South Korea\'s Personal Information Protection Commission on Thursday announced a third basic master plan for personal data protection for 2027 to 2029 as a joint agenda item with relevant ministries at an economic ministers\' meeting. The plan sets out a vision of a trusted data environment and an AI society. It includes four strategies and 12 tasks, including redesigning rules for AI, strengthening prevention-focused protections, upgrading policy and expanding remedies and rights safeguards.

Korean fabless chipmakers opened a Korea pavilion at Electronica Shanghai 2026 to pursue China, described as the world’s largest market for demand from autos, home appliances and data centres. They showcased inference chips, AI accelerators and infrastructure optimisation solutions, aiming to differentiate through customisation, speed and cost performance. HyperAccel highlighted edge and on-device AI chips, Boss Semiconductor promoted a 250-TOPS accelerator and tailored support, and MangoBoost presented software to speed up LLM inference.