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Most S. Koreans Reside Cities Covering Only 17 pct of National Land: Data

Most S. Koreans Reside Cities Covering Only 17 pct of National Land: Data

SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Most South Koreans reside in cities covering less than a fifth of the national land, data showed Monday. The land area designated as special purpose areas by the National Land Planning and Utilization Act totaled 106,207 ㎢, According to the data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [...]

[Feature] Gov’t to Allow Weekend Farmers to Cultivate Vegetables in State-owned Lands

[Feature] Gov’t to Allow Weekend Farmers to Cultivate Vegetables in State-owned Lands

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As Korea’s baby boom generation who were born between 1955 and 1963 are retiring, more and more people find new homes in the countryside. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the number of households that moved away from urban areas to the farmland last year was 32,424, [...]