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AI & Enterprise
LG CNS completes AI drug discovery platform for Dong-A Socio Group
LG CNS said on Tuesday it has completed an AI drug discovery platform for Dong-A Socio Group, built with the group’s IT affiliate DAI. The platform integrates and standardises drug research data and supports key processes from candidate discovery to design and validation using AI. It analyses gene and tissue location data to help identify targets, uses generative AI to design compound structures, and simulates binding and stability in validation.
Finance
KB Kookmin Bank to provide 100 billion won in policy financing for emergency medical institutions outside Seoul
KB Kookmin Bank will provide 100 billion won in policy financing for emergency medical institutions outside the Seoul metropolitan area. The bank said it will take part from Aug. 13 as a handling bank for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 2026 emergency medical institution loan programme. Funds can be used for emergency room facility upgrades, staff labour costs and refinancing borrowings. Loan caps and fixed interest rates vary by institution type and location.
People & Appointments
LG Electronics to support AI skills for disabled youth through GITC Korea competition
LG Electronics will hold the 2026 Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC) Korea competition on July 15-16 in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, to help disabled teenagers strengthen AI-related capabilities and enter society. The event is hosted by LG and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and organised by LG Electronics and the Korea Association of Persons with Disabilities. Sixty youths from 17 regions will compete in four events, with four finalists advancing to the world contest in Vietnam in October.
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Industry
Postmen to check on residents and help with surveys as Korea Post expands public role
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI to train young social welfare leaders in AI agents
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Telecommunications & Media
Cable TV urges relief from broadcast development fund burden as local public infrastructure in \'five poles, three specials\' era
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Society
South Korea steps up cross-government response to rising teen suicides with AI monitoring, stronger counseling
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AI & Enterprise
SK Shieldus expands senior digital care business with NHN Waffleat partnership
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Games & Commerce
Daesang, Korea Eximbank to support food for vulnerable groups with 550 million won matching donation
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AI & Enterprise
NHN consortium selected to lead health ministry AI smart home project
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AI & Enterprise
PIPC shares expanded data portability measures with key public agencies
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AI & Enterprise
National AI strategy committee launches Chungcheong AX, checks K-Moonshot progress
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AI & Enterprise
54 public bodies win S grade in 2025 personal data protection assessment
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AI & Enterprise
Change your IP camera password now, South Korea privacy watchdog says
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT, health ministry push to shift public healthcare to AI-SaaS
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AI & Enterprise
Can AI deliver a public service UX revolution in South Korea?
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AI & Enterprise
Government to introduce AI in care services, support small merchants through public AX shift
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Industry
POSCO Future M reaches 336 million won in cumulative support for youth asset-building accounts