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This desk tracks Busan's politics, economy, civic institutions, and urban change, while connecting local developments to the wider newsroom file.
The 22nd Busan International Performing Arts Festival runs from May 23 to June 1, presenting 58 productions from 14 countries. With the theme "Regeneration & Balance," the festival blends classic reinterpretation with new artistic voices across venues citywide.
Busan has become the first city in South Korea to introduce a real-time monitoring system for groundwater levels and quality across 245 locations.
As aging accelerates, Busan is building dozens of park golf courses. But are they designed for the future — or just the elderly?
Politicians have long promised to make Busan a global digital or financial hub. Yet these visions, often crafted from a distance, rarely account for the city’s structural, legal, and infrastructural realities—and more often than not, they dissolve into campaign slogans.
South Korea’s longest-running rock festival is back with global headliners, rising Asian bands, and a record-breaking ticket sellout. The Busan Rock Festival continues to grow its international presence.
Busan has selected the architectural design for its "Global Startup Hub," a major project to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the city.
Before Busan’s new Concert Hall fills with sound, it invites its citizens to pause and think—with Beethoven as a guide, and a city learning to listen as its audience.
Busan's Ocean healing program blends yoga, pilates, and sound meditation into a coastal wellness experience that redefines city tourism.
Eco Delta City was designed as a smart, 15-minute neighborhood. But residents still face long commutes and car dependency in this incomplete urban plan.
A new food guide in Busan features 28 eateries recommended by long-time taxi drivers, offering a grounded and local view of the city’s culinary identity.
Busan's 2026–2035 plan outlines 10 core routes with a focus on clean energy transit and regional connectivity, including the flagship BuTX line.
As South Koreans struggle to afford lunch and small restaurants shut down at record rates, cities like Busan are revealing the deeper fractures in the country’s domestic economy — from stagnant wages and inflated rents to a platform economy that drains value from local commerce.
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