SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Welfare facilities in Seoul that were closed due to the new coronavirus that hit the country in late January will start running again this month, the Seoul city government said Wednesday. Under the plan, 553 facilities for the disabled and the elderly, including job training classes, free kitchens and [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to introduce new vertical gardens by planting trees and flowers on building walls as part of its initiative for urban greening. The city completed construction of vertical gardens across 1,000 square meters at the Donuimun Museum Village last month and plans to open them [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at making South Korea’s capital carbon neutral by 2050, such as eventually banning internal combustion engine-powered cars and capping emissions at big buildings. The plan is part of the city’s efforts to go greener. The city aims to cut [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Subways running across South Korea’s capital will get contactless gates that will allow passengers to pass through without directly tagging their cards, the Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday. The city’s subway operator plans to inject 2.9 billion won (US$2.4 million) to set up 556 “tagless gates” at subway stations [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city is moving to provide emergency relief funds to foreigners living in the capital city that could benefit some 100,000 households, municipal authorities said Tuesday. The city government said that Seoul Metropolitan Council earlier in the day passed a 2.23 trillion-won (US$1.86 billion) extra budget bill that includes [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — During spikes in the number of coronavirus infections, a higher number of people were found to have used shared public bicycles instead of public transportation. The Seoul Institute of Technology reported that the number of people using the subway or bus in Seoul during the first week of March, [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Water Authority announced Thursday its plans to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-based water quality management system supported by the Seoul Digital Foundation’s data consulting services. The authority aims to set up a preemptive water quality management system by incorporating big data and AI technology into the monitoring [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With new coronavirus infections continuing to break out in South Korea’s capital, swimming at public pools may not be possible this summer. The Seoul metropolitan government on Friday announced plans to tentatively postpone the opening of swimming pools and water sports facilities by the Han River. The city government [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul City plans to build a total of 23.3 kilometers of new bicycle lanes by the first half of next year, the metropolitan government announced Monday. The new roads will be connected to existing ones as part of the city’s plan to construct a crisscross network of bike paths [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Conventional bus stops on Seoul’s main streets will have futuristic features, such as free Wi-Fi, mobile phone chargers and air purifiers, starting later this year, the metropolitan government said Tuesday. The government of Seoul said it will begin test operations of the futuristic bus stops, dubbed “Smart Shelters,” at [...]