SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s subway operator is implementing safety measures to prevent subway crimes in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, officials said Sunday. Seoul Metro, the operator of the capital’s vast subway system, installed safety mirrors in 99 locations including escalators and stairs that are vulnerable to illegal photography and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Digital Foundation, a digital arm of the Seoul city government, said Sunday it will open an online education platform to enable senior citizens to check their digital competency and get customized education recommendations. The Edutech Campus, slated to be operated from Monday, enables senior trainees to instantly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Sunday that 18 outstanding foreign residents of Seoul have become honorary citizens of South Korea’s capital city. At this year’s honorary citizenship ceremony, the Seoul metropolitan government handed medals and certificates to those who volunteered to help North Korean defectors and multicultural families, businessmen [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An outdoor library that was operated in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul between April and November was visited by more than 210,000 people, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The library was established in celebration of World Book Day on April 23 this year. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is starting a grafting project to resolve odor issues from ginkgo berries. Based on guidance from the National Institute of Forest Science, the city will begin a project that grafts branches from male ginkgo trees that do not produce odorous ginkgo berries to female ones [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hangang Project Headquarters under the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will begin a project to revamp safety facilities set up on bicycle paths in Han River parks until 2024. First, the agency will set up artificial intelligence (AI)-powered CCTV cameras and feedback signs in all 10 Han [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has developed the nation’s first industrial site safety designs that can be distinguished by individuals with color vision deficiency (CVD). At present, there are many cases where the safety colors used at industrial sites include red (prohibition) and green (guide), which cannot [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will start an experimental project to transform gas stations into logistics hubs of the future. The growing popularity of online transactions and diversifying logistics channels have resulted in higher demand for distribution, but warehouses and logistics complexes in the capital city only [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it has deployed the first “robot official” as part of its robot distribution service project. The robot has been tasked with delivering public documents and parcels throughout city hall and serving as guides for visitors. It is capable of riding elevators autonomously. It [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan city on Tuesday conditionally approved cheering gatherings at a public square in the capital during the FIFA World Cup. The city gave the green light for the supporters’ group for the South Korean national team, called the Red Devils, to use Gwanghwamun Square for cheering events [...]