On the 9th, President Lee Jae-myung convened the second meeting of the Emergency Economic Inspection Task Force (TF), calling for urgent and practical measures to address the continued burden of inflation on the Korean public. "Increasing prices are placing too much pain on our people," President Lee stated firmly during the session. "We must swiftly grasp the current situation and actively pursue all possible countermeasures." The President stressed that government response must be accelerated and empowered, noting that in future meetings, key working-level officials such as deputy ministers,
President Lee Jae-myung held his first summit call with US President Donald Trump on the evening of the 6th and agreed to work closely together for the development of the ROK-US alliance, according to a written briefing by spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.The two leaders also agreed to work toward reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement on tariff negotiations between the two countries as soon as possible, and to encourage tangible results in working-level negotiations. The phone call between the two leaders took place at 10 p.m. and lasted approximately 20 minutes. President Trump first congratula
At the 2025 Jeju AI International Film Festival, domestic and international experts gathered to discuss the possibility of coexistence between artificial intelligence (AI) and art. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 9th that the “AI & Art Forum” was held at the Jeju Content Promotion Agency's Be IN+ Performance Hall as the second day of the “2025 Jeju AI International Film Festival.” The Leaders' Dialogue, held in the first part of the forum, explored the direction of technology and art in the AI era under the theme “Technology (術); Art (術). The Art of Coexistence (術).”
On the 6th, the Office of the President announced plans to reorganize the government to implement President Lee Jae-myung's national policy agenda. The Office of the President stated that it will focus on reorganizing the government into a responsible, future-oriented, and competent organization that works for the people, in line with its commitment to a government of national sovereignty. First, to address the shortcomings of the previous administration's presidential office in overseeing national affairs, the National Affairs Situation Room will be expanded and reorganized to serve as a clea
On the 9th, President Lee Jae-myung instructed, “Compile a supplementary budget quickly to help the economy recover and boost consumption.” Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a briefing that President Lee made the remarks while discussing the government's supplementary budget plan and each ministry's implementation plan at the second meeting of the emergency economic task force held at the presidential office in Yongsan. Kang also said, “The president emphasized that priority should be given to supporting vulnerable groups and small business owners.” In addition, he said, “I asked
Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim Dong-yeon said, “Let's make Gyeonggi-do a startup paradise,” pledging to create more than 20 unicorn companies in five years. On the 26th, Gyeonggi-do held the inauguration ceremony of the Gyeonggi-do Startup Council at the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center International Conference Hall in Pangyo. This is the first time a Gyeonggi-do-level startup council has been launched. More than 600 startup officials attended the event, where the council was declared inaugurated and 11 executives were presented with certificates of appointment. “When I met with unicorn c
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 26th that it held the 'AI Super Gap Challenge Kick-off Day' event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul to promote the commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) startups through demand-based collaboration between global giants such as LG Electronics and Qualcomm and promising AI startups in Korea. Recently, the emergence of China's Deepseek, which launched a low-cost and high-performance large-scale language model (LLM model) in the global market, has intensified the competition for hegemony in AI technology between the United States and
Jeollanam-do signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Stanford Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Energy and Technology, and SFR-Stock Farm Road in San Francisco, USA, on the 26th (local time) to support the successful construction of the world's largest 15 trillion won ($15 billion) Solar City AI Supercluster Hub. The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Young-rok, Governor of South Jeolla Province; Amin Badr-El-Din, Co-Chair of Stock Farm Road; Michael Lepech, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Stanford University; and Park Jin-ho, Acting President of Korea Advanced Institute