SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul, the South Korean capital, will join the global lights-out campaign Earth Hour in turning off its lights for an hour Saturday, the municipal government said. Seoul landmarks including Lotte World Tower, N Seoul Tower, the 63 Building and bridges over the Han River will go dark from 8:30 [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The first cherry blooming in Seoul this spring was observed Friday, the earliest in record due to warmer weather, the state weather agency said. It was seven days earlier than last year’s April 3 and 14 days earlier than the average date of April 10 between 1981 and 2010, [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it planted 8.27 million trees last year in various areas of the city, such as small pieces of land and vacant lots. This tally far exceeds the city’s annual target of 5 million. To cope with climate change and improve the urban [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government canceled a permit for a foundation apparently associated with Shincheonji Thursday, accusing the fringe religious sect of aggravating the coronavirus outbreak. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus, estimated to have more than 200,000 followers in the country, and its founder Lee Man-hee face multiple lawsuits. They [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — How safe is Arisu, Seoul’s tap water, when the coronavirus continues to spread? The Seoul Metropolitan Government explained Monday that Arisu is perfectly safe to drink since the virus is completely eradicated during the purification process. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District has established a city gallery to decorate a secluded area with lights and paintings. The district’s new gallery, located in the underground walkway that connects Yangjaecheon Bridge and Express Bus Terminal Station, uses augmented reality (AR) technology to communicate with visitors and residents. The gallery is [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday it plans to spend 327.1 billion won (US$264.7 million) to provide financial support to its residents as part of emergency anti-virus measures. “The city’s residents’ everyday lives have come to a stop, and the economy has also come to a stop. Some residents [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will create urban vegetable gardens covering a total of 52,989 square meters of land in the jurisdiction this year. This is equivalent in size to more than seven soccer fields, which normally have an area of 7,140 square meters. The city, which [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement a “text-translation service” in which a stenographer will help people with a hearing impairment to communicate to land a job, navigate their career and practice self-development. The plan calls for sending a “text interpreter” – a stenographer – to help the hearing-impaired communicate [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will apply Internet of Things (IoT) technology to “green parking,” parking spaces created by tearing down residential walls. Through this initiative, the city plans to expand real-time parking sharing services so that individuals can share empty parking places and gain additional income. The green [...]