and probing alleged unfair trade practices involving private-brand products.