SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of all Seoulites in their 20s and 30s are exposed to a considerable level of stress due to relationships or personal finances. Those who are struggling with employment were more likely to be getting less sleep. The Seoul Metropolitan Government conducted a survey of 14,000 city residents [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government plans to offer various support programs to 1,200 socially isolated young people this year to help them connect with society, officials said Thursday. The city plans to offer six programs tailored to the individual needs of 1,000 socially isolated youths, including in-depth counseling, confidence-boosting sessions [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will expand late night bus routes later this month in line with the country’s gradual return to normalcy from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The routes for night buses operating from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. will be increased to 14 [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The nine fountains in Han River parks are making a comeback after a two-year hiatus following the coronavirus outbreak. The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Hangang Project Headquarters began the operation of the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain at Banpo Bridge on Friday. The eight remaining fountains including the Music Fountain in Ttukseom [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will actively consider building new crematoriums in addition to adding furnaces to existing ones in an effort to meet soaring cremation demand from rising COVID-19 deaths, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Sunday. Oh made the remark to reporters during a visit to Seoul Memorial Park, [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will offer financial support for animal funerals to low-income earners for the next two years, starting in May. The recipients of basic welfare income and low-income earners will be eligible to receive kits from the city to carry the deceased pet, as [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced the development of a new system that uses closed-circuit cameras to offer parking discounts to drivers of electric vehicle (EVs) by automatically detecting batteries. The system uses CCTV cameras installed at EV charging stations to monitor how long the vehicles are plugged in [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will expand animal adoption facilities to make it easier for citizens to adopt abandoned animals. The city government joined hands with a local animal protection agency to start an animal adoption cafe in Dongdaemun District, offering protection for abandoned animals and counseling [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The lights of key landmarks in Seoul, such as City Hall and Han River bridges, will be turned off for an hour Saturday evening as part of an annual global lights-out campaign raising awareness on climate change, city officials said. The landmarks, which also include Namsan Seoul Tower, the [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will provide a set of self-protection gear to stalking crime victims or those exposed to potential risks to prevent such crimes from happening, officials said Thursday. Each set will include a mobile application that allows monitoring of the entrance of the user’s house, a home [...]