SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An antiquated southern Seoul apartment complex long at the center of the nation’s real estate policy debate due to its massive size and location in the wealthy Gangnam district has obtained a long-awaited reconstruction approval, the city government said Thursday, signaling its intent to speed up its plan to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 8 out of 10 Seoul citizens are willing to install renewable energy power facilities such as solar panels at home as part of efforts to better cope with climate change, a survey showed Monday. Korea Beyond Coal, a network of environmental and civic groups, conducted a survey of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul International Fireworks Festival was held at Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul on Saturday. Hosted by Hanwha Group and sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the festival has been held in September or October every year since 2000. Returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has been selected as one of six global hosts of the FIFA Fan Festival, a public viewing event during the World Cup that will also feature live performances and other entertainment. FIFA announced Tuesday that Seoul will be joined by London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people in their 20s who died by suicide in Seoul last year increased sharply, exceeding the proportion of those in their 30s and 40s, data showed Monday. A total of 2,034 people took their own lives in the capital city last year and those in their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government unveiled measures to drastically enhance its flood response systems Thursday, including upgraded disaster prevention targets, deep underground rainwater tunnels and advanced evacuation warning systems. The 10-year comprehensive plan came two months after a record-breaking rainfall in early August left 14 people dead and six others [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will provide real-time information on the status and time of traffic lights at major downtown crossroads for free through a public portal starting from Wednesday. Any citizen can check this information for 788 major crossroads within the city on a real-time basis [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government will additionally ban Grade 4 diesel vehicles, the second lowest in the country’s five-tier emission standard, from the city’s central areas starting in 2025 with a goal of dramatically reducing air pollutants, the mayor said Wednesday. Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the measure as part of a broader [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will open up the country’s first protective facility for stalking victims next month. The city will remodel three protective facilities originally intended for victims of domestic violence to accommodate stalking victims (two for women, one for men). The facilities will be able to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government held the so-called space-out contest on Sunday after a three-year hiatus resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. On a hot and sunny afternoon, many Seoul citizens gathered around Jamsu Bridge, where the competition was being held. Among 3,800 people who applied to participate in the competition, [...]