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On 29 June, Korea’s government set out megaproject commitments approaching $1 trillion across semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers, which President Lee Jae-myung framed as the foundation for an AI-era growth model. Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong ...

GR Korea co-hosted the 2026 Korea Times Forum with The Korea Times on June 9 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, under the theme “Made in Korea: Global and AI Enablement.”The forum brought together policymakers, diplomats, busines...

Korea's June 3 local elections delivered a split verdict. The Democratic Party swept 12 of 16 metropolitan positions, but lost the most-watched race: incumbent PPP Mayor Oh Se-hoon held Seoul in a narrow win, running on housing affordability and chec...

Thank you to everyone who joined GR Korea's latest International Policy Forum: "South Korea's June 3 Elections: A New Political Map and Its Business Implications."We were honored to host Professor Lee Jae-mook (HUFS) and public opinion analyst Yoon H...

Korea's June 3 local elections arrive one year into the Lee Jae-myung administration and will determine how much governing momentum the ruling party carries into its second year. This edition maps the key races and what each outcome means for industr...

On April 13, GR Korea co-hosted an evening reception for the Swedish Strategic Innovation Mission Seoul 2026 in collaboration with Söderberg & Partners.The event brought together the Swedish delegation alongside Korea's business, media, and policy le...

Korea's Lee administration is using a strong legislative majority to move fast on four sectors it wants to define the next decade. This edition of the GR Korea newsletter covers what is happening in each. Korea's semiconductor edge now comes from a s...

Thank you for joining GR Korea’s First International Policy Forum (IPF) of 2026, titled “Eight Months into the New Administration — Where Korea’s Two Main Parties Stand and What Lies Ahead.”We were honored to welcome Song Chang-wook, Vice President a...

Korea's National Assembly held two significant plenary sessions this month. On 12 February, 63 bills were passed — without opposition participation — followed by a second session on 24 February, where the ruling party pushed through remaining legisla...

President Lee Jae-myung has kicked off 2026 with a high-stakes diplomatic tour, marking the first state visit to Beijing in eight years followed by a summit in Japan.In a regional landscape defined by U.S. tariff uncertainty and an ongoing Sino-Japan...