Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Jumping jeonse

A pedestrian walks past a real estate agency with notices of properties up for jeonse, lump-sum deposit contracts, displayed outside in central Seoul on Monday.

2024-02-12

The irony of excavation being destruction (KOR)

It is ironic to demand that local residents struggling to survive should protect their cultural properties.

2023-09-20

The irony of excavation being destruction

It is ironic to demand that local residents struggling to survive should protect their cultural properties.

2023-09-19

Nation to make better use of state-owned properties

Korea will seek ways to make better use of state-owned properties to help revitalize the economy and spur regional development, the finance ministry said Monday.

2023-08-14

Head of CHA announces name change for his first anniversary

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will soon change its name, tentatively, to the Korean Heritage Administration, Choi Eung-chon, head of the CHA, announced during a press conference marking his first year since taking the helm of ...

2023-05-10

Probe points to 14 cases of lawmakers' fishy property purchases

The state-run anti-corruption agency said Monday that it discovered 14 cases of suspicious property transactions involving 13 opposition lawmakers, including 12 representatives of the People Power Party (PPP).

2021-08-23

Focus stays fixed on bigwigs with multiple residences

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday urged senior public servants to sell their second homes to convince the public of the sincerity of the Moon Jae-in administration’s real estate policy.

2020-07-08