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Muan air base decision clears path for Gwangju’s vast semiconductor cluster

The government’s final designation of Muan County for Gwangju’s military air base relocation could accelerate an 800 trillion won ($582.9 billion) semiconductor and AI project.

2026.8.28

A briefing session for local residents over a military airport relocation project takes place in the southwestern county of Muan on April 1. [YONHAP]

Muan tapped as preliminary candidate site for Gwangju military airport relocation

The Ministry of National Defense said Thursday it has selected the southwestern county of Muan as a preliminary candidate site for the relocation of a military airport in nearby Gwangju.

2026.4.2

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An office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [YONHAP]

Police raid Land Ministry over Jeju Air crash

Police raided the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Friday to secure material for its investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people.

2026.3.13

Officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board and the scientific investigation unit of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency inspect the Jeju Air plane crash wreckage stored behind the airport fire station at Muan International Airport on March 12. [BEREAVED FAMILIES ASSOCIATION FOR THE JEJU AIR PASSENGER PLANE DISASTER AT MUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT]

24 pieces of remains believed to be from victims found in Jeju Air crash reinvestigation

Additional remains believed to be from the victims of the 2024 Jeju Air passenger plane disaster were found during a renewed inspection of wreckage on Thursday.

2026.3.12

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a senior aides’ meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul on March 12. [YONHAP]

President orders thorough reinvestigation of Jeju Air plane crash

President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation of the Jeju Air plane crash on Thursday after human remains from victims continued to be discovered more than a year after the tragedy at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024.

2026.3.12

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) sign is seen in front of the BAI headquarters in Jongno District, central Seoul, in this file photo [NEWS1]

Concrete mound in Jeju Air disaster was cost-cutting measure: Audit

A concrete mound blamed for the deadly 2024 plane crash at Muan International Airport was found to have been built to save construction costs, the state auditor said on Tuesday.

2026.3.10

Firefighters conduct search operations at the wreckage site of the Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla, on Dec. 30, 2024. [EPA/YONHAP]

Jeju Air jet in deadly crash moving up to 374 kilometers per hour when it hit embankment: Analysis

The Jeju Air passenger jet involved in a crash that killed 179 people was traveling at up to 374 kilometers per hour (232 miles per hour) before striking an embankment, a speed investigators say helps explain the extreme forces that proved fatal.

2026.1.12

Officials from a joint investigation team retrieve an engine buried at the Jeju Air crash site at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on Jan. 2, 2025. [YONHAP]

Transport Ministry admits navigation structure involved in fatal Jeju Air crash did not meet safety standards

For the first time, the Transport Ministry acknowledged that a navigation structure involved in the fatal plane crash at Muan International Airport did not meet regulatory safety standards, reversing its stance more than a year after the accident.

2026.1.8

Families of victims from the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport march toward the presidential office on Nov. 1. [NEWS1]

Families of Jeju Air crash victims to protest at presidential office, new investigation demanded

Family members of those who died in the 2024 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, which killed 179 people, are launching an overnight sit-in in front of the presidential office, demanding a new investigation into the tragedy.

2025.12.1

At Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on April 22, officials from the Aviation & Railway Accident Investigation Board examine the localizer facility as part of their investigation into the Jeju Air passenger plane incident.[YONHAP]

Families of Jeju Air crash victims concerned about accountability in ongoing investigation

The families of the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash are pushing back against the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, claiming that its investigation into the localizer mound at Muan International Airport is being conducted poorly.

2025.7.24