SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District has introduced safety patrols consisting of local residents to keep an eye on playgrounds for the first time in the country. The safety patrol groups will be deployed at 45 playgrounds within the district to secure safety and help children use facilities safely, while keeping an eye [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Nine bus stops in Seoul’s Seocho District have specially designed heated benches that figure to be highly popular throughout the remainder of winter. Incorporating “nanocarbon surface heating”, these benches – called ondol chairs – keep bottoms warm by maintaining temperatures from 40 to 42 degrees Celsius. Thanks to its 203cm [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Seocho District in Seoul has announced plans for a smart watch service designed to help elderly dementia patients in the local community, the district office said on Thursday. Starting in December, Seocho District will launch the new public safety program to help 200 elderly people who suffer from dementia [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Scores of so-called ‘mosquito guards’ will be deployed in Seoul’s Seocho District as part of the district office’s pest control program. According to the Seocho District Office, the new mosquito guard initiative kicked off on Thursday, with teams of five to ten pest control officers dedicated to each neighborhood [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Since Seocho became the first district in Seoul to introduce a three-strike system for construction noise last June, a number of building projects have been halted during the weekend and on holidays in a bid to tackle the issue of construction noise in the area. According to the Seocho District [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by the Seoul Institute has revealed that Seoul’s three richest districts – Gangnam, Seocho, and Songpa – have lower female obesity rates than other neighborhoods in the capital. According to the study, the obesity rate for adult men residing in Seoul was 31.7 percent and for [...]