Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

2025 — Present

This issue tracks major real estate measures introduced by the Lee Jae Myung administration in response to housing prices, household debt, rental-market conditions, and housing supply. It covers the June 2025 household-debt restrictions focused on the Seoul Capital Area, subsequent supply and market-stabilization measures, and the 2026 push to accelerate housing supply and adjust related rules.

2025 — Present

This issue chronologically tracks major personnel decisions, policy actions, budgets, economic and industrial measures, foreign and security policy, social policy, and disaster responses under the administration of President Lee Jae Myung, which took office in 2025. Major government-level changes remain on the parent timeline, while policies warranting independent tracking are connected to dedicated detail issues.

2026 — Present

The Government of the Republic of Korea began a second-round relocation process for public institutions in 2026, reviewing roughly 350 institutions based in the Seoul Capital Area. This issue tracks the principles for relocation, the planned finalization of the relocation plan in the fourth quarter of 2026, early relocations beginning in 2027, and the eventual selection of institutions and destinations.

2026 — Present

This issue tracks the 2026 effort by Government of the Republic of Korea to expand housing supply and accelerate construction in response to housing shortages and rising sale and rental prices in the Seoul Capital Area. It follows the August 13 fast-track housing supply plan, including more than 230,000 additional homes, accelerated public housing projects, new public housing sites, support for redevelopment and private construction, expanded project-finance support, housing assistance for young people and newlyweds, and subsequent implementation reviews.

2013 — 2026

This issue traces how the dual high-speed rail system that began with the establishment of SR Co., Ltd. in 2013 and the launch of SRT service in 2016 moved through integration discussions and procedures to the institutional integration of Korea Railroad Corporation and SR Co., Ltd. and unified KTX-SRT operations in 2026.

2012 — 2026

The controversy began in 2012 when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, then known as the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, pursued a plan for a private operator to run Suseo KTX. The government later shifted to a separate competitor funded by Korea Railroad Corporation and other public institutions, leading to the establishment of SR Co., Ltd. and SRT service. Debate continued over separating profitable high-speed rail operations, railway public services, 5.6% compound-return put options for public investors, duplicated operating costs, and passenger benefits until the two institutions were reintegrated in 2026.