SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presented his vision for a smart city at the opening ceremony of the Smart Life Week (SLW) exhibition, which kicked off on October 10 at COEX in Gangnam District. The inaugural Smart Life Week, running through October 12, brings together 500 participants, including mayors and corporate [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled a master plan for the capital in the coming decade Wednesday, promising to tackle growing inequality and push regulatory reforms. The Seoul city government will work to close gaps in housing, education, jobs and social welfare, enhance the city’s global competitiveness and create a [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government is pushing to introduce rapid COVID-19 self-testing kits in schools, universities and religious facilities as part of its new campaign to safely reopen the city, officials said Tuesday. Under new Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who took office on Thursday, the city government has been working on [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Election posters of minor candidates competing for the mayoral seat in Seoul have been damaged by voters after they publicly announced their support for feminists and LGBT rights. Seoul Mapo Police Station recently arrested perpetrators who took down election banners of Oh Tae-yang, Mirae Party’s candidate for the mayoral [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Last summer, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon did a ‘one-month stay’ in a rooftop house in Seoul without a single air conditioner. He coursed through the summer’s blazing heat with a single electric fan, gifted to him by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. His modest lifestyle inspired many, particularly when [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As seen from the news that authorities are moving to crack down on indoor smoking, the government has been taking pains to resolve neighborly disputes. On August 10, the Seoul Metropolitan Government issued a statement that a legal ordinance to regulate noise nuisances in residential complexes will be passed [...]
INCHEON, Feb.24 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon mayor Yoo Jeong-bok recently suggested that the front door of city hall should be opened for all citizens, not just for the mayor. When entering Incheon City Hall, the center door doesn’t open for Incheon citizens. Even though there is an automatic sensor, the door won’t budge. It doesn’t [...]
“I send my condolences and words of encouragement to the bereaved families who stayed at the sit-in sites. I feel very sorry that you are still staying here because of this matter that was to be resolved a long time ago.” “I hope this place can be more than a protest site. I hope it [...]
LAS VEGAS, NV, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Cubed, Inc. (otcqb:CRPT), the first 3D mobile display cube application connecting individuals, groups, and businesses, is pleased to announce that the Cube was utilized to provide multimedia communications support to the winning campaign of Mayor Ki-dong Kim of Kwangjin-gu District, Seoul. During the nationwide municipal elections in [...]