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The Straits Times (26 April 2026)

South Korea and Google have agreed to build an artificial-intelligence campus in Seoul to develop cooperation between the tech firm and local engineers and start-ups, Mr Kim Yong-beom, a presidential policy adviser, said on April 27.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Google DeepMind chief executive officer Demis Hassabis in Seoul on April 27, with the Science Ministry and the company signing a memorandum of understanding on the campus, Mr Kim said.

South Korea requested Google send at least 10 engineers to the AI campus from Google’s headquarters in the United States and Mr Hassabis said he would consider that, Mr Kim said.

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