SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government plans to set up more COVID-19 testing centers and expand their operating hours in response to a new wave of virus resurgence, officials said Thursday. According to the city’s virus resurgence response plans, a temporary COVID-19 testing center will be set up in each of [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hungarian and Colombian ambassadors to South Korea were awarded honorary citizenship of Seoul on Thursday in recognition of their contributions to developing bilateral ties. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presented a certificate of honorary citizenship to Hungarian Ambassador to South Korea Mozes Csoma and Colombian Ambassador to South Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The average price of an apartment in Seoul has shot up nearly fourfold in the past 18 years after more than doubling under the previous Moon Jae-in administration alone, a civic group analysis showed Tuesday. A 99.1-square-meter apartment in the capital fetched 1.28 billion won (US$973,162) on average as [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it will launch a project to realize a variety of tourist attractions in the metaverse. Seoul, designated as a lead organization for this project by the Ministry of Science and ICT, will form a cross-regional consortium with North Gyeongsang Province and North [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Anyone carrying a tumbler or a personal cup can get free water from local cafes and restaurants in Seoul without having to order food or drinks. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday began the Oasis Seoul Project, which involves cafes and restaurants offering free water to prevent heatstroke among [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new service that predicts traffic jams on major roads in Seoul will begin later this year. The Seoul Facilities Corp. said it will begin a big data-based traffic jam prediction system in November. The prediction system will cover eight major roads including the Gangbyeon Northern Highway, Olympic-daero and 12 other major [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday announced plans to develop and install unmanned digital terminals and kiosks for the elderly, people with disabilities and digitally vulnerable people in a bid to cope with the digital divide problem. The city government said it will first develop unmanned terminals by year’s [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tropical nights, during which the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius at night, are becoming more severe in Seoul and nearby areas, a study showed Sunday. A research team from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology analyzed daily low temperature data from 1979 to 2018, which showed [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) service that automatically searches and deletes video footage of sexual crime online. The service is capable of tracking down videos of sexual crime online with high accuracy, sending out requests to take the videos [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will introduce a new virtual reality (VR) program that allows seniors to revisit their happiest moments. The city held a demonstration of the program at a local welfare center, where seniors could revisit their lost hometowns, places they’ve visited with their [...]