SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will be establishing a psychological support center to reduce fear and anxiety among residents toward the coronavirus. Dr. Kim Hyun-soo, head of the Seoul Suicide Prevention Center, will spearhead the new organization, joined by doctors and art therapists. The center announced [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seongdong District plans to develop anti-smoking policies based on big data analysis of complaints related to secondhand smoke and punitive fines to generate a smart, smoking-free environment. The district collected data on complaints related to passive smoking, fines, outdoor non-smoking zones, traffic and educational facilities, and the floating [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be the first local government in South Korea to subsidize the installation of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which are used to replace conventional building materials and form an essential part of a permanent building’s structure. The city said Monday it will invest a total of [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has decided to temporarily lift restrictions on the use of disposable plastic and car access to public agencies after the alert level for coronavirus was raised to red last week. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and other agencies made the decision to [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will also operate “drive-thru” test centers introduced by a number of local governments in other parts of the country. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) on Saturday issued a public notice of “recruitment for medical support group specializing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A year after the Seoul Metropolitan Government designated Seongdong and Yangcheon districts as “Smart City Special Zones”, the city’s initiative to find technological solutions to urban issues is starting to pay off. The special districts are areas where new technologies and services can be applied in a real-world environment [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will temporarily allow restaurants, including coffee shops, to use disposable products. With the coronavirus alert raised to “red”, the highest level in the country’s four-tier system, the Ministry of Environment has issued guidelines on Sunday for allowing single-use goods not only at restaurants [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is seeking to promote the mental health of young people, whose stress index is the highest among all generations. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of individuals with depression in their 20s who received hospital treatment last year rose by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Imposing stricter speed limits on roads with bus-only lanes in Seoul city has proved effective in reducing pedestrian deaths, a recent study revealed. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority compared the time spent by two cars driving at 60 kilometers per hour and 50 km/h on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As part of drastic measures to fight the spreading new coronavirus, the Seoul city government on Friday said it will ban rallies at three major public squares in the city center and close down Shincheonji churches in the capital. “We plan to ban the use of Seoul plaza, Cheonggye [...]