Busan

The upcoming World Smart City Expo in Busan raises key questions about how technology can shape more livable, equitable cities in an era of rapid digital transformation.

Glocal University 30 promised transformation, but for many institutions, it has become a race to survive — with proposals crafted faster than change can take root.

The 2025 edition of Ocean Week features discussions on Arctic shipping routes, marine innovation, and ocean education, reinforcing Busan’s efforts to become a well-rounded maritime city.

As a finalist for Korea’s first Distributed Energy Specialized Area, Busan’s Gangseo District is testing new energy models—including battery storage, virtual net metering, and UPS-as-a-Service—to build a resilient, decentralized urban power system.

The Busan Fishing Village Folk Museum’s new exhibition, “Jaecheop, Holding the Memory of Busan”, explores the cultural and ecological history of freshwater clams in the Nakdonggang River.

Busan’s 2025 BOF Park Concert will take place on June 14, 2025, at Hwamyung Eco Park, offering a relaxing outdoor concert experience with top K-pop artists.

Busan’s real estate crisis, marked by high unsold inventory and declining prices, is being met with short-term solutions like relaxed loan regulations, which fail to address deeper economic issues.

Busan has embraced the 15-minute city concept, but does the city’s fragmented geography, vertical density, and uneven service access support the model?

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.