KT said it is stepping up support for digital transformation in military service administration and defence. It said officials from the Military Manpower Administration recently visited KT’s Innovation Hub in Seoul to discuss applying AI transformation technologies. The two sides reviewed end-to-end AX cases verified in industry and shared plans to upgrade services using AI and to operate stable communications infrastructure. KT said defence work requires high security, complex procedures and large-scale data processing.

South Korea\'s team won gold medals across the board at the 56th International Physics Olympiad held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the Science Ministry and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity said. All five Korean contestants took gold, with one ranking first overall. The national team also won gold at the 39th International Young Physicists\' Tournament in Zurich, its first gold there since 2018, after finishing second overall in the preliminary rounds.