Gongju City presents a breakthrough for local extinction with its population living policy.

Published 2025년 10월 15일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Nara Park] Gongju City (Mayor Choi Won-cheol) has garnered attention by proposing a specific solution to overcome population decline and the risk of local extinction, namely the 'strategy to expand the resident population'. The city participated in the '16th Korea-Japan Joint Seminar' held at the International Conference Hall of the Seoul Bankers Association on the 14th, delivering a keynote speech on the topic 'Overcoming local extinction and population crisis! Gongju City's efforts to expand the resident population'. This seminar was jointly organized by the Korea Local Government Research Institute and the Japan Association for Internationalization of Local Governments, with attendees including local government officials from both countries, representatives from the Korea Tourism Organization, and local government representatives from across the nation, who discussed measures to respond to the crisis of local extinction and to activate international exchange.

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Mayor Choe Won-cheol presented a sustainable regional growth model at a joint Korea-Japan seminar. The city of Gongju (Mayor Choe Won-cheol) drew attention by proposing a "strategy to expand the resident population" as a concrete solution to overcome the population decline and the threat of local extinction. The city attended the "16th Korea-Japan Joint Seminar" held at the International Conference Hall of the Seoul Bank Building on the 14th and delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "Overcoming local extinction and population crisis! Gongju City's efforts to expand the resident population." This seminar was jointly organized by the Korea Local Government Research Institute and the Japan Association for Internationalization of Local Governments, with participation from local government officials from both countries, the Korea Tourism Organization, and representatives from local governments across the nation. They discussed measures to respond to the threat of local extinction ...

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