SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As spring blooms in Seoul, Seocho District (Mayor Jeon Sung-soo) is set to host the “Yangjaecheon Art Salon,” a vibrant flea market showcasing handmade crafts and everyday items, from March 22 to 31 at the Yangjaecheon Pop-up Zone. The lively event will feature over 300 teams of small business owners, [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District Office said Thursday it would appoint “mosquito sheriffs” to carry out anti-pest activities in areas usually excluded from city pest extermination initiatives. The program, which began in 2017, will be led by “mosquito sheriffs” who are well-informed about local areas and communities, and who will walk [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Secho District has published a tourist map for young visitors, compiling tourist hotspots on a single page. The Seoripul Street of Musical Instruments is home to some 210 music hotspots including Seoul Arts Center, musical instrument vendors and workshops, and small theaters. The Seoripul Youth Art Center hosts [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced Monday that a new smart motion sensor warning system had been set up at the crosswalk near Shindong Elementary School to improve children’s safety. The new system, set up this month, consists of a camera, LED monitor, speaker, and a pole. The three cameras attached [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An initiative to install large parasols strategically at major pedestrian crossings spearheaded by Seoul’s Seocho District in 2015 is being benchmarked by local governments across the country. Large parasols similar to those installed in Seocho can also be found in the city of Busan as well as South Chungcheong, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that it will install air purifiers in Seoripul Igloos, specially designed bus stops to take shelter from the winter freeze, to use them as ‘fine dust shelters’ in warmer seasons. The standing type air purifiers have been leased by a private company, and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With increasing concern over fine dust sweeping over South Korea, the a district in Seoul has begun installing fine dust filters at bus stops. Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that it has installed Smart Eco-Shelters at two bus stops to protect local residents from fine dust, winter cold, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Tuesday that the new Seocho Animal Care Center is now open. The center is a two-story building managed by three animal care professionals located near the Yangjae stream providing consultation services for pet adoption, beauty care for pets, meeting rooms, and cafes. The center [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seocho District in Seoul is using IoT technology to monitor fine dust and noise levels around construction sites in a first in the country. The new monitoring system will target 20 large construction sites that are over 1,000 square meters in gross area. Measuring instruments installed near construction sites will [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — School security, or the lack thereof, is the lingering topic of discussion in the aftermath of a hostage incident that took place yesterday at an elementary school located in the Seocho District of Seoul. According to the accounts provided by the police and the school administration, the hostage-taker, identified [...]