Korean PM Vows Push to Move Central Agencies to Sejong

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Prime Minister Han Sung-sook arrives for work at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 31. Photo by Cho Tae-hyung, Aug. 31, 2026. - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
Prime Minister Han Sung-sook arrives for work at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 31. Photo by Cho Tae-hyung, Aug. 31, 2026.

BREAKING — South Korea's prime minister said the government will move ahead in earnest with relocating central administrative agencies, with a shift to Sejong City planned for the first half of next year.

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Original reporting by Kim Su-ho for Seoul Economic Daily.

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