Buck passing as megacity talks grind to halt

Buck passing as megacity talks grind to halt

Plans to launch three megacities and elect their leaders in June have hit a snag, pushing the main rival parties into another round of the blame game. Only the bill for merging Gwangju and the surrounding South Jeolla Province was tabled at the National Assembly's plenary session that started Tuesday, while other similar megacity bills fell short. The bill for a megacity in South Korea's southwest, which is a liberal stronghold, is likely to be put to a vote later this week, with a series of opp

By The Korea Herald