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• [New] The Korea Technology Finance Corp. will raise the coverage ratio for its emergency business stabilization guarantees from 95% to 100%. UPI
• [New] Small companies borrowing from the Export-Import Bank of Korea will be offered a free option to convert loans between the won and foreign currencies or between two foreign currencies. UPI
• [New] The Export-Import Bank of Korea will increase its special crisis-response program from 7 trillion won ($4.6 billion) to 8 trillion won ($5.2 billion). UPI
• [New] South Korea: Demand for adaptogenic distillates in South Korea is projected to rise steadily through 2036, supported by increasing demand for cognitive wellness products, mushroom adaptogens, and clean-label functional nutrition solutions. FactMr
• Starting with the AI data center currently under construction in Ulsan, SKT will build a cluster of over 2GW across the southeastern region, using it as a base to attract AI infrastructure demand from global big tech companies to Korea. Cision PR Newswire
• Overall, South Korea plans to acquire 60 small and micro-sized satellites by 2030 so that the military can monitor the Korean peninsula every thirty minutes. itaadmin
• South Korea hosts the most important battery producers outside China, and coordinating with its researchers could help Europe develop key emerging technologies-sodium-ion batteries, in particular, are now commercializing in China and require few, if any, CRMs. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• South Korea is expected to post 35.2% CAGR through 2036 as insurers connect health engagement, rewards and reinsurance validation. FactMr
• South Korea is expected to post 35.2% CAGR as insurers combine health apps with rewards. FactMr
• At least one allied Indo-Pacific military, likely Australia or South Korea, could publicly express interest in or initiate evaluation of comparable low-cost biodegradable drone target systems, correlating with shared regional threat environments and interoperability priorities. Drone Warfare
• South Korea will start checking returning travelers' mobile roaming history and data. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
• SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in Korea using the NVIDIA DSX platform to support sovereign, physical and agentic AI services. NVIDIA Blog
• Built with the NVIDIA DSX platform with NVIDIA accelerated computing, NAVER's AI factories will give Korea a sovereign foundation to create intelligence for enterprises, manufacturers, government organizations and AI cloud customers. NVIDIA Blog
• The Bank of Korea is concerned that massive bonuses at chip factories could trigger unexpected inflation. X (formerly Twitter)
• Anthropic signed an MOU with South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, committing to collaborate on AI safety and cybersecurity, model evaluation in the Korean language with the Korea AI Safety Institute, and information-sharing on AI-enabled cyber threats. Build Fast with AI
• By 2030, 5G connections are expected to make up 95% of all mobile connections in South Korea, Canada, and the United States. IMARC Group
• South Korea has announced plans to deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the late 2030s. UPI

Last updated: 15 July 2026