SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will install transportation means such as monorails and inclined and vertical elevators in eight areas of the city where pedestrian and vehicle access is difficult due to steep hills. An inclined monorail with an extension of 110 meters will be installed at [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Nanum Car, a car-sharing service offered by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, is expanding the scope of its service to make vehicles more accessible to those who wish to use them. The city announced Tuesday that it plans to roll out its car sharing service in neighborhoods across the city. [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s major landmarks will emit blue light until the middle of May to express gratitude to South Korean medical workers dedicated to preventing the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, the municipal government said Thursday. Under the so-called Blue Light Campaign, the capital’s key landmarks, such as Seoul City [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that it will disburse subsidies for the purchase of 700 electric-powered cabs this year. Subsidies for purchasing electric taxis are set at a maximum of 18.2 million won (US$14,900), which is higher than the 12.7 million won offered to those buying electric cars [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday issued a de facto business suspension order on clubs and bars across the city following COVID-19 infections linked to a bar in the ritzy neighborhood of Gangnam. “(I) issue an order on banning gatherings at ‘room salons,’ clubs and ‘colatheques’ until the government’s [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Households in Seoul will be required to install eco-friendly boilers when replacing old ones or getting a new boiler. Failing to do so will result in penalties for boiler suppliers. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Monday that it will begin a crackdown on suppliers that failed to install eco-friendly [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A walkthrough virus screening center for overseas entrants opened at a major sports complex in southeastern Seoul on Friday amid a continued increase in imported cases. The screening center, which Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon claimed could test up to 1,000 people per day, was set up at Seoul Sports [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In its latest efforts to contain the new coronavirus, the Seoul city government said Friday that it has started providing taxis connecting Incheon International Airport to the city. The taxis drive passengers to health community centers near their homes or the Seoul Sports Complex in eastern Seoul, where a [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Friday it plans to take legal action against members of a Protestant church for violating the city’s administrative order not to hold mass gatherings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The metropolitan government plans to file complaints against two pastors and a [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will preemptively prepare for changes in society as a whole caused by the coronavirus pandemic by utilizing citizens’ collective wisdom. The local government plans to overcome the current crisis caused by COVID-19 and come up with countermeasures against infectious diseases and social [...]