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Citizens opposing the construction of the Saemangeum International Airport hold a protest in front of the Seoul Administrative Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 8. [YONHAP]

'A high risk of bird strikes': Airport on blighted Jamboree site halted

A Korean court canceled the Saemangeum International Airport project, citing procedural flaws in the environmental impact assessment and significant risks to wildlife.

2025.9.11

A view of Daehang Village on Gadeok Island in Gangseo District, Busan, where the new Gadeokdo Airport is slated to be built [JOONGANG ILBO]

Gadeok Airport project regains altitude under new administration

The project to build an airport on Gadeok Island in Busan, previously stalled after Hyundai Engineering & Construction withdrew from the site development contract, is regaining traction under the new Lee Jae-myung administration.

2025.6.5

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The 67-year-old man who attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is escorted on Thursday into Busan District Court, where his arrest warrant was reviewed. [NEWS1]

DP leader attacker submits 8-page statement

“You can refer to that [statement],” said the assailant, identified only as Kim, in response to reporters questioning the motive behind his attack.

2024.1.4

The assailant, who attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, taken to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency for questioning on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Court issues search warrant for DP chief attacker

A court issued a search warrant on Wednesday for the 67-year-old attacker who stabbed Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday.

2024.1.3

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is taken to Seoul National University Hosptial on Tuesday after being transferred from Busan, where he was attacked. [NEWS1]

DP chief Lee undergoes successful surgery after attack

“According to the medical team, he was lucky that it was the jugular vein and not the carotid artery,” Jung Chang-rae, the DP's supreme council member, said. “It was a serious situation where his life could have been in danger.”

2024.1.2

The man in his 50s, who attacked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday during his visit to Busan's Gadeok Island, approaches Lee before he attacks the DP leader. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

DP chief suffers 1-centimeter wound from attack

Currently, he is undergoing treatment while remaining conscious. Lee was escorted onto an ambulance at 10:47 a.m. and subsequently transported to Pusan National University Hospital by helicopter, arriving at 11:13 a.m.

2024.1.2

Police officers guard the entrance of Pusan National University Hospital in Busan, where Democratic Party chief Lee Jae-myung has been hospitalized after being stabbed on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

President Yoon condemns attack against DP chief Lee Jae-myung

Han Dong-hoon, the head of the People Power Party (PPP), also condemned the attack, emphasizing that such violent acts should never occur in society.

2024.1.2

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is lying down on the ground after being stabbed during his visit to the site of the new international airport on Gadeok Island, Busan, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was reportedly assaulted during his visit to the site of the new international airport on Gadeok Island in Busan on Tuesday.

2024.1.2

The time has come for a tax hike

A series of bills apparently aimed at winning votes in the April 7 mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan — dubbed as a vote for confidence ahead of the March 9, 2022 presidential election — have been rushed through by the...

2021.3.1

The buck stops somewhere

The Special Act on New Gadeok Airport was passed in a plenary session of the National Assembly last Friday. The passage took place just three months after the bill was proposed in November. The ruling Democratic Party (DP)...

2021.2.28

Tag: gadeok island

gadeok island

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'A high risk of bird strikes': Airport on blighted Jamboree site halted

Gadeok Airport project regains altitude under new administration

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DP leader attacker submits 8-page statement

Court issues search warrant for DP chief attacker

DP chief Lee undergoes successful surgery after attack

DP chief suffers 1-centimeter wound from attack

President Yoon condemns attack against DP chief Lee Jae-myung

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed

The time has come for a tax hike

The buck stops somewhere