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Rising temperatures, heavier floods, and urban expansion converge on the Nakdonggang River estuary, where decades of data reveal climate and ecological stress.

Despite significant allocations for airports, metro lines, bridges, and innovation hubs, Busan’s 2026 megaprojects face delays, failed tenders, and engineering risks.

Economic deals, defense costs, and diplomacy converged as the Trump–Lee summit recast the U.S.–Korea alliance in an era of rivalry and change.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance dominates South Korea’s budgets, from constitutional clauses limiting parliament to fiscal statistics that shape public debate.

South Korea’s judicial reform recalibrates prosecutorial power and court governance to strengthen neutrality, transparency, and constitutional balance.

Inside Korea’s smart city experiments—Busan Eco-Delta City and Sejong 5-1—where high-tech pilots work, but full-city integration lags behind.

Building a giant airport on the sea—politics may be a bigger challenge than the engineering. At the crossroads of past failures and successes, Gadeokdo’s fate is taking shape.

In many new Korean towns, parks are plentiful and sidewalks wide — yet car-oriented design makes driving the default, reducing daily walking.