SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul will open a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week to help pitch innovative technologies by smaller firms based in the city, officials said Tuesday. The Seoul booth will open inside the event’s Eureka Park section, an exhibition area for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government plans to launch a new council of foreign residents Tuesday as part of efforts to improve their quality of life here. The council, the third of its kind, will comprise 30 residents aged 18 or older from 20 countries, including the United States, France, Japan, [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study found that the rate of increase for office rents in Seoul was the second-highest in Asia, among 19 major cities. According to a study conducted by major U.K. real estate consulting corporation Knight Frank, rents in Seoul during this year’s first quarter increased by 2.6 percent compared [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will embark on projects to restore and beautify a neighborhood of traditional Korean houses in central Seoul. The city government plans to build historic cultural streets in Seochon, or “western village,” which stretches out from the western wing of Gyeongbok Palace and [...]
SEOUL, Nov.20 (Korea Bizwire) – Twenty seven facilities to feed stray cats will be established at four parks in the metropolitan area, including Seoul Forest and World Cup Park. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will be managing feeding facilities for stray cats. The facilities will be run in cooperation with animal related non-governmental [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul awarded honorary citizenship to 17 foreigners including “the homeless billionaire” Nicolas Berggruen on Wednesday in recognition of their contributions to the metropolis. Berggruen, a philanthropist and investor who is known by the nickname because he lives in hotels without owning a house, was one of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced 100 beautiful roads in and around Seoul where the colorful autumn leaves can be enjoyed to their full extent. The roads are categorized under four themes, ‘autumn leaves along the water’, ‘a great day out with autumn leaves’, ‘autumn leaves in the park’ [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul city is hosting an exhibition of a historical archive composed of 260 photographs, newspapers, magazines and other media selected to talk about the main historical events that took place around the site of Seoul Plaza over the past 70 years. The exhibition is to be held from February 12 to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Any occurrence of additional safety accidents will lead to the shutdown of Lotte Group’s new skyscraper in the southern district of Jamsil, the city of Seoul warned Monday, after a series of safety problems escalated concerns over the recently-opened shopping complex. The retail giant opened the completed lower parts [...]