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South Jeolla Emerges as Korea’s New Energy and Space Hub After String of Major Wins

South Jeolla Emerges as Korea’s New Energy and Space Hub After String of Major Wins

MUAN, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Jeolla Province is celebrating a wave of high-profile successes — from attracting global data centers and fusion research facilities to the successful launch of the Nuri rocket — cementing its ambitions to become South Korea’s “energy capital.” Early Thursday morning, the country’s first privately built Nuri (KSLV-II) rocket lifted [...]

South Jeolla Emerges as South Korea’s Renewable-Powered AI Hub

South Jeolla Emerges as South Korea’s Renewable-Powered AI Hub

MUAN, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country racing to secure its place in the global artificial intelligence arms race, South Jeolla Province has quietly become a surprising frontrunner. Backed by abundant renewable energy and vast land resources, the region is drawing some of the world’s biggest technology investments—including the government’s next national AI computing [...]

Most Korean Victims Of Japanese Forced Mobilization Said To Be From South Jeolla

Most Korean Victims Of Japanese Forced Mobilization Said To Be From South Jeolla

GWANGJU, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Most of the Koreans who were forcibly mobilized by Japan to build military facilities on the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific during the 1910-45 colonial era were drafted from the southwestern province of South Jeolla, a civic group said Friday. The group supporting the victims of forced mobilization [...]

“100 Won Taxi” Program Brings Inexpensive Transportation to Rural Areas

“100 Won Taxi” Program Brings Inexpensive Transportation to Rural Areas

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next year, the government will roll out an affordable transportation program for agricultural communities throughout 82 counties nationwide, which includes a cheap form of taxi travel that has earned the title “100 Won Taxi”. The government program also includes the use of minibuses as replacement transportation services for [...]