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Politics & Government

44 central government agencies to relocate to Sejong from 2027, including broadcast, privacy and finance bodies

The government will relocate 44 central administrative agencies still based in the Seoul metropolitan area to Sejong from 2027 in stages, including the Broadcast Media Communications Commission, the Personal Information Protection Commission and the Financial Services Commission. It will move 27 agencies using leased private offices, with 25 to complete relocation in 2027. Another 17 agencies will relocate by 2031 after building separate facilities. The plan includes budget estimates and support for relocating civil servants.

Industry

Industry ministry audit lacks substance without witnesses or documents, repeats partisan clashes

A parliamentary audit of South Korea\'s industry ministry drew attention for issues including mega-projects and U.S. investment, but devolved into partisan wrangling without key witnesses or requested documents. Lawmakers said submissions were withheld despite public money being involved. The ministry repeatedly said it would check or review. Disputes also emerged over who proposed the Honam semiconductor cluster. Lawmakers questioned differing explanations over an Alaska LNG project and urged an investigation into a leaked closed-door transcript.

Telecommunications & Media

Tving hack to AI character chat: parliament panel calls 29 witnesses for state audit

South Korea\'s National Assembly science, ICT, broadcasting and communications committee approved a list of 29 witnesses and 13 reference witnesses for the 2026 state audit. The list includes executives from Tving and its parent CJ ENM, security chiefs at the three telecom carriers, and representatives of Meta Korea, Coupang, Apple Korea, Google Korea, Telegram and X Korea. Scatter Lab\'s CEO was also called over risks linked to its AI character chat service Zeta.