SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul will host its first racing competition of electric cars from the world’s leading automakers next year, the city government said Friday. According to the Seoul metropolitan government, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, an annual motor racing championship for electrically powered vehicles, will take place in and [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will test run an adoption center for abandoned animals in the city. The city, along with a local civic organization, rented a closed pet cafe to turn it into the Balradang Adoption Cafe, an adoption center for abandoned animals. Unlike other [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it is allowing gyms and indoor golf driving ranges in two wards to extend their business hours by two hours until midnight over a one-month trial period. Park Yoo-mi, a disease control official at the city government, said at a press briefing that [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s southern district of Gwanak will set up a veterinary clinic with emergency and intensive care units for abandoned animals. The center will offer medical treatment to lost or abandoned animals that require emergency treatment after an accident or those with severe injuries that cannot be treated at animal [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government opened elevated bicycle lanes Monday along a stream that flows through the heart of the city as part of efforts to encourage the use of the eco-friendly means of transportation among citizens and tourists. The bike lanes were built on a 5.94-kilometer-long section of the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of tourist hotels in Seoul decreased for the first time last year due to the outbreaks of COVID-19, government data showed Wednesday. As of the end of 2020, there were 331 tourist hotels in Seoul, down two from a year ago, according to the data from the [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it will add 10 more eco-friendly nursery schools this year. Eco-friendly nursery schools refers to daycare centers that prioritize outdoor activities over indoor activities, while placing more focus on nature experience and play activities. Children can cultivate their own vegetable gardens and [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The new Seoul International Garden Show has brought together 58 gardens from seven countries to be enjoyed outdoors amid the ongoing pandemic, organizers said Saturday. The annual event, which this year added “international” to its title to reflect the participation of diverse artists and foreign nationals living in the [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As public schools continue to offer remote classes, Seoul’s education authorities are offering vouchers to prevent children from skipping meals and buy food from local convenience stores. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday that it will team up with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, its 25 districts, and [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it plans to open up contactless, mobile facilities where families can meet their senior family members at nursing facilities that have banned visitors due to the coronavirus outbreak. This new facility, set up at Seoul Dongbu Senior Care Center, is a 15-square-meter [...]