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World Ocean Forum 2025 Opens in Busan Amid Maritime Uncertainty

The 19th World Ocean Forum begins today in Busan, bringing together global experts to rethink shipbuilding, finance, and climate strategy in an era where volatility has become the new tide.

Oct 22, 20253 min read

By Local News Team

Korea’s shipbuilders navigate change at KORMARINE 2025

Busan’s showcase reflects a sober transition for the maritime industry, with Korean yards focusing on resilience, digital design, and strategic balance between the U.S. and China.

Oct 21, 20253 min read

By Local News Team

The City That Mistook Branding for Progress

As Busan reinvents itself as a design capital, its economy contracts and its citizens wonder whether creative slogans can build real prosperity.

Oct 20, 20256 min read

By Local News Team

Busan Is Running, but It No Longer Circulates

Busan’s decline isn’t collapse — it’s stillness. A gradual slowing of motion, a city alive but not living.

Oct 17, 202511 min read

By Local News Team

Busan’s Bright Facade and Its Deepening Divide

Busan’s skyline gleams, but its economy tells a quieter story — one of slow consumption, aging demographics, and unbalanced growth.

Oct 9, 20256 min read

By Local News Team

Korea’s Chuseok Is Getting Smaller — and More Personal

With one-person households rising above 36 percent, the country’s most traditional holiday is adapting to a quieter, individual rhythm.

Oct 4, 20254 min read

By Local News Team