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18 Foreign Residents Receive Honorary Seoul Citizenship

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Sunday that 18 outstanding foreign residents of Seoul have become honorary citizens of South Korea’s capital city. At this year’s honorary citizenship ceremony, the Seoul metropolitan government handed medals and certificates to those who volunteered to help North Korean defectors and multicultural families, businessmen [...]

Hungarian, Colombian Ambassadors Become Honorary Seoul Citizens

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hungarian and Colombian ambassadors to South Korea were awarded honorary citizenship of Seoul on Thursday in recognition of their contributions to developing bilateral ties. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presented a certificate of honorary citizenship to Hungarian Ambassador to South Korea Mozes Csoma and Colombian Ambassador to South Korea [...]