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Hyundai, Nvidia outline 'AI Valley' vision for 9 trillion won Saemangeum project

Jensen Huang talked of opening an AI robotics research center in North Jeolla during a Hyundai headquarters tour hosted by Euisun Chung as cooperation on next-generation mobility deepens between the two tech leaders.

2026.6.8

Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon speaks at a signing ceremony at the Korea Development Bank headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on April 6, where the group signed a memorandum of understanding with policy lenders to advance its 9 trillion won ($5.9 billion) project to develop the Saemangeum reclaimed area into a future mobility innovation hub. [YONHAP]

Hyundai inks MOU to develop Saemangeum future mobility project

Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with state-run banks to advance its 9 trillion-won (US$5.9 billion) project to develop the Saemangeum reclaimed area into a hub for future mobility solutions.

2026.4.6

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President Lee Jae Myung, left, shakes hands with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung during an investment pledge ceremony in Saemangeum, North Jeolla, on Feb. 27. [YONHAP]

Hyundai directs $6.3B to Saemangeum for first robot plant, data center

Hyundai Motor Group will invest 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) in Korea’s Saemangeum, North Jeolla, to build the country’s first dedicated robot plant and a large-scale AI data center.

2026.2.27

Police conduct an antiterrorism exercise involving drones in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 20. [NEWS1]

Korea to use Saemangeum wetland for testing antidrone equipment

Korea plans to test antidrone equipment at the Saemangeum wetland in the country's southwestern region, officials said Wednesday, as the country seeks to sharpen response capabilities against rising drone threats.

2025.12.17

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

Scouts prepare to leave the World Scout Jamboree in Buan County, North Jeolla on Aug. 8, 2023. Tens of thousands of scouts were evacuated from the Jamboree campsite a week after the event's opening amid rising concerns over heat, sanitation, food safety, waterborne diseases and an approaching typhoon. [AFP/YONHAP]

EXCLUSIVE: Independent panel slams Korean gov't, scout association over Jamboree debacle

A scathing report released by the international scouting movement concluded the Korean government and national scout association “failed” to deliver on key promises regarding the disastrous 25th World Scout Jamboree held in North Jeolla last year.

2024.4.21

Scouts attending the 25th World Scout Jamboree take shelter in the shade on Aug. 4, when the mercury at the event site hit 34 degrees Celsius. [NEWS1]

Jamboree in shambles amid heat, typhoon and poor planning [REWIND 2023]

The 12-day long celebration of the World Scouting Movement in August turned into a nightmare after poor planning left the Jamboree campsite a baking, puddle-ridden field wholly unsuited for hosting 43,000 scouts and volunteers from 158 countries.

2023.12.24

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, presides over the 31st Saemangeum committee meeting at the government complex in central Seoul and discusses investments for projects to develop the Saemangeum reclaimed wetland. [YONHAP]

Gov't greenlights blueprint for theme park and resort in Saemangeum

The government finalized on Monday a blueprint to build a theme park and resort complex in Saemangeum in North Jeolla by 2026 with private sector investments worth 144.3 billion won ($110.9 million).

2023.11.6

A big picture is needed for Saemangeum project (KOR)

We expect a grand master plan from the government to turn the area into a land of hope.

2023.8.31

A big picture is needed for Saemangeum project