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News channel or source: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261020/can-north-jeolla-province-become-koreas-3rd-financial-hub
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026
North Jeolla Province is betting on the National Pension Service (NPS), which manages 1.6 quadrillion won ($1.2 trillion) in assets, to help ...
News South Korea » South Jeolla » Finance: South Korean provinces' fiscal reserves fall 54% in three years
News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/10/08/provincial-finances-local-government/4601791497392/
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026
South Korean provincial emergency reserves fell 54.1% in three years as local governments faced rising national program funding obligations.
News South Korea » South Jeolla » Finance: Chey Tae-won visit sparks Honam chip-cluster stocks surge in South Korea
News channel or source: https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-finance/2026/10/12/4LPTGDCTGBAAHOYB5DUATG5OKQ/
Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026
On the 9th, Chairman Chey visited Gwangju Air Base, designated as the planned site for the Honam semiconductor cluster, and explained plans to push ahead with building a semiconductor fab. He added, ...
News South Korea » South Jeolla » Finance: KIC workers form first union, oppose forced HQ move in South Korea
News channel or source: https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-finance/2026/10/13/3E67AB47LFASXAUQDL35YE3HMY/
Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026
According to the KIC union on the 13th, the union issued its first official statement since its launch that day and said, "The relocation of the headquarters of the sovereign wealth funds should not ...