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Spike in raccoon dog sightings puts Songdo residents on edge

Incheon authorities issued a warning after a series of sightings of raccoon dogs in urban parks in Songdo, urging residents not to approach the animals.

2024-09-04

Incheon Global Campus to expand next year with five new universities

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) and the Incheon Institute announced they are in discussions to start the second phase of the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) project, which aims to invite five more overseas universities to the area.

2024-08-13

Incheon mayor wants to bring APEC summit, F1 Grand Prix to his city

Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok aims to elevate his city’s global status by hosting next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC) summit.

2024-05-12

Songdo buzzes with plans to become hive of university student activity

Songdo aims to turn its streets into vibrant areas where university students can gather, envisioning itself as the next Sinchon.

2024-03-07

[WEEKEND GETAWAY] Four places you need to visit in Incheon, Korea's most picturesque city at night

From Songdo, home to Incheon Global Campus and other university campuses, to Incheon Open Part, one of Korea's most historic sites, the Korea JoongAng Daily picked out four places to visit in Incheon at night.

2023-10-21

Parking lot roof at Homeplus' Songdo branch partially collapses

There had been two previous incidents including one in May 2019 when a roof fell off at the basement parking lot. Another incident occurred within the store on August 2020 where a shelf was damaged.

2023-08-24

New museum celebrates the written word in its many forms

Hundreds of people visit Songdo’s Central Park in Incheon on weekends to enjoy the greenery, but a lot more swarmed in this weekend for the new National Museum of World Writing Systems. The museum, which opened its doors Friday, comprehensively ...

2023-07-02

Lotte Biologics, Incheon city sign deal to build plants

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Lotte Biologics, Lotte Corporation, Incheon Metropolitan City and Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) on Tuesday at the IFEZ headquarters in Songdo, Incheon.

2023-06-20

Mason Korea offers top-notch business education, business dean says

Providing global education has become a major focus for business schools in Korea, and Ajay Vinzé, dean of George Mason University's School of Business, says the university's Korea campus, also known as Mason Korea, offers just the kind of ...

2023-06-08

Yoon pledges more support for overseas Koreans at launch of new agency

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to better protect and serve the needs of some 7.5 million Koreans living outside the country in a ceremony to launch the new Overseas Koreans Agency in Songdo, Incheon, on Monday.

2023-06-05