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AI & Enterprise

Science ministry launches POSTECH quantum global partnership lead center

South Korea has set up an international joint research hub for quantum technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and ICT said. The POSTECH Quantum Global Partnership Lead Center aims to develop large-scale quantum entanglement generation and control by linking different quantum platforms. The project runs from July 2025 to December 2029 with funding of 22.3 billion won. Researchers from domestic and overseas institutions attended the opening event.

Games & Commerce

Bonghwa, Gokseong local love vouchers to be used with post office debit cards

Korea Post will roll out a post office debit card-based local love voucher service in Bonghwa County in North Gyeongsang Province and Gokseong County in South Jeolla Province. It will launch the Post Office Bonghwa Love Card on June 10 and the Post Office Gokseong Simcheong Voucher on June 24. Users can pay even when top-up balances are insufficient, within their account balance, and receive cashback and discounts.

Industry

Baemin Bmart direct purchases of domestic farm products up 53 percent in Jan-May, to expand this year

Baemin’s quick commerce platform is expanding its role as a sales channel for regional farms, Woowa Brothers said. Sales of domestically sourced farm and livestock products bought directly from producing areas through Baemin Bmart rose 53 percent in January to May from a year earlier, outpacing last year’s full-year growth rate of 21 percent. Fruit sales led gains, with strong increases for strawberries, melons, watermelons and blueberries.