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Busan Builds a Smart City as Its Estuary Unravels

A smart-city district on the Nakdonggang River sits on land that once buffered Korea’s largest estuary. Its construction reveals how a national water corporation became a developer.

26 min read

South Korea Confronts a Digital Infrastructure It No Longer Fully Controls

Foreign-operated satellite networks, major data breaches and a government data-centre failure reveal how essential Korean services now depend on systems outside national authority, pushing operational sovereignty to the centre of Seoul’s policy agenda.

13 min read

Behind Busan’s Tourism Milestone, a City Losing Its Footing

Visitor growth has surged past 3 million, yet population loss, rising vacancy and weakening urban life reveal a deeper challenge.

18 min read

Busan’s Renewable Shortfall

Busan produces far more electricity than it uses, yet less than one terawatt-hour comes from renewable sources. Physical limits, stalled offshore plans and rising industrial demand leave Busan with no large-scale path to expand clean power.

10 min read

Sacheon Hosts the Space Agency, but Seoul Still Makes the Decisions

Korea placed its headquarters in the south, but authority, engineering and launch operations remain divided. Without structural change, the new hub cannot guide the national program.

12 min read

The Coupang Breach and the Structure That Drives Platforms Toward Harm

The breach at Coupang revealed how deeply South Korea’s daily life depends on private platforms whose influence now resembles public infrastructure—without the oversight that infrastructure requires.

11 min read

How Busan Built Its Waterfront Identity Around Seven Bridges

The city’s 52-kilometer coastal belt connects seven bridges from Gadeok to Haeundae. The view is unified, but toll roads, freight traffic and limited walkways still shape how residents move along the shoreline.

4 min read

Branding Won’t Save Busan

Busan’s tourism corridors stay full, yet the city continues to lose its young. Behind the bright surface lie weakened industries, vanished headquarters, and a labour market no branding campaign can repair.

13 min read

Nuri’s Fourth Flight Signals a New Phase for Korea’s Space Program

South Korea’s Nuri rocket completed its fourth flight with a clean night launch, placing 13 satellites into orbit and supplying new data for the country’s reorganized space program.

6 min read

How Daiso Turned ‘Cheap’ Supplements Into Korea’s Most Expensive Habit

Daiso was credited with democratizing supplements by dropping prices to pocket-change levels. But a closer look at dosage, duration, and unit cost reveals a different picture—a market rebuilt on micro-doses, impulse purchases, and the illusion of cheap health.

9 min read

Gadeokdo Airport’s New 106-Month Schedule and the Unseen Technical Constraints

Weak soils, deep water and coastal storms continue to complicate Gadeokdo Airport’s development, raising long-term engineering and financial questions for South Korea.

18 min read

Suyeong Bay’s 40-Year Drift from Public Maritime Vision to Private Vertical Enclave

Suyeong Bay’s long journey from civic maritime district to high-rise enclave reveals how incremental decisions, not grand plans, are reshaping Busan’s urban economy.

15 min read

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