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MSIT launches Gangwon AX shift focusing on healthcare and wellness

South Korea has begun planning a regional AI transition (AX) project to apply AI to Gangwon’s healthcare and wellness industry. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Deputy Prime Minister and MSIT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon attended a launch briefing in Seoul on Aug. 13. The project is part of the government’s “5 poles, 3 specials” regional AX initiative. Planning runs through end-2026, followed by a 2027 pilot and a 2028 full rollout.

Crypto

South Korea tightens reporting bar for digital asset businesses, expands screening to major shareholders

From Aug. 20, South Korea will expand screening for digital asset business reporting to cover major shareholders, financial condition, organisation and staffing, and IT facilities. Changes to major shareholders or compliance systems will require advance reporting 30 days before changes, replacing post-change filing. Authorities will broaden criminal history reviews to major shareholders and include additional economic crime laws. They will also scrutinise actual operation of compliance systems and may conduct on-site inspections.

Games & Commerce

Naver union pushes ahead with group bargaining, corporate liability scope in focus

Naver\'s labor union is moving to pursue group bargaining that would place wage and labor contract talks for the company and its affiliates under a single framework. The push follows a revised labor law that broadens bargaining responsibility to entities that substantially control working conditions. The union plans to unveil joint agendas on Aug. 20 and demand talks by month-end. Legal experts said liability must be assessed by issue, not automatically across all affiliates.