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South Korea Accelerates Bid to Put Government Bodies Outside of Seoul
The plan would move about 350 institutions and add a second National Assembly building as officials seek to reduce Seoul’s dominance.
- On Thursday, South Korea announced plans to establish a second presidential office and legislative complex in Sejong by August 2029, accelerating efforts to move hundreds of institutions from Seoul to lessen capital dominance.
- President Lee Jae Myung stated last week that extreme development imbalance is the "starting point of virtually all the major problems South Korea currently faces," as Seoul holds 53% of national GDP on just 12% of land.
- Starting in the first half of 2027, the government will relocate about 350 public institutions, including the Gender Equality Ministry and The Prosecution Service, marking the latest phase in a decade-long decentralization push.
- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook emphasized these measures address population concentration, while officials separately announced plans to restructure 109 public institutions by consolidating overlapping functions, including five state power generators.
- Demographic data reveals the urgency: 57% of South Korean cities face disappearing due to population decline, while Samsung Electronics invests $589 billion in new regional hubs to support balanced development.
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South Korea accelerates bid to put government bodies outside of Seoul
SEOUL: South Korea announced plans on Thursday (Sep 3) to put a second presidential office and legislative complex in the administrative city of Sejong, as it accelerates efforts to move hundreds of institutions out of Seoul in a bid to lessen the capital's dominance.The nation has long struggled with a widen
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South Korea to open Sejong presidential office by 2029, move 350 ...
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(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Young-seok = Sejong City announced on the 2nd that 1.8383 trillion won in budget related to Sejong City has been reflected in next year's budget plan announced by the government.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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