Bizplay, a provider of expense management solutions, has signed a business partnership with travel agency Sejung to advance corporate business travel management services, it said on April 28. The two companies will pursue digital transformation across business travel booking and expense processing. They aim to build an integrated environment covering applications, reservations, documentation and after-service management. Cooperation will include supporting Sejung clients’ use of Bizplay’s bzp travel management service and supplying Sejung premium travel products through Bizplay’s platform.

Microsoft stressed an open AI ecosystem at a National Assembly event and said South Korea should focus on corporate AI transformation based on its semiconductor competitiveness rather than building a standalone large language model. A Microsoft executive said most countries have failed to develop sovereign LLMs despite heavy investment. Participants called for policy changes on interoperability, data use and certification. South Korean ministries said they share the direction but need public consensus and prioritisation.