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  South Korea issues copyright fair-use guide for generative AI training, including web crawling Generative artificial intelligence developers and copyright holders in South Korea now have a new government guide on when copyrighted works may be used fairly to train AI models.  The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission said Thursday they will publish a guide titled “Copyright Law Fair Use Guide for Generative AI Training on Works” (the “fair use guide”). It will be available from 11 a.m. on the commission’s website.  The guide explains four facto February 26, 2026
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  Audi Korea Names KCC Auto Group as New Authorized Dealer Audi Korea said on Wednesday it has finalized the selection of KCC Auto Group as a new authorized dealer. Starting March 1, KCC Auto Group will operate showrooms in Songpa, Hanam and West Daegu, along with an Audi Approved Plus (AAP) certified used-car showroom in Gimpo. It will also run service centers in Gangdong, Songpa and West Daegu. Audi Korea said the showrooms and service centers will continue operating as they have, allowing customers to consult on purchases and receive after-sal February 26, 2026
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  Mercedes-Benz Korea Signs Retail of the Future Deal With 11 Dealers, Launch Set for April Mercedes-Benz Korea said it held a signing ceremony on the 25th at the Shilla Seoul hotel with 11 authorized dealers to support the rollout of a new vehicle sales model, “Retail of the Future” (RoF). The company said RoF will be officially implemented April 13. Under RoF, Mercedes-Benz Korea will integrate vehicle pricing and inventory management that previously differed by dealer. Customers will be able to buy vehicles at a single company-set price at any authorized showroom nationwide, February 26, 2026
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  Hyundai Motor to Add Car Rental Business to Corporate Purpose Hyundai Motor Co. plans to add car rental services to its stated business purposes, a move widely seen as part of an effort to upgrade its in-house subscription service, Hyundai Genesis Selection. Industry officials said Feb. 26 that Hyundai Motor will hold its annual shareholders meeting on March 26 at its headquarters in Seoul’s Seocho district and is expected to approve an agenda item adding “car rental business” to its corporate purpose. A company official said the change reflects co February 26, 2026
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  Hyosung Heavy Industries Reviews HVDC Localization Plan With Industry, Academia Hyosung Heavy Industries outlined a roadmap to localize high-voltage direct current, or HVDC, technology, a key element of the government-led “West Coast Energy Superhighway” project. The company said Wednesday it held a review meeting at its headquarters in Seoul’s Mapo district with officials from Korea Electric Power Corp., the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association, and experts from industry, academia and research institutes. The West Coast Energy Superhighway is a national backbo February 26, 2026
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  KGMC Delivers First E-STANA, South Korea’s First 7-Meter Low-Floor Electric Bus KGM Commercial, or KGMC, said Feb. 26 it has begun deliveries after handing over the first unit of its E-STANA, a 7-meter-class low-floor electric bus it says is the first of its kind developed in South Korea. KGMC held the handover ceremony Feb. 25 at Jagyeong Village Bus in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, with KGMC CEO Kim Jong-hyun and Jagyeong Village Bus CEO Jang Gwan-su attending along with officials from Gwangmyeong City Hall, the Gyeonggi Village Bus Association and representativ February 26, 2026
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  Hyundai Glovis Wins South Korea Labor Minister’s Award for Safety Cooperation Hyundai Glovis said it has received a South Korean labor minister’s award in recognition of its work to prevent accidents at industrial sites. The company said Thursday it was named an outstanding participant in a large company-small business workplace safety cooperation program at a signing ceremony held Wednesday at the Peace & Park Convention in Seoul’s Yongsan district. Attendees included the minister of employment and labor, the head of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Ag February 26, 2026
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  Kia Named One of South Korea’s 100 Best Companies to Work For Kia said Wednesday it was named one of South Korea’s 100 Best Companies to Work For at the “GPTW Management Innovation Conference” held Tuesday at the Conrad Seoul in Yeouido. Great Place to Work, or GPTW, is a U.S.-based global evaluator that diagnoses and assesses workplace culture at about 30,000 companies in 170 countries each year. Its certification process has three stages following domestic and international verification. Kia earned the first-stage certification after recording a 7 February 26, 2026
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  The Cross’ Lee Si-ha Takes Office as Korea Music Copyright Association President Lee Si-ha, a member of the band The Cross, has been inaugurated as the 25th president of the Korea Music Copyright Association, known as KOMCA, and laid out a four-year plan centered on creators. Taking office, Lee said he would “change the center of the association,” signaling a push for practical reforms. Lee outlined four main tasks. First, he said the association will focus not only on expanding collections but on increasing the real income of Korean songwriters — shifting from hea February 26, 2026
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  Actor Park Yeong-gyu Stuns Hwang Jae-gyun With Question About Marriage on 'Radio Star' Actor Park Yeong-gyu put retired professional baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun on the spot with an unexpected question about his personal life. On the Feb. 25 broadcast of MBC’s “Radio Star,” Park appeared alongside Hwang, Yu Hui-gwan and Noh Min-woo. Hwang said he had wrapped up a 20-year playing career. “Everyone tried to stop me, but I’d been thinking about it since the start of last season,” he said. He added that this is normally the time he would be heading to spring February 26, 2026