SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The base taxi fare in Seoul will rise by 1,000 won (69 US cents) to 4,800 won from February next year in the first hike in four years, the city government said Tuesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government passed the plan to raise the base rate for mid-sized sedan cabs [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has said he plans to create a national iconic street with green spaces and wider walkways, like the Champs-Elysees of Paris, along a 7-kilometer-long route from Gwanghwamun in central Seoul to the Han River. The mayor announced the city development plan Saturday (French time) in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of conservative and progressive activists staged large-scale rallies in downtown Seoul on Saturday, chanting opposing slogans about sensitive political issues. The demonstrations ended without clashes. Right-wing activists, including members of the far-right Liberty Unification Party, held a rally in Gwanghwamun against what they call pro-North Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of households in the capital city of Seoul is expected to gradually decrease starting in 2030, data showed Thursday, as more people move to other areas in search of affordable housing. According to the estimate by Statistics Korea, the number of households in Seoul, which came to [...]
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 [...]