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 [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will allow advertisements to be placed on bikes from its public bike service to overcome deficits. Tthe city’s unmanned bike rental service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, faced deficits of 9 billion won (US$6.88 million) in 2019, 9.9 billion won in 2020 and [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A fully-refurbished Gwanghwamun Square, a landmark in central Seoul, is expected to open to the public soon, city government officials said Monday. The construction to expand the square and turn part of it into a park is expected to be completed by the end of this month or early [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The act of obstructing charging activities for electric vehicles will be punishable by fines in all 25 districts in Seoul starting in August. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the number of districts penalizing the obstruction of EV charging activities will increase from the current 12 to 19 [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government, along with the King Sejong Institute Foundation, announced that it will provide a free online Korean language education platform, the Seoul City Online King Sejong Institute, for foreigners for six months starting on July 1. The King Sejong Institute Foundation is a public subsidiary of [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous Police Commission said Tuesday it will expand its ‘Seoul Pet Patrol’ team to more districts. The commission said that a trial of the pet patrol team conducted in May and June in Gangdong District was successful, and patrol teams would be rolled out in other [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The university district of Shinchon and Seogyo-dong in western Seoul are rising as the new rendezvous point for foreigners living in the capital city, data showed Monday. Seoul’s city government, along with the Migration Research & Training Centre, studied foreigners who have lived in Seoul for more than 90 [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will grant pregnant women living in the city 700,000 won (US$540) each in transportation cost subsidies starting next month, officials said Wednesday. Pregnant women who have officially resided in the city more than six months can apply for the grant. The city government put its [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of people have been using Seoul’s public bicycle service this year following the lifting of social distancing rules. The Seoul Metropolitan Government reported that usage of the city’s unmanned bike rental service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, between January and May of this year (14.1 million users) was [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it would install 1,000 electric bike charging stations using public phone booths by 2025. The e-bike charging stations will be battery exchange-type charging stations that allow users to replace discharged batteries with fully charged ones. It is expected to take less than one [...]