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Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo is stepping up a hands-on approach to city government, visiting all 206 neighborhoods in person to resolve day-to-day problems rather than working from City Hall. By checking residents’ complaints alongside district offices and linking them directly to solutions and budget support on the spot, he is shifting the center of gravity…

The Busan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation invested more than 2 billion won in 19 promising startups in the first half of this year, positioning itself as a driver of the region’s investment ecosystem. The center says its approach goes beyond writing checks, pairing funding with hands-on follow-up support that extends to open innovation,…