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 [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s municipal government said Saturday it has translated its guidelines on separate disposal of food waste into 10 foreign languages for distribution to foreigners living in the capital. The 10 languages are English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Russian, Mongolian, French, Malay, Hindi and Thai. The government said the move comes [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Hangang Project Headquarters announced on Wednesday that it has decided to donate agricultural crops such as canola, rye and barley cultivated at parks along the Han River to the Seoul Grand Park Zoo and social welfare organizations. The Hangang Project Headquarters have cultivated agricultural crops [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In its latest effort to contain the new coronavirus, the Seoul city government on Friday ordered all coin-operated karaoke rooms in the city to suspend business ahead of the weekend. Under the administrative order which has taken effect, 569 “coin noraebang” will be banned from hosting guests until further [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is pushing to establish a public school of medicine for the first time in the country. The initiative is interpreted as Seoul’s move to preemptively respond to infectious diseases at a time when the importance of the public health system has increased due to the [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will install free miniature-sized solar panels at security guard posts in apartment complexes to help workers prepare for the scorching summer heat. The city announced Tuesday that it will distribute 2,000 solar panels – two modules each – to 1,000 guard posts at designated apartment [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More residents in South Korea’s capital appeared to be concerned about the new coronavirus pandemic lasting longer here following the recent outbreak traced to nightspots in Itaewon, a poll showed Monday. A combined 53.3 percent of respondents in a recent survey projected the pandemic would end in December or [...]