
KT strengthened its cyber defense capabilities by participating in the international cyber training APEX hosted by the National Intelligence Service and Locked Shields hosted by the NATO Cyber Defense Center, and announced that it would hold a customer listening forum for small business owners to collect opinions and promote service improvement.
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KT continues to participate in training hosted by governments and international organizations to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities, and operates listening forums for various customer classes to reflect the results in service improvement.
KT holds customer listening forum for small business owners
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Hyeong-bin = KT [030200] began strengthening its practical cyber defense capabilities by participating in a series of international cyber exercises hosted by the National Intelligence Service and organizations under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
▲ KT announced on the 29th that it strengthened its practical cyber defense capabilities by participating in the international cyber exercise 'APEX' hosted by the National Intelligence Service. KT's practical security professional organization Red Team formed a joint team with U.S. government agencies, Latvia, and Lithuania at APEX 2026 and demonstrated expertise in real-time breach response, digital forensics, and system security enhancement. Previously, KT also participated in the international cyber defense training 'Locked Shields' hosted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Cyber Defense Center (CCDCOE).
▲ KT announced on the 29th that it is continuing to expand the ‘On-site Customer Listening Forum’, which listens to customer complaints and connects them to actual service and system improvements. Since holding the first customer listening forum with young customers last April, KT has met and listened to the opinions of various customer groups, including senior customers in May, customers from islands and mountainous areas in June, foreign customers in July, and Generation Z customers in August. The day before, a customer listening forum for small business owners was held in Mapo-gu. The opinions derived from the forum will be shared with relevant departments to review the need for improvement and applicability, and will be promoted as actual projects.

It was found that 3,098 households received inappropriate discounts from 2021 to 2024 in the welfare discount operated by Korea Electric Power Corporation, and only 51,911,000 won, or 48.9% of the discounted amount of 106,095,000 won, was recovered. The main causes were death, moving, and change of contact information, with inadequate discounts for large families being the most common.

Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced that it plans to establish a new advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant at the Yonsei University International Campus in Songdo, Incheon, and to complete legal approval and operate the facility within the year. This factory produces stem cells and immune cell products for clinical research, and aims to build a bio-ecosystem through open innovation cooperation with local universities and research institutes.

The Michelin Guide announced the '2026 Michelin Key Selection' and announced that it had awarded 1 to 2 keys to 9 Korean hotels. Four Seasons Hotel Seoul was upgraded from 1 key last year to 2 key this year, and there are no 3 key hotels in Korea yet. There are five evaluation criteria: architecture, service, individuality, value for money, and location relevance. There are 2,832 Michelin Key hotels around the world.

South Korea's overseas direct investment increased 32.3% year-on-year to $20.52 billion in Q2 2026, driven by growth in financial and communication sectors, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

Saemangeum Development Corporation announced a bid on the 29th for the construction of a public sewage treatment facility with a capacity of 19,000 ㎥ per day for stable sewage treatment in Saemangeum waterside city. The project scale is KRW 105.4 billion, the construction period is a total of 37 months, including 6 months of commissioning, and candidates suitable for detailed design will be selected using a weighted method that adds 70% of the technology score and 30% of the price score.

Korea's foreign direct investment has shown an increase for four consecutive quarters, reaching $20.52 billion in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 32.3% compared to the same period last year. In particular, investment in the finance/insurance and information and communications industries led the way, and investment in the United States increased by 53.6% to $8.86 billion.