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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has the 16th-best startup ecosystem among cities across the world, an annual report by an American research firm showed Thursday. According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 released by Startup Genome, a San Francisco-based research firm, South Korea’s capital ranked No. 16 on the list of 280 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — At the ‘City Seoul, Branding K-beauty’ conference of ’2021 NEWSIS K-Expo’, which was broadcast on YouTube from 5 pm KST on 16th of September, overseas panels who participated online and domestic panels who participated offline came up with plans for K-Beauty to grow along with the Korean Wave [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said, “We will make the beauty industry a strong growth engine for Seoul. We are establishing specific action plans for nurturing related infrastructures.” Mayor Oh delivered a keynote speech at ‘The NEWSIS K-Expo 2021: Seoul Beauty Industry Branding Conference’, which was broadcast on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it will start a ‘neighborhood animal hospital’ program that offers medical treatment for pets raised by members of vulnerable groups. The program will help financially vulnerable groups to provide medical treatment for their pet animals, including basic health check-ups, mandatory vaccines and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled a master plan for the capital in the coming decade Wednesday, promising to tackle growing inequality and push regulatory reforms. The Seoul city government will work to close gaps in housing, education, jobs and social welfare, enhance the city’s global competitiveness and create a [...]