Smart glasses incidents at university entrance examinations in Seoul, disclosed on October 13, have exposed a gap between checking candidates before a test and maintaining security throughout it. Devices that combine cameras and connectivity with ordinary-looking frames are increasingly difficult to identify through visual inspection alone. Reports that a candidate changed glasses after an initial check highlight the limits of treating entry screening as sufficient protection. Exam security must

Aston Science, a clinical-stage cancer vaccine developer, announced on October 12 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track designation to AST-301, its investigational HER2-targeted cancer therapeutic vaccine, for the treatment of HER2-expressing gastric cancer. The designation comes approximately four months after AST-301 received orphan drug designation in June.Fast Track is designed to facilitate the development of medicines for serious conditions with unmet medi

KAI’s FA-50 and AAP drone conduct a close formation flight off Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on October 8. / Video courtesy of KAI Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said it successfully conducted its first formation flight between an FA-50 and its Adaptable Aerial Platform (AAP) drone over Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on October 8.The FA-50 and AAP flew in formation for 20 minutes at approximately 7,000 feet, or 2.1 kilometers, above the sea south of Goheung, maintaining a separation of 30 t

Samsung SDS is expanding its AI business across data centers, cloud services and manufacturing systems. The company recently agreed to invest in U.S. AI infrastructure company Helix alongside other Samsung affiliates and is developing a platform that connects production equipment with robots. Its cloud business recorded double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter. These initiatives share a common direction: supplying the computing resources AI requires and applying the technology to enterp

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won visited a proposed semiconductor complex site in Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City on October 9, pledging to accelerate development of a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region of southwestern Korea. He said semiconductor demand was rising faster than expected and that bringing forward the full completion of the Yongin semiconductor cluster by 12 years might still be insufficient. Chey raised the possibility of building fabs simultaneously in Yongin and Jeo

Series Overview September 4 | HIRA Launches First AI-Assisted Claims Review September 11 | Medical Imaging AI Platform Competition September 18 | Lung Cancer Screening AI and National Follow-Up Care September 25 | Breast AI Shows Clinical Value Through Fewer Interval Cancers and Faster Diagnosis October 2 | Stroke AI Links Imaging to Treatment and Recovery October 9 | DICOM Standardization and Medical Imaging AI Performance and Security October 16 | Reimbursement Linked to Clinical Outcomes Octo

Capital markets are changing how they assess South Korean medical artificial intelligence companies. A few years ago, overseas regulatory milestones, including U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizations and European CE marking, along with supply contracts with major hospitals, were considered key drivers of share prices. The ability of a technology company to enter a tightly regulated healthcare market was itself a scarce achievement. Increasingly, valuation depends on how extensivel

The financial and accountability structure surrounding artificial intelligence is becoming more complex. Wall Street is arranging $60 billion to support Anthropic’s access to AI chips, a U.S. startup has introduced a large open-weight model that companies can operate themselves, and the New York City Council has called major AI companies and former researchers to testify about safety measures and responsibility for loss of control. Taken together, the developments show that investment, operation

On October 3, financial authorities in Seoul stepped up their response to a series of cyber intrusions and personal data leaks that have spread from South Korea’s major banks to savings banks and consumer finance companies. But the more important question is not how many financial institutions have been affected. It is where the attackers chose to strike.Incidents disclosed so far point not to core transaction systems such as internet or mobile banking, but to peripheral systems connected to the

Series Overview September 4 | HIRA Launches First AI-Assisted Claims Review September 11 | Medical Imaging AI Platform Competition September 18 | Lung Cancer Screening AI and National Follow-Up Care September 25 | Breast AI Shows Clinical Value Through Fewer Interval Cancers and Faster Diagnosis Oct

Series Overview September 4 | Medical Imaging AI Enters National Infrastructure as HIRA Launches AI-Assisted Claims Review September 11 | The Medical Imaging AI Platform Race September 18 | Lung Cancer Screening AI and National Follow-Up Care September 25 | Breast AI Cuts Interval Cancers and Speeds

A delegation led by Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France Region, met Korean business and institutional representatives in Seoul on September 16 to develop commercial and technology partnerships between France and Korea.The Île-de-France Region and the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce an

Series Overview September 4 | Medical Imaging AI Enters National Infrastructure as HIRA Launches AI-Assisted Claims Review September 11 | The Medical Imaging AI Platform Race September 18 | Lung Cancer Screening AI and National Follow-Up Care September 25 | Breast AI Cuts Interval Cancers and Speeds

Financial markets reacted sharply after the leaders of companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence began openly calling for a slower pace of development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI companies to slow advances in frontier model capabilities, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI chief

Series OverviewSeptember 4 | HIRA Takes Its First Step in AI Claims Review as Medical Imaging AI Enters National InfrastructureSeptember 11 | The Competition to Build Integrated Medical Imaging AI PlatformsSeptember 18 | Lung Cancer Screening AI and Post-Screening Patient ManagementSeptember 25 | Ho

Samsung Electronics is bringing artificial intelligence directly into semiconductor design and manufacturing through a strategic partnership with French AI company Mistral AI, marking a shift in the AI-chip race from supplying computing power to using AI to improve how chips themselves are made.The

Rasmus Errboe, CEO of global offshore wind developer Ørsted, visited South Korea and met government, parliamentary and European business representatives to discuss the country’s energy transition and the future of its offshore wind industry. He also reviewed the progress of the company’s planned off

Launching the SeriesMedical imaging artificial intelligence is evolving from a diagnostic aid that detects abnormalities into an operational foundation connecting hospital workflows, national screening programs, health insurance and medical data systems. Its clinical value depends on reliable integr

SEOUL, Sept. 4, 2026 — A Korean developer has developed a new technology designed to systematically verify and block hallucinations, one of the most persistent challenges in generative artificial intelligence, and has completed a patent application in South Korea.The technology goes beyond simply se

Global digital asset platform OpenSea is supplying real-time onchain market data to Perplexity Computer, the AI agent platform developed by Perplexity. The companies announced the partnership on August 27, introducing a connector that allows users to ask natural-language questions about tokens, digi