South Korea

South Korea's Kakao has opposed a proposed US ADR listing involving shares in Kakao Mobility held by private equity firm TPG.

South Korea's ITM Semiconductor recovered about KRW3.5 billion ($2.47 million) out of an employee embezzlement worth KRW13.2 billion at its Vietnamese subsidiary ITM Semiconductor Vietnam.

BEYOND announced on Wednesday that its flagship annual event will return to The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from May 26-29, 2027, with a refreshed global identity under the BEYOND brand.

South Korea's new espionage offense covers national secrets obtained for foreign states or equivalent organizations, with chip technology among the cited concerns.

ASML and TSMC are leading an industry move to 12-inch photomasks for High NA EUV, with a pilot line targeted for 2031 and production-system readiness in 2033.

France's Mistral, an AI platform for enterprises, has raised €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in a Series D round led by South Korea's Samsung Electronics, in the largest equity funding round by a European technology company.

The X-DIGITAL@THAILAND showcase underscored that Korea’s technology story is no longer confined to its domestic market. For these startups, the opportunity lies in translating that innovation into solutions that can work — and scale — across the region.

South Korea has selected SK Telecom, Kakao and KT to develop free national AI services backed by domestic models and government-provided computing capacity.

South Korea plans a fund backed by semiconductor tax gains to finance AI, chip clusters and talent while buffering public finances from industry cycles.

SOOHO.IO and Partior have signed an MOU to connect the Korean firm’s Ezys platform with Partior’s live multi-currency settlement network.