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Gadeokdo Airport and the High Cost of Rushing Infrastructure

Korea’s offshore Gadeokdo Airport project is on a tight schedule, but global precedents like Japan’s Kansai show the risks of building fast on uncertain ground.

April 30, 20258 min read

Busan's Compact City Dream Risks Becoming an Urban Mirage

Busan plans to revitalize subway station areas with dense mixed-use developments. But with rising vacancies and declining demand, critics warn the strategy may backfire unless it prioritizes communities over construction.

April 28, 20257 min read

Saving Schools Is Not Enough: How Korea Must Reinvent Teacher Preparation

Institutional mergers may address enrollment declines, but without upgrading teacher training standards, Korea’s education competitiveness will continue to erode.

April 28, 20257 min read

Busan on the Ridge: Memory, Movement, and the Future of Sanbokdoro

Busan’s hilltop communities are finding new life through art, walking tours, and memory. But can they resist the rising pressure of high-rise redevelopment?

April 25, 20256 min read

Busan Sinkhole Crisis Exposes Regulatory Failures in Public Infrastructure Oversight

The Sasang–Hadan subway sinkhole wasn’t simply an accident of soil mechanics. It was a preventable disaster rooted in regulatory neglect, incomplete risk assessments, and a public agency’s failure to enforce basic legal requirements.

April 24, 20254 min read

Busan’s Real Estate ‘Crisis’? Maybe It’s Just Bad Journalism

Local headlines in Busan keep repeating the same alarm: too few apartments, not enough time. But this narrative often reflects developer data, not resident realities—raising questions about who frames urban issues, and why.

April 23, 20254 min read

Busan’s Labor Market: A Quantity-Quality Disconnect

Busan is creating thousands of jobs in tourism and events—but low wages and weak growth paths are pushing its youth toward civil service exams or outmigration to Seoul.

April 23, 20254 min read

Audit Reveals Deep Structural Failures Behind Busan Subway Sinkhole

A 2024 sinkhole in Busan’s subway project was caused by poor soil investigation, failed drainage, and a lack of real-time monitoring, a new audit finds.

April 22, 20254 min read

Maritime Institutions Alone Won’t Secure Busan’s Future — University Reform Will

The relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and a proposed maritime court won’t make Busan a global maritime hub unless paired with structural integration of its fragmented national universities.

April 22, 20255 min read

Uneven Ground: Busan, Incheon, and the Capital Bias

As South Korea continues to grapple with the challenges of balanced regional development, the cities of Busan and Incheon have emerged as symbolic competitors in a system still dominated by the gravitational pull of Seoul.

April 21, 20255 min read

Why Busan Can’t Wait: Maritime Strategy Demands Action, Not Rhetoric

Relocating the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Busan has long been promised but never delivered. What’s holding it back, and what would it take to finally make it happen?

April 21, 20254 min read

Unsold Housing Rises in Busan Amid Construction Sector Strain

South Korea’s unsold housing inventory has reached a post-2013 high, with regional cities like Busan seeing rising vacancy rates. Experts warn that government interventions may prove insufficient without deeper demand recovery.

April 20, 20253 min read

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