Kim Kyung-soo Aims to Grow Gyeongnam's Future with Robots, Aerospace
Kim Kyung-soo, a candidate for Gyeongnam Provincial Governor, has unveiled his vision to develop Gyeongsangnam-do into a future industrial capital centered on robots, aerospace, and renewable energy (RE100). The plan emphasizes regional economic innovation and securing future growth engines.
The robotics sector has been designated as a key growth industry for Gyeongnam, with a focus on physical AI robots and industrial robots. The strategy involves leveraging Gyeongnam's concentrated machine industry infrastructure, linking it with Hyundai Motor's Ulsan facilities, and attracting robot factories to the Gimhae and Yangsan regions.
The province plans to establish an 'Aerospace Industry Belt along the Southern Coast' connecting Goheung in South Jeolla Province and Changwon in Gyeongnam. The introduction of high-speed rail is also proposed to connect Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam into a '30-minute living zone.' Sacheon and Jinju are slated to be developed into aerospace complex cities with a population of 1 million, integrating next-generation transportation methods such as drone taxis.
A plan called 'RE100 Industrial Complex Construction' has been prepared, which involves installing solar panels on the roofs of 21 industrial complexes in Gyeongnam to secure energy and share profits. For the shipbuilding sector, the solution proposed is the adoption of smart shipbuilding and eco-friendly vessels.
To prevent the outflow of regional talent, measures include providing incentives such as reductions in earned income tax, utilizing corporate research institutes within the National Changwon University.
The musical 'Fan Letter' is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an encore performance and is operating a pop-up zone called 'Myungil Ilbo Editorial Office' within the theater. The 10th-anniversary production runs until June 7 at the Grand Theater of the Hongik University Daehakro Art Center in Seoul. 'Fan Letter' is a creative fictional musical inspired by anecdotes from the literary society 'Guinhoe' during the Japanese colonial period in the 1930s. The pop-up zone, recreating the literary society's space, features a 'Writer's Room' where fans can send letters to actors, and a 'Study Room' and 'Listening Room' for viewing related materials and listening to the OST.