SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In another attempt to emulate New York’s landmark High Line, the Seoul city government unveiled a plan to build a gigantic linear park on the site of the country’s oldest highway, which will be turned into an underground roadway. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it plans to spend 57.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has installed a mural at the pressurized pump station in the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo District. The artwork, titled “Dragon Song,” was made by artists Stephen Pusey, Kim Min-soo, Lee Jeong-jae, and others. The painting uses eco-friendly materials to describe how the Oil [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Wednesday that it will recruit “street monitoring” agents who will on their own initiative do volunteer work to improve the walking environment. The city will receive applications until January 20. Those selected as agents will help create a safe and pleasant walking environment [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — New year’s sunrise events will take place in more than 20 places in Seoul on Wednesday in time for the first sunrise of 2020 forecast for 7:46 a.m., officials said. The municipal government said Monday that a total of 21 sunrise events are scheduled to be held at mountains [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Ttareungi, Seoul’s shared bicycle service, showed the highest usage among all shared services and policies offered by the Seoul city government. Local authorities conducted a survey of 1,000 Seoulites, 59.6 percent of whom said they had used at least one or more shared services offered by the city. Among [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan city government said Thursday it will welcome the new year with a traditional bell-ringing ceremony. The bell will be rung 33 times at Boshingak Pavillion in downtown Seoul at midnight on New Year’s Eve by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and 11 civic representatives, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of religious and cultural events will take place in Seoul on Christmas Day as the nation celebrates it as a public holiday. An annual Christmas Mass is scheduled for midnight at Myeongdong Cathedral, the country’s biggest, in central Seoul. Church officials said they will hold a ceremony [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul government said Monday it will increase the supply of taxi services in anticipation of a spike in transportation demand around the end of the year and strengthen a crackdown on taxi drivers refusing passengers. The municipal government said it will increase the number of privately owned taxis [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With Christmas less than a week away, plenty of events are set to take place across the South Korean capital for visitors to bask in the cheery holiday vibes, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and venue officials. If you are willing to brave the winter chill, a riverside [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Young people in Seoul recognize that the better off their parents are, the higher their children’s average salary is. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s survey of 10,000 young people between 19 and 39 years of age, there are differences in their salaries depending on the economic background of [...]