(News Focus) Seoul's opening of high-precision map data to Google seen linked to U.S. non-tariff concerns
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-02-27 18:13 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, South Korea, Technology & AI, World News, Asia Pacific
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SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's decision to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied domestic high-precision map data overseas seems to be tied to Seoul's efforts to address U.S. concerns over non-tariff barriers, industry observers said Friday.
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