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Why Busan’s New Subway Kept Breaking the Ground

A string of collapses along the Sasang–Hadan Line reveals a project pushed through fragile ground with incomplete cutoff, improvised sequencing, and oversight too fragmented to detect the warnings forming beneath the surface.

November 14, 202522 min read

Busan and Gyeongnam Seek Unity Amid Growing Divides

Calls for a Busan–Gyeongnam merger echo the rhetoric of regional revitalization but overlook its cause — the hollowing of local autonomy. Without stronger local leadership and fiscal independence, integration may simply redraw the map without changing the reality.

November 12, 202512 min read

Development Pressures Erode the Sanctity of the UN Memorial Park

Busan’s plan to lift height limits near the UN Cemetery aims at “rational regeneration” but exposes a deeper paradox—growth without renewal.

November 11, 20255 min read

Busan to Introduce Full Free Childcare for Ages 3–5 from 2026

Busan will implement full free childcare for children aged three to five beginning in 2026, eliminating all remaining out-of-pocket costs for parents and extending new benefits to foreign-national families.

November 10, 20254 min read

Busan Fireworks Festival Marks 20 Years With Expanded Show

Busan marks the 20th year of its fireworks festival this weekend with its largest show yet over Gwangalli Beach. About a million spectators are expected as more than 7,000 personnel are deployed to ensure a safe, orderly night along the waterfront.

November 10, 20253 min read

Busan’s Endless Expansion and the Limits of Growth

Each era called it progress, but the pattern never changed. Busan filled its seas and rivers to build new ground, trading geography for growth. A century later, the city faces the question it has long avoided—what to stand for, not just where to stand.

November 7, 202511 min read

Busan Builds Korea’s First Distributed Power Zone

A 500 MWh energy-storage system and AI-powered grid management anchor a new experiment in industrial efficiency. The deeper challenge is not hardware but governance.

November 6, 20256 min read

Busan’s Design Obsession Turns Industry into Image

“Design became Busan’s new industrial policy — not a means of production, but a method of presentation.” The city’s shift toward design governance turned aesthetics into administration.

November 5, 20259 min read

Busan’s Geumjeongsan Becomes Korea’s First Urban National Park

Busan’s Geumjeongsan Mountain has been officially designated South Korea’s 24th national park — and the first located entirely within a city.

October 31, 20255 min read

Maritime Courts and the Geography of Power

South Korea’s plan to create maritime courts in Busan and Incheon promises decentralization in form—but not in power. Beneath the rhetoric of regional balance lies a familiar pattern: authority remains anchored in Seoul.

October 29, 202511 min read

Busan Relocates Nakdonggang River Eco Cruise to Hwamyeong Pier

Busan has moved its Nakdonggang River Eco Cruise to Hwamyeong Pier as part of its plan to revitalize the city’s western waterfront. The new sunset route runs daily through March 2026.

October 28, 20254 min read

Busan Needs to Retire the 15-Minute City Slogan and Rebuild Around Reality

As tolls rise and districts drift apart, Korea’s coastal metropolis faces the limits of an imported idea. Real progress will begin when planning speaks the city’s language.

October 23, 20259 min read

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