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Gangnam District Launches ‘Bite-Sized Math’ Video Series for Students

Gangnam District Launches ‘Bite-Sized Math’ Video Series for Students

SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangnam District Office in Seoul has announced the launch of a new “Bite-Sized Math” video series through its online Gangnam Video Lecture platform, designed to help middle school students master key concepts in just five minutes per topic. Catering to the growing “short-form” video trend that emphasizes time efficiency, [...]

Gangnam District Launches “Goodbye Nicotine Project” to Support Residents’ New Year’s Resolutions

Gangnam District Launches “Goodbye Nicotine Project” to Support Residents’ New Year’s Resolutions

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam District in Seoul, under the leadership of District Mayor Cho Sung-myung, has announced the initiation of the “Goodbye Nicotine Project,” aimed at assisting residents who have resolved to quit smoking in the new year. The project is particularly noteworthy given the district’s status as the area with the highest [...]

Delivery Robots Avoid Obstacles, Cross Busy Intersections to Deliver Food in the Heart of Gangnam

Delivery Robots Avoid Obstacles, Cross Busy Intersections to Deliver Food in the Heart of Gangnam

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Gangnam, Seoul, a robot waits at traffic lights alongside citizens, crosses intersections, and delivers food to nearby buildings. The Gangnam District Office announced on Tuesday its launch of a demonstration project for outdoor robot delivery services in the Teheran-ro 87-gil area during the months of November [...]

Rising Demand for Imperfect Produce: Gangnam’s Taste for Economical Yet Quality Vegetables

Rising Demand for Imperfect Produce: Gangnam’s Taste for Economical Yet Quality Vegetables

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district, historically known for its high real estate prices, an increasing number of homemakers are now on the lookout for what’s colloquially known as “economical imperfect produce.”  Imperfect produce refers to items that may not meet the conventional standards for shape or size but boast excellent [...]

Gangnam District Expands Its Medical Translation Service Program to Include Arabic

Gangnam District Expands Its Medical Translation Service Program to Include Arabic

SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Gangnam District office on Sunday announced the appointment of 39 global healthcare coordinators to offer translation services to foreign visitors seeking medical treatment in South Korea. The program, which began in 2011, aims to assist foreign patients visiting clinics in Gangnam District by providing dedicated medical translation services. [...]

Itaewon Turns into Ghost Town Following Cluster Infection

Itaewon Turns into Ghost Town Following Cluster Infection

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The streets of Seoul’s bustling multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon looked abandoned Saturday night as the city government stopped clubs and bars from doing business earlier in the day following a recent cluster infection of the new coronavirus. Under the administrative order, all clubs, bars and other nightlife establishments are [...]

Petition Pokes Fun at Gangnam Voters After Election of North Korean Defector

Petition Pokes Fun at Gangnam Voters After Election of North Korean Defector

SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of South Koreans have signed a petition calling for the mandatory construction of residential flats for North Korean defectors in the ritzy district of Gangnam, southern Seoul, following a high-profile defector’s election in the constituency. In apparent derision of the Gangnam residents who elected Tae Ku-min [...]

Sales of Shinsegae Department Store’s Gangnam Branch Surpass 2 tln Won in 2019

Sales of Shinsegae Department Store’s Gangnam Branch Surpass 2 tln Won in 2019

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Department Store, one of South Korea’s leading retailers, said Tuesday that its outlet in Gangnam, an affluent area in southern Seoul, reported 2 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) in accumulated sales last year. It marks the first time for a single department store branch to achieve the milestone, the [...]