Jang Chang-sun Gymnasium to Break Ground in September

A gymnasium named after legendary Korean wrestler Jang Chang-sun will be built in Incheon. The project aims to honor the local sports hero by building a gym that will serve as a training hub for future talent, while boosting pride among athletes. The city confirmed that the elite athletes’ training facility under construction in Munhak-dong, Michuhol-gu, will be officially named the “Incheon Metropolitan City Athletes’ Village Jang Chang-sun Gymnasium.” The decision reflects strong consensus built through continuous input from the local community and the sports sector.

Psychological Counseling Support to be Provided for Social Welfare Officials

Incheon Metropolitan City will provide mental health screenings and professional counseling to social welfare officials to help alleviate stress and prevent burnout. The program takes into account the heavy workload and emotional labor faced by officials on the front lines of welfare administration, including handling civil complaints and case management. It aims to support recovery through counseling and treatment for psychological stress and trauma experienced by social welfare workers while working directly with vulnerable households.

Incheon Recruits Participants for Quantum Academy

Incheon Metropolitan City is stepping up efforts to cultivate local experts in quantum technology, a field emerging as a key battleground in global technological competition. In partnership with Yonsei University, the city is recruiting participants for the “2026 Incheon Quantum Academy.” The program will go beyond introductory experiences, offering intensive training covering foundational quantum mechanics theory to practical algorithm design. Through this initiative, the city aims to proactively secure a talent pool capable of leading future technologies.

Incheon Strengthens Tailored Job Support to Respond to Large-scale Employment Changes

Amid increasing corporate restructuring and the retirement of baby boomers, Incheon Metropolitan City is strengthening its field-oriented, customized job support programs. The city announced that it will enhance a comprehensive support system covering both recruitment and reemployment, particularly targeting workplaces experiencing large-scale employment changes. The initiative follows a request from the Korean Metal Workers’ Union’s GM Korea branch and will be carried out twice a month over three months from April 20 to the end of June, in cooperation with the Incheon Northern Employment Welfare Plus Center and Bupyeong-gu Office.

Incheon Strengthens Integrated Support System for Small Businesses

Incheon Metropolitan City is restructuring its 2026 small business support policies around new initiatives, shifting focus from crisis response to building a foundation for growth. Under the new implementation plan for 2026, the city will invest a total of 219.6 billion won to push ahead with policies based on five strategic pillars and 17 key tasks. The plan aims to reposition small businesses, currently struggling with economic slowdown and delayed consumption recovery, as key drivers of the local economy and not merely as entities needing protection.

Incheon Increases M6464 Buses Operating Between Songdo and Gangnam

Two more buses will be added to the M6464 metropolitan express route connecting Songdo and Gangnam starting April 24, reducing waiting times for users. The route, which begins at Hillstate Lake Songdo 2-cha in Songdo, Incheon and runs to Gangnam Station in Seoul, was launched on February 28 to address transportation demand from residents in Songdo District 6 and parts of District 3, where population has recently increased due to large-scale housing developments. Bus users can travel to Gangnam from Songdo without transferring. With the additional buses, the total number of vehicles will increase from three to five on weekdays, cutting peak-hour intervals roughly in half and significantly improving convenience.

Two Modern Heritage Sites to be Designated as City-registered Cultural Heritage

Two sites reflecting Incheon’s modern history, one religious and one industrial, are set to be designated as city-registered cultural heritage. Incheon Metropolitan City announced that it will officially register the “Maraval Brothers Missionary Chapel,” associated with Catholic missionary history, and the “Former Sorae Salt Farm Warehouse and Brine Storage Facility,” the oldest surviving salt warehouse in Korea, as cultural heritage of the city. The city said the registration once again demonstrates the effectiveness of its registered cultural heritage system.