{
  "id": 5238023,
  "title": "Central Administrative Agencies to Begin Move to Sejong from Metro Seoul in First Half of 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/central-administrative-agencies-to-begin-move-to-sejong-from-metro",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:54:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204006"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The South Korean government plans to relocate central administrative agencies from the Seoul metropolitan area to Sejong City, the de facto administrative capital, starting in the first half of 2027. According to Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, the move will begin with agencies that have large relocation sizes and significant ripple effects.\n\nThe relocation is part of a broader effort to ease the concentration of national functions in Seoul and promote balanced national development. Sejong City is seen as a symbol and central axis of this development, Yonhap News reported.\n\nThe government also aims to complete a second presidential office in Sejong by August 2029 and a second National Assembly building by 2030, as announced by Prime Minister Han Seong-sook during a press conference.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) PM says gov't to relocate central gov't agencies remaining in Seoul to Sejong starting next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/urgent-pm-says-govt-to-relocate-central-govt-agencies-remaining-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:04:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}