SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it will resume operation of its city bus tours later this week. The buses will start running again from Saturday, about a year after the city government suspended the tours in March last year as part of efforts to contain the spread of [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul saw its first cherry blossom blooming of this year on Wednesday, the earliest in 99 years, the state weather agency said. The blooming of cherry blossoms began in the capital on the earliest date on record since observation began in 1922, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday the launch of the ‘Arterior’ project, in which regional artists help improve the design of signboards, interiors and product packaging for old stores in their neighborhood. Arterior is an abbreviation of the two words – art and interior. The project aims to improve [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it will expand the scope of ‘Smart City’ trial services this year. Since 2019, the city government has studied the effect of the smart city services by running trial programs in Seongdong and Yangcheong districts. The city plans to launch four new [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that the city had set up ‘smart poles’, which function as street lamps, traffic lights, Wi-Fi base stations, and closed-circuit television cameras, at 26 locations throughout the city including Seoul Square and Sungnyemun Gate in downtown. The city plans to come up with 10 [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s city government and local fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC Co. together released a series of apparel and bags produced in accordance with a plastic bottle recycling agreement. They two entities released the ‘Love Seoul’ series that includes leggings and pleat bags made from PET-based fabric. Seoul city collected plastic [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul attracted a record US$10.2 billion in foreign direct investment last year despite the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, the city government said Wednesday. Last year was also the second consecutive year FDI in the capital city topped $10 billion, continuing an upward trend since 2017, according to [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it is pushing to lower the speed limit for cars on bicycle-first roads in urban areas to 20 kilometer per hour. The city government plans to introduce a ‘designated low-speed lane system’ to ensure the safety of citizens riding bicycles and personal [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a plan to plant as many as 400,000 trees along 68 tree-lined streets and unused road spaces as part of efforts to reduce fine dust as well as to create rest areas for citizens. Unlike the past when the same trees were monotonously [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The road around Gwanghwamun Square will be partially closed starting March 6 to make room for an ambitious renovation project, the Seoul city government said Monday. Sejong-daero, which currently lines both the east and west sides of Gwanghwamun Square, will be closed on the west side starting at midnight [...]