SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Data shows the taxi industry was negatively affected during Seoul’s free public transport days last week, part of city-level measures to combat fine dust. Fewer people took taxis or drove their own cars last week when public transport was free as a result of high fine dust levels, the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic Internet watchdog consisting of housewives and office workers helped take down tens of thousands of online prostitution ads last year. Nearly 50,000 online ads promoting prostitution were taken off the internet thanks to efforts made by Seoul’s Internet Civic Watchdog, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Sunday. Of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Dated septic tanks in Seoul might be on the way out, with their removal being considered by local officials following criticism over foul smells. The Seoul government announced plans for a major urban overhaul on Wednesday, which could see aging foul-smelling septic tanks around the city disposed of. Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul government is set to introduce a new AI chatbot service dedicated to discussing administrative matters later this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to invest over 200 billion won in a total of 842 upcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution projects this year, building on the latest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has teamed up with translation startup Flitto to introduce a language free zone along Cheonggyecheon Stream. According to Flitto on Friday, a language free zone service will be available in eight locations around Cheonggyecheon Stream, presenting information in different languages in tandem with the company’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to help young adults who live extremely anti-social lives without working or even meeting friends. Under the new bill proposed by lawmaker Kim Mi-kyung, Seoul will build a support center where research will be conducted and musical and art therapies provided, in order [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation BTS unveiled a new song meant to promote Seoul overseas on Wednesday, drawing huge Internet traffic that caused the temporary outage of its host Web site. The song titled “With Seoul” was uploaded for free download at noon on the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s tourism promotion site, www.visitseoul.net. The site crashed within minutes of release and remained inaccessible for hours, according to officials. The boy group has been [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Changes are set to be implemented for the terms of use for Gwanghwamun Square to hold festivals or protests, including a cap on the maximum length of occupation. Under the new rules, event organizers and protestors won’t be able to occupy the landmark location for more than six days for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has built a new wastewater recycling center that could produce enough energy to heat 24,000 households. The construction of the new wastewater heat recovery system at Seonam Water Recycling Center in Gangseo District has been completed, with the opening ceremony taking place today. The facility will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – KakaoTaxi has announced plans to offer incentives to drivers who take short-distance trips as part of efforts to crack down on those who choose customers selectively depending on their destination. According to IT industry officials, the major taxi hailing app KakaoTaxi is working together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government [...]