South Korea’s Central Radio Management Office will hold the Global Spectrum Management Forum 2026 on Sept. 1 under the theme of future spectrum management strategies to respond to a rapidly changing radio environment and new threats. The sixth annual forum will bring together overseas spectrum regulators, domestic related agencies and experts from industry and academia to share spectrum policies and technologies and promote international cooperation. Sessions will cover policy and regulatory shifts, AI-based monitoring and next-generation wireless ecosystems, and responses to new spectrum threats and complex disasters.

South Korean banks are intensifying competition to attract foreign customers as the number of foreigners staying in the country rises. Banks are expanding services beyond currency exchange and overseas remittances to payroll transfers, savings products, credit loans and wealth management. Major banks have strengthened dedicated products and specialised service networks. The combined number of foreign customers at key banks is estimated at about 7.9 million, with foreign deposit balances topping 27 trillion won.