SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – “How about staging a fashion show where models walk the runway in clothes made at the Mallijae-gil sewing factories?” (Seoul Citizen, Hwang Se-hee) “A diving contest in which people jump off the overpass to an artificial pool that is only set in summer at the lower part of Manllidong [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A discarded railway from the former Gyeongchun Line will be made available for the use of Seoul citizens as a forest road. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on August 11 that it would open the “Gyeongchun Line Forest Road” by refurbishing the discarded railway of 6.3km from Kwangwoon University [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Dropping water levels at Seokchon Lake in Songpa District, Seoul, have been caused by the construction of Lotte World Tower, Korea’s tallest skyscraper, and work on subway Line 9 nearby. The Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed its research into the lake’s dropping water levels on August 6. According to the city, [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch a premium taxi-hailing service offering luxurious service with limousine-style vehicles that have 2,800 cc engines or higher. The Seoul city government announced that High-End, a premium taxi operator co-developed by the city and Korea Smart Card Company, would begin trial operation with 100 luxury taxis [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold a festival at the Han River for its citizens to refresh themselves from the scorching summer. From July 17 to August 23, the Hangang (Han River) Summer Festival will offer various summer activities at its 11 parks alongside the river such as camping, a water park, [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government is making public core data such as budget expenditures, consumer prices and levels of fine dust through interactive infographics. The Seoul city government announced on July 2 the introduction of “Interactive Seoul!”, a service that provides access to important public data. For example, its “Finance Watch” shows [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of Seoul residents think that political unrest and the split in public opinion is a greater threat to Korea’s security than nuclear arms in North Korea, a survey shows. The Seoul Metropolitan Government conducted a survey about national security, polling 3,039 Seoul citizens from June 11 to [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A special “vending machine” designed to collect donations for animal welfare or other causes has been installed in Seoul. On June 16, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it set up the reverse vending machine that accepts cans, PET, paper and glass bottles for recycling on a street in the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As a not-insignificant three percent of Korea’s population is now composed of foreign nationals, Seoul Metropolitan Government conducted a survey on 2,500 foreigners living in the capital about their quality of life in the city, in October 2014. According to a report published on May 24, those polled ranked their [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is planning to begin charging pet-owners for reclaiming their lost pets from city-run animal rescue agencies. According to an announcement on February 6, the city government is planning to reveal, in March, details of an amendment of existing laws on charging pet-owners who reclaim their [...]