With digital asset taxation set to begin next year, a proposal has emerged to revise the current system that classifies both transfer and lending income as other income. Speakers at a National Assembly forum said income categories should reflect the economic substance of different transaction types, including trading, mining and staking. They also called for stronger enforcement infrastructure, including linking transaction data across domestic and overseas exchanges and personal wallets.

Semiconductor makers are moving up fab construction schedules in Yongin, but power grid and water supply plans are not keeping pace. Samsung Electronics targets 2029 for its first fab at the Yongin national industrial complex, while SK Hynix plans to open a cleanroom for its first fab in early 2027. The government has brought forward the final power supply date to 2042, and current supply is about 1.9 gigawatts.