South Korea Proposes Record $597 Billion Budget — And Puts AI at the Centre of Its Economic Future

  ABE NEWS | September 1, 2026 South Korea is preparing to make one of the biggest government spending bets in its history — and artificial intelligence sits near the centre of the strategy. The government of President Lee Jae Myung unveiled a proposed 821 trillion won budget for 2027, worth roughly US$597 billion, representing…

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🇰🇷 South Korea Wants to Land on the Moon by 2030 — But the Bigger Story Is Its Technology Bet

  South Korea wants to land on the Moon by 2030. That alone would be a major technological achievement. But the Moon may actually be the least important part of the story. South Korea has unveiled an ambitious national technology strategy covering quantum computing, nuclear energy, renewable energy, biotechnology, space, aviation and critical materials. The…

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