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AI & Enterprise

Ha Jung-woo returns as deputy head of national AI strategy panel amid \'revolving door\' criticism

Ha Jung-woo, a former senior presidential aide on AI, is returning to government as deputy chair of the president-led National AI Strategy Committee after losing a by-election. President Lee Jae-myung named Ha to the post on Aug. 30. Supporters cite his AI expertise and policy continuity, while critics say the move fuels \"revolving door\" allegations after his resignation to run for office.

Industry

AI factory build in Korea leaves server, cooling supply chain tied to Taiwan

Construction of gigawatt-scale AI factories in South Korea is getting under way, but server assembly and liquid-cooling component supply chains are controlled by Taiwanese companies, raising concerns that Korean materials and parts suppliers are being sidelined. Nvidia plans to ship fully assembled compute trays from its next-generation Vera Rubin platform, narrowing assembly partners to Foxconn, Quanta and Wistron. Cooling component suppliers Auras and AVC have also taken an early lead.

Industry

Park Jung-ho, former SK Hynix vice chairman, gets 16.9 billion won in second year after retirement; 288.1 billion won still due

Park Jung-ho, an executive advisory member at SK Hynix and former vice chairman, received 26.5 billion won in the 18 months after leaving, according to a half-year report filed on Aug. 14. His pay totalled 9.61 billion won in 2025 and 16.9 billion won in the first half of 2026, largely from settlement of long-term incentives granted while he was a registered executive. The company estimated unpaid SARs and performance shares at 288.1 billion won.