{
  "id": 5231226,
  "title": "Justice, gender equality ministries among 1st to relocate to Sejong in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-gender-equality-ministries-among-1st-to-relocate-to-sejong-in-5231226",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260903/justice-gender-equality-ministries-among-1st-to-relocate-to-sejong-in-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality are set to become the first government bodies to relocate to Sejong by the first half of 2027, as part of a phased relocation plan initiated by the South Korean government. This move is part of a broader effort to transfer approximately 350 public institutions from the capital region to areas outside, following a similar series of relocations in the 2000s. Prime Minister Han Seong-sook led the government-wide briefing, alongside key ministers including Yun Ho-jung from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Kim Yun-duk from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Huh Jang from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Justice, gender equality ministries among 1st to relocate to Sejong in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-gender-equality-ministries-among-1st-to-relocate-to-sejong-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Gov't to relocate central administrative agencies remaining in Seoul to Sejong from 2027: PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lead-govt-to-relocate-central-administrative-agencies-remaining-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:42:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}