South Korea signals deregulation to attract investment in AI and strategic industries

National Fund aims to restructure economy from manufacturing to high-tech, with a special focus on AI.

When South Korea announced the establishment of a 150 trillion won (more than $107 billion) National Growth Fund in September, it was easy for observers to get distracted by the numbers and ignore other important elements in a detailed government statement.

The five-year plan to generate the figure included encouraging

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