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Seoul’s Youth Benefits Policy Continues Despite Criticism

Seoul’s Youth Benefits Policy Continues Despite Criticism

SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid record youth unemployment rates mired in the double digits, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is continuing its efforts to support young people this year, with 5,000 young people between the ages of 19 and 29 set to receive 500,000 won every month from July for up to six months [...]

On-Site Counseling Service for Foreign Residents Attracts Record Numbers

On-Site Counseling Service for Foreign Residents Attracts Record Numbers

SEOUL, March 27 (Korea) – On-site Counseling Service”, Seoul Global Center’s new outreach service for foreign residents that visits areas with a large foreign population, is proving popular among those who are too busy to visit the center in person during the week. When the first session of On-site Counseling Service this year took place earlier [...]

Popular Character Pucca to Let Seoulites and Tourists Know Public Information

Popular Character Pucca to Let Seoulites and Tourists Know Public Information

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Pucca will engage in public information campaign activities to promote Seoul to its citizens and tourists. It will introduce Seoul’s main attractions to foreign tourists as well. The Seoul metropolitan city government signed an agreement with Vooz which created the character Pucca on November 17 to jointly produce content [...]

Uber Finally Begins its Taxi Service in Seoul, Still Causing Controversies

Uber Finally Begins its Taxi Service in Seoul, Still Causing Controversies

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Uber eventually starts to run a taxi service called UberTaxi from October 23 in Seoul. Uber has been right in the center of controversies in many countries for its allegedly unlawful activities. Taxi drivers who registered themselves on Uber can carry passengers for a fee. The drivers and the passengers [...]

Seoul Residents Lose 14 Tons of Weight Thanks to “Healthy Weight 3.3.3. Project”

Seoul Residents Lose 14 Tons of Weight Thanks to “Healthy Weight 3.3.3. Project”

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A city-wide campaign to make Seoul citizens keep healthy weight has paid off with an increasing number of Seoulites successfully shedding their pounds, helped by the motivational weight loss initiative.  The Seoul Metropolitan city government, which launched the weight loss campaign “Healthy Weight 3.3.3. Project 2014″ early July this year, announced 12,314 citizens [...]

[Quote] Mayor of Seoul Presents City-centric Climate Change Report at U.N. Climate Summit

[Quote] Mayor of Seoul Presents City-centric Climate Change Report at U.N. Climate Summit

“If we are to bring down climate temperatures, we must step up and scale up global climate actions internationally. An unprecedented collaboration among city networks will make great progress in fighting climate change.” Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul SEOUL, Sep. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Won-soon, mayor of Seoul announced a plan called the Compact [...]