SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Seoul Lantern Festival kicked off Friday for a 78-day run across four special tourism zones hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the city government said. The venue was moved from Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul to four neighborhoods — Jamsil, Itaewon, Dongdaemun and Myeongdong — that saw [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will launch a new public Wi-Fi service in five wards on a trial basis next month. The free service, named “Kkachi On,” will be introduced in the eastern ward of Seongdong and the southwestern ward of Guro on Sunday, before being expanded [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government will launch a pilot program next week that will allow passengers to mount their bikes onto city buses. Under the plan, passengers on five bus routes will be able to mount their bikes onto the back of the bus or carry them inside for two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Ozone level alerts were issued on nine days in Seoul in June, the highest monthly tally since the warning system was first introduced in 1995, the city government said Wednesday. The average ozone concentration level also reached a record 0.044 parts per million (ppm), leading to an average 0.031 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced Monday it will give out emergency relief funds to young foreign nationals in the city to alleviate the economic burden of the new coronavirus. The new measure, with a budget of around 1.74 billion won (US$1.51 million), will cover some 5,100 elementary [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday eased tough restrictions on outdoor rallies as the country adjusted its social distancing to the lowest level. The new guidelines allow rallies of fewer than 100 people, lifting an earlier ban on rallies of 10 or more, which had been in place since [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — All elementary, middle, and high schools in Seoul will be banned from using symbols of Japanese Imperialism. Seoul’s city council passed a new city ordinance on Sept. 15 that took effect on Sept. 24. The new ordinance restricts the use of certain symbols of Japanese Imperialism in schools to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Friday unveiled an ambitious plan to nurture 1 million farmers over the next four years in the densely populated capital of 10 million. The city plans to invest 251.4 billion won (US$216.1 million) until 2024 to expand patches of land for farming, teach farming [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Yongsan Ward has placed markers on four more historical sites to promote awareness of the district’s history. The signboards measure 48 centimeters wide and 170 cm long and display descriptions of the sites in central Seoul, according to the ward office. One of them marks part of an [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government is offering zero-interest loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the program launched Monday, a total of 300 billion won (US$255 million) will be offered at a 0.03-0.53 percent interest rate to businesses that were forced to close or restrict services under [...]