SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to introduce 3,000 additional public bicycles, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, by the end of this year, and another 3,000 next year. Seoul mayor Oh Sae-hoon visited a local Ttaereungyi rental stand near City Hall on Friday to announce the said plans and collect [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will present a ‘welcome box’ containing a Seoul map and first aid kits to young single-person households who move from other provinces. The welcome boxes will be presented to individuals between 19 and 29 years of age who moved to Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it will provide a digital mapping service that locates zero-waste shops in the city. Users can look up zero-waste cafes, restaurants, refill shops and eco-friendly appliance stores by accessing the Smart Seoul Map website and clicking on the zero-waste icon. The map [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The first frost of the season was observed in Seoul on Monday as unseasonably cold weather continued for most parts of the country in the morning, the state weather agency said. Morning lows ranged from minus 4 C to 5 C across the country, compared with Sunday’s minus 2.6 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Temperatures in Seoul sharply dropped to nearly 1 degree Celsius on Sunday, marking the coldest morning for mid-October in 64 years, the state weather agency said. The morning low in Seoul came to 1.3 C in the day, the lowest since Oct. 19, 1957, when the figure was minus [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will co-host the Seoul 100K: Seoul International Ultra Trail Running Race with the Korea Alpine Federation. Trail running refers to a type of leisure sport in which participants traverse unpaved trails, mountains, hills and plains. The race, to be held for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it will introduce street light charging stations and bollard charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in residential neighborhoods. A street light charging station is a quick charger that combines closed-circuit television, an LCD display and a street lamp. A bollard charger is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government completed on Wednesday a public design project setting up shade canopies and mat bags to help visitors enjoy the Han River Park while maintaining proper social distancing. The 15 ‘Cloud Canopies’ set up at 15 locations throughout the Han River Park in Yeouido, western Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will send out mobile notifications, instead of mail, for delinquent tax notices. The city’s internal revenue department has been sending out some 200,000 notices to 25,000 delinquent taxpayers via mail every year. However, the mail often fails to reach the taxpayers because many of them [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Bus stops in Seoul, once dominated by commercial advertisements, will turn into small galleries showcasing photos, graphics, paintings, illustrations and other artworks. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will be hosting the Seoul Art Station exhibition from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, showcasing various artworks on the advertisement [...]