South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is placing his hopes on former Naver Corp. chief executive Han Seong Sook to help better utilize the nation’s tech expertise for future growth and ensure its benefits spread more widely through the economy.

President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook, the current minister of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups and a former Naver chief...

President Lee Jae Myung nominated Minister of SMEs and Startups Han Seong-sook to be the country's next prime minister, a senior presidential official said Sund

The 58-year-old Han Seong-sook is expected to lead the country's AI transformation.