S. Korea to open controversial new mini-capital
- Published: 30 Jun 2012 at 17.48
- Online news: World
After a decade of wrangling, South Korea is set to inaugurate a new mini-capital seen by supporters as a developmental triumph and by critics as a classic pork-barrel project.
A statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun plaza in Seoul. After a decade of wrangling, South Korea is set to inaugurate a new mini-capital named after the former king in a project seen by supporters as a developmental triumph and by critics as classic pork-barrel politics.
Sejong City will by 2015 house 16 ministries or agencies and 20 central government offices currently located in or near Seoul. More than 10,000 civil servants will work there when construction is completed.
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