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Global AI scholars gather in Seoul for Global AI Frontier Symposium

An international symposium bringing together AI researchers and representatives from global companies and research institutes was held in Seoul to discuss the latest research results and industrial applications. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation hosted the Global AI Frontier Symposium 2026. The event features keynote speeches, a panel discussion on industry-academia-government cooperation, and six specialist tracks covering core AI technologies and use cases.

Finance

Brokerages cut domestic branches and step up global push

South Korean brokerages are accelerating overseas expansion as mobile trading prompts further streamlining of domestic branches. As of end-2025, 16 firms operated 93 overseas outlets, up by 13 from a year earlier, while overseas subsidiaries’ net profit rose 67.8 percent. Domestic branches at the top 10 brokerages slipped to 438 as of March 31. Firms are widening foreign omnibus account services and building networks across the United States, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and India.

AI & Enterprise

AI Big 2 and cloud Big 3 build in-house FDE teams, step up enterprise AX push

Microsoft said on July 2 it will set up a dedicated organisation, Microsoft Frontier Co, to support corporate AI adoption and invest $2.5 billion. The unit will be staffed by 6,000 employees deployed directly to customer sites, including existing field engineers, technical consultants, support staff and industry sales. AWS announced a $1 billion FDE organisation, while OpenAI and Anthropic also formed teams. Google is hiring hundreds of FDEs.