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Breeze in Busan Weekly
A weekly guide to what mattered in Busan and Korea, why it mattered, and what to watch next.
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Each issue brings the week's reporting together with clear priorities, useful context and links to the original coverage.
- A weekly read across politics, industry, and civic life
- Context beyond the daily headlines
- An archive designed to stay useful after the week ends
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Weekly Briefings
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Week of October 26, 2026–November 1, 2026
2026-10-26 → 2026-11-01
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of October 26, 2026–November 1, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Where Busan’s New Density Meets the Old City
Week of October 19–25, 2026
2026-10-19 → 2026-10-25
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of October 19–25, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
The Long Bill for Busan’s Apartment City
Week of October 12–18, 2026
2026-10-12 → 2026-10-18
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of October 12–18, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
What Is Still Worth Going to See?
Week of October 5–11, 2026
2026-10-05 → 2026-10-11
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of October 5–11, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Busan’s Water System Is Entering a Harder Era of Renewal
Week of September 28, 2026–October 4, 2026
2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of September 28, 2026–October 4, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Zelensky, South Korea and the Limits of Wartime Pressure
Week of September 21–27, 2026
2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of September 21–27, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
South Korea’s 490 Regional Doctor Seats Begin a Longer Route to Care
Week of September 14–20, 2026
2026-09-14 → 2026-09-20
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of September 14–20, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
What It Takes for U.S. Navy Repair Work to Become a Busan Industry
Week of September 7–13, 2026
2026-09-07 → 2026-09-13
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of September 7–13, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Busan Universities Enter 2027 With New Rules on Tuition, Funding and Size
Week of August 31, 2026–September 6, 2026
2026-08-31 → 2026-09-06
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of August 31, 2026–September 6, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Busan’s Quantum-Sensing Cluster Begins With Battery Inspection
Week of August 24–30, 2026
2026-08-24 → 2026-08-30
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of August 24–30, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Busan Biennale 2026: What ‘Dissident Chorus’ Reveals After 45 Years
Week of August 17–23, 2026
2026-08-17 → 2026-08-23
Breeze in Busan Weekly: Week of August 17–23, 2026
The week's essential reporting, deeper context, and what to watch next.
Lead story
Busan’s 16 Local Governments and the Fight for Fiscal Room
Week of March 15–20, 2026
2026-03-15 → 2026-03-20
Breeze in Busan Weekly: The Questions Defining the Next Phase
The week's essential reporting, the pressures that became harder to ignore, and the issues most likely to shape the next stage of coverage.
Week of March 8–14, 2026
2026-03-08 → 2026-03-14
Breeze in Busan Weekly: The Stories That Began to Converge
A weekly briefing on the stories that mattered most, the broader pattern they revealed, and the questions moving into the next cycle.
Week of March 1–7, 2026
2026-03-01 → 2026-03-07
Breeze in Busan Weekly: The First Week of March
The week's essential reporting, the civic questions that tied it together, and the developments that began to define March.
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Busan’s Smart Senior Centers and the Social Geography of Aging
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Where Busan’s Patients Go—and What Its Hospitals Can Provide
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After the Expo, Busan Is Negotiating a Different North Port