SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul is gaining prominence as a creation stage for ‘K-content,’ with an increasing number of movies and TV shows choosing the city as their backdrop. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that the number of feature-length and short films, as well as TV dramas seeking support for filming in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will hold a global financial technology (fintech) conference next month, bringing together fintech experts from around the world to discuss the digitalization trend in the financial industry, officials said Monday. The 2023 Seoul Fintech Week will kick off on Oct. 4 for a three-day run [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Plastic cups and containers will be banned from Han River parks starting in 2025. Even patrons at coffee shops who choose disposable cups will be charged a 300-won (US$0.22) deposit. Public events organized by government institutions will be required to use multi-use containers, and facilities for separating and recycling [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday introduced a tagless fare payment system at 12 subway stations on the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit (excluding Bomun Station) in collaboration with transportation card issuer Tmoney Co. This marks the world’s first introduction of a tagless system in a subway network. The term [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A mysterious huge underground space in the heart of Seoul will be opened to the public for one month beginning this week, the city government said Wednesday, seeking to add another attraction to the capital’s tourism. The space, which measures 335 meters in length, 9.5 meters in width, 4.5 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government has launched a break dance team to nurture competitors for the new Olympic sport, and two dancers from the team will compete in the upcoming Asian Games in China, officials said Wednesday. Breaking, also known as break dancing, has been newly added to the 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s art scene is expected to bustle with a wide selection of exhibitions and events opening next week. These events coincide with the second edition of the international art fair Frieze Seoul that overlaps with the local art fair Kiaf. Frieze Seoul, a prestigious contemporary art fair by leading [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s first public dog pool will open at a Han River park in eastern Seoul over the weekend for a monthlong trial operation, officials said Friday. The dog pool will go into service Saturday at the Ttukseom Han River Park for a 23-day run, becoming the first such public [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a trial project to offer customers who bring their own tumblers to cafes an additional discount of 300 won (US$0.23), in addition to any discounts already offered by the cafes. The city government initially invited 100 cafes to participate in the project, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Thursday it has finally selected Sangam-dong in the western district of Mapo as the site of its new waste incineration plant. Sangam-dong has been chosen out of five candidate sites throughout the capital after comprehensive environmental impact assessments, the city government said. Sangam-dong is [...]