Jung Jeom-sik, the floor leader of the People Power Party, met with former President Park Geun-hye on August 19 to express gratitude for her support during the June 3 local elections and to invite her to a party workshop scheduled for the end of the month.During their approximately 30-minute meeting at Park's residence in Daegu, Jung told reporters, "I visited to thank her for actively supporting our party during the recent local elections and for helping to unite conservatives."He added, "Despi

Im Min-keun, the mayor of Ansan, emphasized on the 18th that "Ansan is promoting improvements in administrative services using digital technology so that foreign residents can access necessary services without language barriers." On that day, Mayor Im held a kickoff meeting for the development and demonstration of a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) based administrative solution for foreign residents in the city hall's first conference room. The mayor has initiated the development of adm

Nearly 90% of global companies attempting to implement artificial intelligence (AI) agents have failed, according to a recent survey. The rush to accelerate AI transformation (AX) has led to governance gaps, resulting in AI solutions that do not meet the actual needs of employees.On August 19, McKinsey released findings from its '2026 AI Trust Maturity Survey,' which involved over 500 executives overseeing AI governance, risk management, and investment. As of early this year, only 33% of compani

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is gaining attention for its fully managed generative AI service, Bedrock, as a technical solution to the issue of AI silos within organizations. The platform allows departments to freely use their preferred models while maintaining unified security and data standards across the enterprise.On August 19, AWS presented Bedrock as a way to address internal AI silos in companies. Bedrock is an integrated platform that provides access to major foundation models from industry

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the 'shade walking rights' initiative on August 19 at a press conference in City Hall, aimed at ensuring safe mobility for citizens during heatwaves. The city plans to conduct a pilot program from 2026 to 2027, with plans to expand the initiative citywide starting in 2028. The shade walking rights concept involves planning and managing urban spaces to provide citizens with uninterrupted access to shade from the moment they leave their homes until they reach th

LG Electronics is providing free inspections and repairs for flood-damaged appliances in South Gyeongsang Province, regardless of the manufacturer. The company has set up a special service center at the flood site and is also offering on-site services to assist households in recovering their appliances.According to LG Electronics, the special service center in Gohyeon-dong, Geoje, has been operational since August 18. Service managers dispatched to the site are inspecting flooded appliances with

Singers Park Ji-hyun and Jeon Yu-jin will meet with fans at Seoul's Olympic Park during the last weekend of August. Although they will perform in different venues, both artists' fan bases will converge in the same location.According to the Olympic Park's concert schedule, Park Ji-hyun will hold her '2026 Park Ji-hyun Concert Showmanship Season 2 ENCORE' at Olympic Hall on August 29 and 30. Both performances will start at 5 p.m. and last for 120 minutes.This concert serves as an encore to her nat

KT (CEO Park Yoon-young) has introduced a corporate sovereign AI appliance that combines domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors with its own large language model (LLM).On August 19, KT announced the launch of the 'KT NPU LLM Station,' an all-in-one AI product. This appliance integrates hardware and software into a single device.The product features the 'ATOM-MAX,' a neural processing unit (NPU) developed by domestic AI semiconductor company Rebellion, along with KT's proprietary LL

As domestic financial companies in South Korea have recently received approval to establish financial holding companies in Indonesia, Hanwha Life has also begun preparations for its own transition. The company has set up a preparatory entity in the region to build a financial group structure encompassing its insurance and banking subsidiaries.According to the financial sector on August 19, Hanwha Life established 'PT HANWHA ADVISORY INDONESIA' in the first half of this year. This entity was crea