South Korea stories
A vast Coupang data breach and mass camera hacks in South Korea expose Asia's widening cyber security gaps and weak identity defences.
Flywire links Weixin Pay to tuition in South Korea and Malaysia, giving Chinese students in-region RMB payment for university fees.
BENEFIT and Ant International will launch cross-border QR payments in Bahrain in 2026, enabling 15,000 merchants to accept Alipay+ wallet payments.
Qilin ransomware group has targeted 25 South Korean finance firms using managed service providers, exposing 2TB of data in a politically charged cyberattack surge.
Princeton Digital Group will invest USD $700 million in a 48 MW data centre campus in Incheon, marking its entry into South Korea's data centre market.
LG will debut its CLOiD household robot at CES 2026, pitching it as the centrepiece of a “Zero Labour Home” powered by AI.
Suprema's BioStation 3 facial ID terminal is on course for record annual global sales as demand for AI-driven access control accelerates.
Samsung will debut a full 2026 Micro RGB TV lineup from 55 to 115 inches, adding AI-powered processing, colour upgrades and spatial audio.
Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.
Dell forecasts APAC shift from AI pilots to agentic and sovereign platforms, with tighter governance and large-scale production rollouts.
UK AI firm Aiimi signs three-year deal to deploy workplace AI across Candu nuclear reactor design and maintenance teams in Canada.
Continental taps Rohit Markan to spearhead Asia Pacific industrial growth as it readies ContiTech spin-off and targets regional expansion.
Rockwell Automation secures Great Place To Work status in 14 Asia Pacific markets, with 80% of staff calling it a great workplace.
LG is set to showcase its AI Cabin Platform at CES 2026, using on-board generative AI to power safer, more personalised car interiors.
Industrial ransomware attacks climbed 13% in Q3 2025 to 742 cases worldwide, with manufacturing absorbing nearly three quarters of hits.
AI demand pushed Q3 2025 chip equipment billings to a record USD $33.66 billion, up 11% year on year as investment in advanced nodes surged.
Honeywell partners with South Korea's LS Electric to develop AI-powered solutions enhancing energy efficiency and reliability in Asian data centres.
AI-driven deepfakes are fuelling a global surge in fraud, with 77% of anti-fraud experts reporting increased incidents and 83% expecting further rises soon.
Rapid AI adoption in APJ exposes firms to hidden risks like shadow AI, API vulnerabilities, and leaked credentials, demanding better governance and security.
UK quantum start-ups warn of talent loss abroad unless government creates a Quantum Sovereign Wealth Fund to support growth-stage capital investment.