Overview
- The presidential office convened an emergency ministerial meeting Thursday to address the fallout and next steps.
- A cross-ministry task force led by the Science and ICT ministry has begun work to find the cause, protect users, and determine accountability.
- The National Tax Service and special prosecutors raided Coupang Fulfillment Services in Seoul, examining possible tax issues and labor-law avoidance while scrutinizing the company’s U.S.-listed ownership structure.
- Former U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien condemned the National Assembly’s oversight as harmful to American firms and called for a coordinated U.S. response.
- Lawmakers are weighing revival of the Fair Online Platform Intermediary Transactions Act, and reports that a USTR meeting was canceled were contested by Seoul as a postponement.