Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

U.S. has returned 31% of Yongsan base

The U.S. military returned 31 percent of land at the Yongsan base in central Seoul as of last month, according to the Land Ministry, a step toward the building of a national park there. “A total of 764,000 square meters [around 190 acres] of land...

2022-08-10

U.S. returns land in Yongsan and other bases to Korea

Korea and the United States agreed on the U.S. military's return of an additional 165,000 square meters of land at the Yongsan base in central Seoul on Friday, a step toward speeding along the country's plans to build a national park there.

2022-02-27

One-quarter of Yongsan Garrison being returned to Korea

A fourth of the Yongsan Garrison will be returned to Korea by early next year, the governments of the United States and Korea announced Thursday. Although the American forces have been relocating from Yongsan for years, this was the first time a...

2021-07-29

Future park

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, center, and dozens of people walk into a compound in Yongsan Garrison, which will be redeveloped into an urban park in central Seoul to attend a ceremony opening the plot to the public on Tuesday.

2020-07-21