SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Six more bridges straddling the Han River in Seoul will be lit at night from July, adding to the 20 bridges that already have nocturnal lighting features, the city government said Wednesday. The 26 bridges, including the newly fitted six — Achasan Bridge, Mapo Bridge, Cheonho Bridge, Dumo Bridge, [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul citizens’ economic sentiment rebounded to near pre-COVID-19 levels in the second quarter, a report showed Monday. According to the report by the Seoul Institute, a city-run think tank, a survey of 1,200 households in the capital found that the consumer sentiment index (CSI) rose 3.9 points from the [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will introduce examinations late this month to certify bicyclists and promote a safe environment for bicycles. The examination consists of written and performance tests, and is based on the new safety education standards for bicycles set by the city this year. The test is divided [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Could the Han River Park, a popular destination for a get-together over “chimaek,” or fried chicken and beer, become an alcohol-free zone? The Seoul city government started to gather public opinions online Thursday on prohibiting alcohol consumption in public places, ahead of the enforcement of a revised public health [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that the most cost effective policy for the reduction of fine dust among the initiatives pursued by the Seoul metropolitan government is a measure targeting the mitigation of vehicle emissions. A report released on Wednesday by the Seoul Institute, a think tank for the Seoul [...]
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 [...]