■The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that Deputy Minister Ryu Gwang-jun visited Shinhan Asset Management, the operator of the Science and Technology Innovation Fund, on the 13th. Deputy Minister Ryu discussed ways to induce the early formation of the sub-fund of the Science and Technology Innovation Fund and mid-to-long-term development plans with Shinhan Asset Management.
■The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) announced that the Physical AI Strategy Promotion Team held a '2025 Embedded AI/Physical AI Workshop' on the 13th at the Moda Lounge in Seoul with Professor Kim Joo-hyung from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This workshop aimed to share the latest research achievements and technological development directions in the field of 'Physical AI,' where artificial intelligence perceives, judges, and acts in physical environments.
■Perigee Aerospace announced on the 13th that the lifting of the marine launch platform 'Cetacea 1,' operated for suborbital test launches, has been completed. Perigee has stated that it continues to develop and test to address the technical and operational issues discovered during the test launch process last year.
■The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute disclosed that it received a presidential commendation for contributions to national record management at the '2025 Record Day' event held on the 9th at the Government Seoul Building. The commendation, administered by the National Records Management Agency of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, recognizes institutions and organizations that have contributed to the advancement of record management and the dissemination of record culture. The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute was recognized for its efforts to register astronomical observation records as part of the World Documentary Heritage and for various exhibition events.