Suncheon City Selects 'Top 10 News of the Year' Chosen by Citizens

1st Place: 'Suncheon City Population Ranks Third Among Honam's Major Cities Following Gwangju and Jeonju'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City announced on the 22nd the ‘Top 10 News of Suncheon City’ for this year, selected directly by its citizens.

The number one news was ‘Suncheon City’s population rises to become the third largest city in Honam after Gwangju and Jeonju.’

Based on city policies aimed at becoming an ecological city, focusing on improving citizens' quality of life through mid- to long-term residential conditions such as safety, education, transportation, and healing, Suncheon has been highly evaluated for surpassing the top city in Jeollanam-do and rising to become one of the three major cities in Honam, giving pride and hope to its citizens.

The second place was ‘Approval for hosting the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo as an international event,’ and third place was the ‘Suncheon-style Kwonbun Movement promotion,’ a sharing and caring project turning the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity.

Other top news included ▲ 4th place: Suncheon City overcoming the COVID-19 spread crisis together with citizens, ▲ 5th place: Full-scale promotion of the construction of the new Suncheon City Hall, ▲ 6th place: Suncheonman Garden and Wetland becoming the most popular tourist destination nationwide last year, ▲ 7th place: Opening of Dongcheon Suspension Bridge, ▲ 8th place: Magnesium material and parts industry with world’s best technology becoming Suncheon’s oasis, ▲ 9th place: Suncheonman National Garden winning the Grand Prize at the Korea Product Awards, ▲ 10th place: Suncheon City opening the first Global Webtoon Center in the Honam region.

Mayor Heo Seok said, “Despite this year being a difficult time when the daily lives of all citizens were disrupted by COVID-19, we achieved valuable results together with 280,000 citizens. I sincerely thank each and every citizen,” adding, “Next year, we will swiftly respond to the post-COVID-19 era environment and prioritize economic vitality and citizen happiness as our top values.”

Meanwhile, the Top 10 News of Suncheon City was selected over 10 days from the 7th to the 16th through the city’s homepage, SNS, and other channels, with a total of 28,451 participants including citizens, reporters, and public officials.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.