Games & Commerce

Post office launches pilot bank agency service for loan consultations in rural areas without bank branches

Korea Post has begun a pilot bank agency service to improve access to financial services in underserved areas. Korea Post chief Park In-hwan (박인환) visited the Cheongyang Post Office in South Chungcheong Province to inspect operations. The service allows residents in county-level areas without commercial bank branches to consult on and apply for bank loan products at head post offices. The pilot covers 20 post offices nationwide and offers consultations for eight products from four major banks.

AI & Enterprise

South Korea steps up push for one AI agent per person, to launch \'AI for Everyone\' service this year

South Korea plans to launch a free, general-purpose AI chatbot service called \'AI for Everyone\' in December using domestic AI models. The government aims to upgrade it into AI agents next year, targeting a \"one AI agent per person\" era. It will support construction of gigawatt-class AI data centres backed by 550 trillion won in private investment and pursue projects in physical AI, AI semiconductors, security and regional AI transformation hubs, and space and quantum programmes.