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No love for summer bug swarms

Incheon installs sticky traps on a Gyeyangsan trail as seasonal lovebug swarms trigger widespread complaints across the Seoul metropolitan area.

2026.6.24

Apartments are seen from Mount Namsan in central Seoul on Feb. 5. [NEWS1]

Children who stay in hometown 'inherit' parents' economic status, BOK finds

Children born to low-income parents outside the Seoul metropolitan area are more likely to remain in the same economic bracket as their parents if they stay in their hometowns, according to a joint report released on Wednesday.

2026.2.11

'Bring local universities and businesses back to life first'

“We will implement a plan to relocate conglomerates, major universities and specialized high schools into provinces before President Yoon's term comes to a close.” However, it's not a simple problem to be solved by relocating workplaces or schools.

2022.9.8

Members of educational labor unions, including Korea Professors Union and Korea University Worker's Union, hold a press conference in front of Daejeon City Hall on Tuesday calling for government support for provincial universities as they are on the verge of shutting down due to the low birthrate. [NEWS1]

Provincial universities face impending doom with low enrollment

The “cherry blossom ending” of provincial universities in Korea — describing universities shutting down starting with areas farthest from Seoul — has become reality, exacerbated by the low birthrate and the tendency to choose prestigious schools …

2021.5.12

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