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Song Joong-ki to Headline Sinchon Beer Festival

SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The second Sinchon Beer Festival will be held on Yonsei-ro, Sinchon this Thursday and Friday, July 14 and 15. The beer festival, which was first held last October to boost the economy in the Sinchon area, will feature a sandy ‘beach’ and pubs keen to evoke the feeling of enjoying [...]

Sinchon Sees Reduced Traffic Accidents Since Its “Transit Mall” Designation

SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Sinchon, one of the magnets for young people in Seoul, sees traffic accidents declining significantly since it was designated as the first ‘Public Transport-only Area’ in Seoul early this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government selected Sinchon as its first “Transit Mall” where only buses, vans with more than 16 passengers, emergency [...]