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Busan’s MyBusan Portal Raises Questions About AI Imagery

Busan’s MyBusan Portal Raises Questions About AI Imagery

Busan City’s new foreign resident portal uses AI-generated human imagery on official guidance pages without disclosure, highlighting a regulatory grey zone as South Korea’s AI Basic Act takes effect.

February 3, 20268 min read
The Road Moves First as Busan’s New Airport Remains Unbuilt

The Road Moves First as Busan’s New Airport Remains Unbuilt

An access highway breaks ground on a fixed timeline while the offshore airport project stalls amid failed bids and unresolved risk.

February 2, 20262 min read
Busan and Gyeongnam Challenge Seoul’s Fast-Track Integration Plan

Busan and Gyeongnam Challenge Seoul’s Fast-Track Integration Plan

As Seoul pushes fast-track consolidation with financial incentives, Busan and Gyeongnam insist on referendums and statutory guarantees, exposing a deeper conflict over power, timing, and political risk.

January 29, 20269 min read
The Structural Split Between Seoul and Busan’s Housing Markets

The Structural Split Between Seoul and Busan’s Housing Markets

The widening gap between Seoul and Busan is not a temporary price divergence, but the outcome of two housing markets that now operate under different structural logics.

January 27, 202610 min read
How Autonomous BRT Is Redefining Accessibility in Busan

How Autonomous BRT Is Redefining Accessibility in Busan

A late-night autonomous BRT service in Busan highlights a broader shift in urban mobility: from extending networks to sustaining everyday access in aging, post-industrial cities.

January 26, 20268 min read
Busan’s Infrastructure Expansion in an Era of Demographic Decline

Busan’s Infrastructure Expansion in an Era of Demographic Decline

Busan’s future will be determined not by how quickly vehicles cross the city, but by whether urban policy allows life to take root where the roads no longer stop.

January 25, 20265 min read
150 Years After Opening, Busan Reveals the Port–City Paradox

150 Years After Opening, Busan Reveals the Port–City Paradox

Busan’s port thrives, but modern maritime value is captured elsewhere — and without command functions, logistics cannot sustain a city.

January 23, 202611 min read
Can Busan–Gyeongnam Command an Economy, Not Just a Map?

Can Busan–Gyeongnam Command an Economy, Not Just a Map?

For two decades Busan tried to swap factories for festivals, betting on film, cruises and MICE to replace heavy industry. The city gained visitors and visibility but not headquarters, research jobs or reasons for young people to stay. It became more famous, but less viable.

January 20, 202612 min read
Western Busan Requires Industry, Not Disney

Western Busan Requires Industry, Not Disney

Dadaepo’s decline is rooted in the deterioration of fisheries, cold-chain logistics, and small maritime manufacturers. A theme park cannot replace the industrial ecosystem required to retain youth and stabilize neighborhoods.

January 19, 202613 min read
Busan Welcomes Tourists but Loses Residents

Busan Welcomes Tourists but Loses Residents

Busan’s international content targets visitors rather than residents, investors, researchers, or entrepreneurs, limiting the city’s long-term international capacity.

January 14, 20266 min read
The End of Expansion as Busan Becomes a Shrinking Port City

The End of Expansion as Busan Becomes a Shrinking Port City

Busan’s shift from growth to shrinkage exposed a planning system unable to adapt to demographic and industrial decline.

January 13, 202612 min read
Busan Modernized Its City, but Lost Its Industry

Busan Modernized Its City, but Lost Its Industry

Redevelopment reshaped the city, but industrial substitution never arrived. The next decade will test whether maritime innovation and physical AI can anchor a second industrial turn.

January 12, 202612 min read
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