Regional
Turning All of Gyeongbuk into an ‘Investment Platform’… Strategies to Attract Chinese Companies Shift
North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongbuk) is moving away from its traditional focus on industrial...
On-Site
Customers Vanish After Danong Mart Closes… Mapo Agricultural and Marine Products Market Merchants Fuming
Customers Vanish After Danong Mart Closes… Mapo Agricultural and Marine Products Market Merchants Fuming
Frustration is mounting among merchants at the Mapo Agricultural and Marine Products Market in...
Court Proposes Mediation in Dispute Over ‘3-Meter Elevation Gap’ at North Port Transit Center… What Will Busan Port Authority and PQ Construction Decide?
The Busan Port Authority (BPA) and the project developer, PQ Construction, are locked in a dispute...
Relocating KDB to Busan reignites: A visit to the long-vacant BIFC site
Moves to relocate the headquarters of the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to Busan Metropolitan City...
Loconomy
Yanggu’s True Worry: The Resurfacing of the ‘Rip-off’ Stigma
Yanggu’s True Worry: The Resurfacing of the ‘Rip-off’ Stigma
Editor's NoteSouth Korea's economy does not move based on Seoul alone. Factories and markets,...
‘Homes in the Provinces, Money in Seoul’… Reassessing the Innovation City Report Card Ahead of the Second Wave of Public Institution Relocations
As the government prepares to announce plans for a second wave of public institution relocations,...
DSP Media Moves Headquarters to Jeju, Yet Operations Remain in Seoul
It has been confirmed that DSP Media, the entertainment agency that produced artists such as...
Exclusive
Is ‘Don Quijote’ Coming to Daegu Department Store? Japanese Operator Says “Not True”
Is ‘Don Quijote’ Coming to Daegu Department Store? Japanese Operator Says “Not True”
While the local community in Daegu has been buzzing with reports that the Japanese large-scale...
Exclusive
Daejeon’s Anjeon Industrial Takes Out Loan Using Fire-Damaged Factory as Collateral
Daejeon’s Anjeon Industrial Takes Out Loan Using Fire-Damaged Factory as Collateral
It has been confirmed that automotive parts manufacturer Anjeon Industrial took out a loan using...
Financial sector on edge ahead of second wave of public institution relocations; unions take to the streets while local governments compete
With the government set to announce its second-phase plan for relocating public institutions to...
Loconomy
The City of Ramen, Created by a ‘Freshly Fried’ Idea: Gumi
The City of Ramen, Created by a ‘Freshly Fried’ Idea: Gumi
Editor's NoteSouth Korea's economy doesn't just move through Seoul. A city's factories and markets,...
Exclusive
Rehabilitation Plan Approved for Volcano CC Operator, Averting Bankruptcy Crisis
Rehabilitation Plan Approved for Volcano CC Operator, Averting Bankruptcy Crisis
It has been confirmed that the rehabilitation plan for Volcano Golf & Resort, the operator of...
Gwangju Military Airport Semiconductor Cluster: Will It Meet Muan-gun‘s Three Key Demands?
The Presidential Office has announced plans to establish a Honam-region semiconductor cluster on...
Calls for Regional Revitalization, Yet Local Government Finances Are ‘Shrinking’
President Lee Jae-myung has been pushing for balanced national development since the last...
Why Residents of Cheonggwang Village Are Opposing the Construction of an Art Museum Funded by Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon’s Wife
Residents of Cheonggwang Village in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, are strongly protesting against...