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Korea state bank workers strike over plan to relocate public institutions from Seoul

Thousands of unionized financial workers rallied in Seoul against plans to move public institutions out of the capital city, citing talent loss and disruption to families.

2026.9.4

Sejong expects 10,000 new residents as Justice Ministry, police relocate

Relocations of the Ministry of Justice, Gender Equality Ministry, police and new prosecution agencies could reverse Sejong's recent population decline while renewing pressure for housing support.

2026.9.4

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Gov't to move 350 public agencies out of greater Seoul area, merge institutions

The Justice Ministry and the Gender Equality Ministry will move in the first half of 2027, with bodies that need specific infrastructure relocating later.

2026.9.3

Plan to relocate financial regulators, state-run banks outside Seoul faces backlash

The proposal would put distance between regulators and the institutions they oversee while also leading to the mass resignation of skilled professionals.

2026.8.20

President Lee Jae Myung, second from front, salutes the national flag during a Cabinet meeting held at the Sejong Government Complex in the Chungcheong region on Aug. 11.

Lee calls for flexible, humble mindset in tax reform and ministerial debate on 'megaprojects'

In a Cabinet meeting, the president said that policies need to be hashed out with consideration for public opinion while addressing a slew of pressing issues.

2026.8.11

Sejong location of Daejeon's new crime investigation office sparks local backlash

Officials and lawyers argue that the Daejeon office's location will hamper coordination between the branch and courts, prosecutors and prisons still based in Daejeon.

2026.8.4

A drone sprays coating onto a sloped farm roof with mist rising in a wooded rural setting.

Barn antiburner

As the prolonged heat wave kills more livestock, farms in Sejong are using drone-applied heat-blocking roof coatings to protect pig barns.

2026.7.30

Heavy rain suspends passenger rail service on Gyeongbu Line

Korail suspended several passenger train services on Thursday in the Chungcheong and Sejong area, while KTX operations continued normally.

2026.7.9

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

Personnel from fire authorities are deployed to capture wild boars in Sejong on May 7. [SEJONG CITY GOVERNMENT]

Two wild boars shot and killed in Sejong as third flees the city

Two of the three wild boars that stormed downtown Sejong were shot and killed in the early hours of Thursday, local fire authorities said.

2026.5.7