SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will revise a city ordinance, enabling the designation of alcohol-free zones in riverside parks along the Han River. The city has recently proposed a bill to the Seoul Metropolitan Council, seeking to amend an ordinance promoting a healthy drinking culture. This initiative [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it will launch a history exploration program on April 26. This program aims to provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the history and culture of the Han River. It will be accompanied by a commentator during [...]
COPENHAGEN, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will create floating swimming pools along the Han River by 2026, along with marina facilities equipped with restaurants, a concert hall and a sunset observation platform, the mayor has said. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled the plan to create the Han River Art Pier after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Han River in Seoul was declared frozen by South Korea’s state weather agency for the first time this winter Sunday, as a cold snap has continued for days. The first freeze of the river was observed on the river running through the capital city more than two weeks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two parks along the Han River in Seoul will operate sledding hills from Dec. 23 through Feb. 12, city officials said Monday. Ttukseom Han River Park will open its sledding hill for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, the Hangang Project Headquarters of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A night market along the Han River in southern Seoul is set to reopen later this week, city officials said Monday, after a nearly three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seoul city government had previously operated a number of night markets in different locations to attract tourists [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will push to create a number of sunset-viewing spots along the Han River to enhance the capital’s attractiveness as a tourist city, officials said Monday. The so-called Great Sunset Project calls for building various sunset-viewing infrastructures in the riverside areas of Sangam, Yeouido, Yongsan, Nodeul [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Han River Management Headquarters said Wednesday it will install benches and tables on concrete stairways and in idle spaces at Han River parks to create rest zones for visitors. The agency plans to set up 32 rest zones by October. Wooden frames or chairs will [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A summer festival spanning the Han River’s riverside parks in Seoul will kick off this week for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Seoul said Sunday. The summer edition of the 2022 Han River Festival will hit the river’s 11 parks across [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Outdoor public swimming pools and water sports facilities by the Han River in Seoul will reopen later this month after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic, city government officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said four swimming pools and two facility zones by the [...]