SEOUL, September 29 (AJP) - Two major Mexican broadcasters aired three documentaries examining South Korea's cultural rise and use of artificial intelligence during President Lee Jae Myung's state visit, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday.
TV Azteca and Imagen Television broadcast the programs from Sept. 24 to 26 across terrestrial television, pay TV services and digital platforms.
One TV Azteca documentary traced the global spread of Korean culture to decades of investment in education and culture, using independence activist Kim Koo's writings on the "power of culture" as a starting point. It also revisited the migration of 1,033 Koreans to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula in 1905 and their later support for Korea's independence movement.
Imagen Television separately examined how Korean traditions such as fermented sauces and hanbok have been adapted across fashion, urban culture and beauty.
A third program focused on AI, featuring workplace robots at Hyundai Motor, AI-assisted medical systems, disaster prediction research and autonomous firefighting equipment as examples of technology being deployed alongside human workers.
The AI documentary aired on Sept. 24, the day Lee and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum adopted a bilateral AI cooperation declaration and a 2026 to 2030 joint action plan covering areas including digital technology, trade and aerospace.
The Culture Ministry said the documentaries will also be aired later this year through Arirang TV and MBC Plus.
AJP Takeaways
- TV Azteca and Imagen Televisión aired three Korea-focused documentaries from Sept. 24 to 26.
- The programs connected Korea's cultural expansion with long term investment in education and culture.
- One documentary highlighted Korea's use of AI in workplaces, medicine and disaster response.
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