SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday that it will set up speed cameras in all school zones across the capital city by 2022 in an effort to enhance children’s safety. CCTVs to crack down on illegal parking and stopping will also be installed in all school zones by that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers using “maeul buses,” which are ubiquitous in neighborhoods across Seoul neighborhoods, said shameless cutting in line is what they hate the most about taking the bus. Maeul buses – “maeul” means “town” in English – are small green buses that run on routes connecting neighborhoods to nearby major [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will issue penalties to drivers of cars that emit large volumes of carbon dioxide in central Seoul starting next month as part of its ongoing efforts to curb air pollution. Owners of vehicles that are categorized as Grade 5 in terms of emission will be [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The winner of an international design contest conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to transform the central waterfront space of the Seoul International District (SID) into a leisure and cultural space has been unveiled. The winning design “weaves” together the entire area around the confluence of the Tancheon stream [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) became the country’s first agency to introduce a Student Rights Impact Assessment Program that obligates decision-makers to conduct a student rights assessment before carrying out a new policy or project. The program will be first tested on three initiatives currently dealt with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Having a localized name or nickname can be fun for some. Take Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink or Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. Fans here affectionately call them by Korean-sounding nicknames “Hidonggu” and “Hemsiki.” The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it recently gave honorary Korean names to 11 people from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers using “maeul buses,” which run within Seoul neighborhoods, can now use Wi-Fi for free, the city government said Wednesday. “(We) have completed establishing the (free Wi-Fi) network on all maeul bus routes. We are in the process of establishing (the free Wi-Fi network) on intracity and metropolitan buses [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One in five households in Seoul have a pet and the number of homes that have embraced cats is on the rise, data showed Friday. Some 20 percent of the surveyed households said they were living with a pet as of 2018, compared with 18.8 percent in 2014, according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Various opinions are pouring in over the expansion of the number of sidewalk trash cans in Seoul. Participants in a forum held at Seoul City Hall Wednesday shared the need for a mature sense of citizenship to resolve the trash can problem, but disagreed on whether to expand it [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government is trying to revive local stores that are disappearing due to the increased popularity of franchises and online shopping. According to the city, there are currently 470,000 neighborhood stores that are deeply rooted in the lives of residents, including restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and bakeries. Recently, [...]