Interest from overseas consumers in Korean brands is rising, but many small sellers struggle to turn that attention into sales without localised shopping environments. Data showed Korea’s online direct overseas sales rose 16.4% last year to 3.02 trillion won, while domestic e-commerce growth slowed. The article says global sales require localisation across language, payments and logistics, and describes Cafe24’s tools and services to support multi-language stores, local payment options and international delivery operations.

Elice Group said on Wednesday it signed an MOU with Standard Energy to jointly develop a power solution combining AI modular data centres with vanadium ion batteries. The companies aim to improve power stability, fire safety and energy efficiency amid rising data centre demand driven by the spread of AI services. They will develop modular UPS and BESS systems optimised for PMDCs and advance an AI-based energy management system.