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News South Korea » Government: South Korea probes diplomatic academy hack, eyes possible North Korea link

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/south-korea-probes-diplomatic-academy-hack-eyes-possible-north-korea-link/ar-AA28lPsU
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

SEOUL, July 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday a "significant" amount of data appeared to have been exposed in a cyberattack on a government-run diplomatic academy, as ...

News South Korea » Government: South Korea moves digital won into real government funds as US blocks CBDC

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/south-korea-moves-digital-won-into-real-government-funds-as-us-blocks-cbdc/ar-AA28j1Np
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

South Korea CBDC reaches a new milestone: the Bank of Korea will route real government subsidy money through a permissioned blockchain this September, with nine banks deploying 30 billion won in EV ...

News South Korea » Government: South Korea to modify 76-year-old law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assets

News channel or source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/15/south-korea-to-modify-76-year-old-law-to-classify-cryptocurrencies-as-national-assets
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

From tokenized public spending trials to government bond pilots, the state is aggressively pushing public finance onto distributed ledgers.

News South Korea » Government: A solution to South Korea's divided North Korea policy

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/07/20/perspective-road-to-unification/4281784564809/
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The South Korean government must officially declare that the North Korean regime is the primary enemy; North Koreans are partners for unification.

News South Korea » Government: South Korea wants to give every citizen free, unlimited access to its own AI chatbot

News channel or source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/south-korea-wants-to-give-every-citizen-free-unlimited-access-to-its-own-ai-chatbot/
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

South Korea plans to give every citizen free, unlimited access to a domestically powered AI chatbot, with a September beta and a separate agent designed to help people navigate government services.

News South Korea » Government: South Korea plans Digital Asset Basic Act to bring crypto into its national asset framework

News channel or source: https://cryptobriefing.com/south-korea-digital-asset-basic-act-crypto/
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act would regulate crypto issuance, trading, and custody while enabling spot Bitcoin ETFs and tokenized government bonds.

News South Korea » Government: South Korean government discriminated against Coupang, U.S. companies, House report finds

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/south-korean-government-discriminated-against-coupang-us-companies-house-report-finds/ar-AA26YVVO
Published on: Wednesday 01 July 2026

The House Judiciary Committee said the South Korean government discriminated against Coupang and other U.S. companies, in a new report.

News South Korea » Government: South Korea promises free homegrown AI chatbot in 2026

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-promises-free-homegrown-ai-chatbot-in-2026?ref=latest-headlines
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Seoul is seeking to reduce reliance on foreign platforms. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

News South Korea » Government: South Korea apologizes over police handling of murder case

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/16/police-misconduct-government-plan-civilian-oversight/5961784238727/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

South Korea apologized over the Jang Yun-gi investigation and plans a civilian watchdog with about 100 investigators to oversee police.

News South Korea » Government: Explosive House report reveals secret operation inside China at center of South Korea's fight with US company

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/articles/explosive-house-report-reveals-secret-161643061.html
Published on: Monday 06 July 2026

House Judiciary Committee report alleges South Korea's far-left government has systematically discriminated against American companies like Coupang.

News South Korea » Government: South Korea to launch government investigation into ‘utterly baffling’ World Cup exit

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/south-korea-launch-government-investigation-080310847.html
Published on: Sunday 28 June 2026

A particularly miserable World Cup exit can have a profound impact on a country, as South Korea have proved following their poor campaign out in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Heading into the ...

News South Korea » Government: South Korea promises free homegrown AI chatbot this year

News channel or source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-free-ai-chatbot-6267671
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

The plan seeks to reduce reliance on foreign platforms and to overcome the digital divide by providing AI services for free.