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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government and universities in the capital on Friday announced a set of measures aimed at helping Chinese students enrolled in local schools as the coronavirus outbreak shows no sign of abating. The measures include providing shuttle bus services from the airport to schools for students who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More people moved from Jeju to Seoul than from Seoul to Jeju last year for the first time in more than a decade. According to an analysis by Zigbang Co., South Korea’s top real estate info application, there was a net inflow of 10 people from Jeju to Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – In Seoul, the concentration of PM-10 (fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter) typically reaches its highest level shortly after commuting hours in the morning, a recent study showed. A report by Prof. Heo Chang-hoe from Seoul National University published on Saturday showed that fine dust in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s discount system for public transportation fares, including transfer discounts, saves 160,000 won (US$135) per person annually, a recent study showed. According to an analysis of the city’s data on public transportation traffic patterns last year, each person saved 530,000 won per year only calculating the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city said Tuesday it has launched a telephone and online consulting service for foreigners on the novel coronavirus. The Southwest Global Center, a support organization for non-Korean residents affiliated with the city government, operates the information line in eight languages — English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Pakistani, Nepalese, Mongolian [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of stray cats in Seoul has declined 54 percent over the past six years. The number of stray cats within city limits is estimated to have dropped 53.6 percent from 250,000 in 2013 to 116,000 last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The city suggested that [...]