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From discount taxis to cash, local governments offer new perks for older Koreans

Counties in South Chungcheong are introducing hospital taxi subsidies, paper vouchers and caregiving allowances to improve daily life for older adults and their families.

2026.7.13

All 11 escaped wolfdogs from South Chungcheong farm recaptured after 10 days

Authorities returned the wolfdogs to the Seosan farm, easing residents’ fears after sightings spread into neighboring Dangjin. No injuries to people or livestock were reported.

2026.6.26

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Four wolfdogs remain at large a week after mass escape in Seosan

Authorities expanded alerts and patrols as the animals remained unaccounted for after fleeing from a private breeding facility in Seosan.

2026.6.23

Person found burned to death in front yard of house in South Chungcheong

A person was found burned to death in the front yard of a home in Asan, South Chungcheong, according to police and fire authorities on Tuesday.

2026.5.26

Park Soo-hyun, a Democratic Party’s preliminary candidate for the South Chungcheong governor position, speaks at the National Asssembly in western Seoul on April 23. [NEWS1]

June 3 election candidates ramp up splashy campaign pledges

Candidates running for offices in the Chungcheong region in the June 3 local elections are making splashy campaign pledges, from waterfront development projects modeled after Seoul’s Cheonggye Stream to vows to give up their salaries entirely.

2026.5.12

Democratic Party Rep. Hwang Myeong-seon speaks in a meeting of the party's supreme council at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 26. [YONHAP]

DP finalizes name for merged Daejeon-South Chungcheong 'special city'

The Democratic Party has finalized “Chungnam-Daejeon Integrated Special City” as the official name for the proposed merged municipality, with “Daejeon Special City” chosen as the short form.

2026.1.29

The Chungnam Provincial Police building is shown in this undated file photo. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Shuttle bus driver arrested for molesting elementary, kindergarten students

A shuttle bus driver for a private academy in South Chungcheong has been arrested on charges of molesting multiple female students, police said on Monday.

2026.1.26

President Lee Jae Myung, center, delivers opening remarks at a town hall meeting under a title that translates roughly to ″Designing the Future of South Chungcheong, the Heart of Advanced Industries″ held at the Korea University of Technology and Education in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, on Dec. 5, 2025. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Plan to merge Daejeon with South Chungcheong gains momentum, opposition

As discussions to merge the administrations of Daejeon and South Chungcheong are gaining momentum, civic groups, academics and residents are voicing concerns that the move is being rushed without sufficient public input.

2026.1.5

Seaweed products are on display at a supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 14. [YONHAP]

Newly-exempt from U.S. tariffs, Korea's seasoned seaweed exports anticipate rising tide

South Chungcheong’s seaweed industry expects a boost after the United States exempted seasoned seaweed from import tariffs, a move that positions the region to benefit from growing demand for Korean seaweed in the U.S. market.

2025.12.14

Crew members wait for rescue on top of a capsized fishing boat near Cheollipo, Taean County, South Chungcheong, at around 6:20 p.m. on Dec. 4. [TAEAN COAST GUARD]

Search continues for two missing crew members of capsized fishing boat in Taean County

A large-scale search and rescue operation entered its second day Friday after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Taean County, South Chungcheong, the previous evening.

2025.12.5