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Editorial: Relocate public institutions, but get the order right
Editorial: Relocate public institutions, but get the order right Move, merge or disappear. Hundreds of South Korean public institutions and their employees still do not know which fate awaits them. The government on Thursday put roughly 350 public institutions based in the Seoul metropolitan area under review for relocation while separately unveiling a sweeping restructuring plan that would reduce the number of public entities and subsidiaries by 109 through mergers, consolidation and other changes. Yet which institution will move where &md September 4, 2026