SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it will carry out a variety of trial projects within the first half of this year to establish a new logistics system aimed at enhancing efficiency in parcel deliveries as well as creating new jobs. Among such projects is the establishment of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — If a terrorist attack occurs in the Gwanghwamun Square area in central Seoul, Gwanghwamun Station on Subway Line 5 is most likely to become the primary target, a study warned Monday, calling for comprehensive counterterrorism preparedness in accordance with the capital’s rising international recognition. The study authored by professor [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the number of people who used the free suit rental service for job seekers reached a record high last year. Used by 4,032 people in 2016 when it was first introduced, the rental service was used by 39,547 people last year, up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s subway operator will introduce brand new trains equipped with free mobile phone chargers and wider seats for pregnant women starting later this month, officials said Friday. Seoul Metro, the operator of the capital’s vast subway system, will put five new trains comprising 40 passenger cars into operation on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost three out of 10 women in Seoul believe they can have babies outside marriage, a city government report showed Thursday. According to the report, 28.1 percent of women and 31.6 percent of men living in the capital said they can have children even if they are not married. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, operator of the Seoul subway system, said Thursday that an unused platform at Sinseol-dong Station on Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 2 was designated as ‘future heritage’ by the Seoul Metropolitan Government for the 12th time among subway stations. Sinseol-dong station was originally designed as a transfer [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Taxi sharing, banned in South Korea for the past four decades, will be revived in a new way in Seoul this week thanks to the development of IT technology, the city government said Thursday. The Seoul government said cab ride-sharing services can be offered legally in the capital starting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will open up additional ‘little libraries’ in four districts by November of this year to allow citizens to read at local parks. The city, along with district authorities, is renovating old park facilities into libraries to minimize damage to the environment. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will create a walking deck floating above water on the Han River by the end of next year to offer new attractions, officials said Wednesday. The 192-meter-long deck, comprising a walking trail on the first floor and an observatory deck on the second floor, will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A member of Seoul’s municipal council has proposed an ordinance bill calling for the mayor to draw up a long-term plan to ban dog meat consumption and put it into action, officials said Monday. “The culture of thinking of pets as part of the family has already become a [...]