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[2026-09-11] Korea’s SMR Special Act Takes Effect — Can It Hit the 2035 Commercialization Target?

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[2026-09-11] SMR 특별법 시행, 2035년 상용화 목표는 지킬 수 있는 숫자인가

Korea’s SMR Special Act took effect September 11, formally targeting 2035 commercialization of light-water
small modular reactors, backed by a 2027 regulatory budget of 303 billion won.
The move parallels the US Army’s $2.2 billion Janus Program for military microreactors, approved August 27.
Here is how the two countries’ commercialization paths compare, and what it means for industry and the public.

[2026-09-11] Korea’s New Privacy Law Fines Repeat Data Breaches Up to 10% of Revenue

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[2026-09-11] 개인정보 유출 과징금 매출액 10%, 11일부터 시행된 것의 실제 의미

Korea’s amended Personal Information Protection Act took effect September 11, introducing fines up to 10% of
revenue for repeated or large-scale data breaches, more than double the GDPR’s 4% cap.
New rules also require board approval for CPO appointments and a 72-hour notice for suspected breaches.
Here is what foreign companies operating in Korea need to know.

[2026-09-09] Fitch, Moody’s Both Praise Korea’s 2027 Budget — Debt Ratio Falls to 48.3%, but Semiconductor Tax Windfall Raises Sustainability Questions

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Fitch and Moody’s both issued positive assessments of Korea’s 2027 budget, projecting the national debt ratio will fall to 48.3% and the fiscal deficit will nearly close.
But both agencies flagged that the improvement depends heavily on a temporary AI and semiconductor tax revenue surge.
This piece compares Korea’s fiscal trajectory with Taiwan’s similarly chip-dependent fiscal profile.

[2026-09-06] Four U.S. Firms Pledge $2B in Korea — Semiconductor Materials Investment Amid Soft H1 U.S. FDI

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[2026-09-06] 미국 4개사 2조 8000억 원 투자 유치, 반도체·소재 공급망은 왜 계속 한국을 택하나

Air Products, Axcelis, Corning, and Pacifico Energy pledged a combined $2 billion in Korea across semiconductor gases, ion-implant equipment, display materials, and offshore wind.
The deal follows a first half of 2026 in which U.S. investment declarations in Korea actually fell 2.5% year-on-year, even as total FDI grew.
Air Products made a similar move in Taiwan two months earlier, suggesting a broader Asia-wide capacity build rather than a Korea-only story.

[2026-09-04] Korea Raises SME Export Target to $180B by 2030 — Up $30B After Record First-Half Sales

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[2026-09-04] 중소기업 수출 1800억 달러 목표, 국정과제 300억 달러 상향 조정이 말하는 것

Korea raised its 2030 SME export target from $150B to $180B, citing a record first-half 2026 result of $64B.
The plan names five target markets — India, Singapore, Brazil, Europe, and Mongolia — each with a distinct entry model.
We compare it to Germany’s Mittelstand Global and Japan’s JETRO consortium subsidy to see what’s actually new.