Chungnam's Inner Hongdo Children's Hospital Outsourced Operation, from Yonsei to Dankook... Maintaining Opening in 2 Years The outsourced operation of Chungnam's Inner Hongdo Children's Hospital will be changed from Yonsei University to Dankook University. On the 22nd, Chungnam Province announced that it has selected Dankook University as the operator of the hospital through a competitive bidding process. The hospital, which is scheduled to open in February 2026, will be operated by Dankook University for 5 years from the opening day. The province had previously entrusted the operation to Yonsei University, but due to differences in opinions on the management plan, the contract was cancelled and a new operator was selected. Dankook University plans to establish a 300-bed hospital on a 28,000-pyeong site in Hongseong-eup, Hongseong-gun. The hospital will operate 24 departments, including pediatrics, obstetrics, and surgery, and will provide 24-hour emergency services. The province and the university plan to sign a contract as early as next month and start preparations for the hospital's opening. Chungnam Governor Kim Tae-heum said, "We will do our best to ensure that the hospital opens on time and provides safe and high-quality medical services to the people of Chungnam."

Following the introduction of a revised tax system, apartment prices in Seoul's affluent districts, such as Gangnam and Seocho, have continued to decline. According to the Korea Real Estate Association's 'Weekly Apartment Price Trend' report, apartment prices in Seoul's third week of August rose by 0.22% compared to the previous week.

This increase was comparable to the previous week's 0.21%. However, apartment prices in Seocho and Gangnam districts have fallen for two consecutive weeks. The revised tax system is expected to increase the burden of property taxes for owners in Seocho (-0.04% to -0.09%) and Gangnam (-0.02% to -0.05%). In contrast, areas such as Songpa (-0.12% to 0.10%) have seen a slowdown in rising prices.

Middle-income areas like Jung-gu (-0.45%), Jung-gu (-0.44%), Seodaemun (-0.44%), Jung-gu (-0.41%), and Gangbuk (-0.41%) have maintained steady upward trends. The Korea Real Estate Association reported that "locally downward transactions occurred within the trading atmosphere." According to data from real estate platform Asil, the number of Seoul apartment transactions registered on this day reached 62,516, a 3.5% increase compared to the previous day.

Compared to the previous week, the economy posted a 0.15% increase in the Seoul region (0.17% in Gangwon province). In the rental market, Seoul experienced a 0.01% decrease in price growth compared to the previous week (-0.19%). The decline in Seocho (-0.08%) continued after it switched from an upward trend in September last year to a decline, and Gangnam (-0.03%) kept its downward trend after switching to a downward trend in the previous week.

However, areas such as Jung-gu (0.37%), Gangbuk (0.37%), Dongbang (0.36%), Nowon (0.35%), Seodaemun (0.34%), and Seongdong (0.33%) continue to experience slight upward trends in both sale and rental prices. Gangwon province experienced the largest increase in price growth, with Hongcheon-dong (0.51%), Giheung-gu (0.48%), Hanam (0.40%), and Guimyeong (0.34%) leading the upward trend.