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The “Seoul Pet Plant Distribution Project,” which combines both urban agriculture and social welfare services, is being spotlighted as an alternative solution for the emerging social issue of the rise in death and depression of low-income elders who live alone. Starting in March, the city of Seoul will begin distributing pet plants to 6,000 single,...   Read more

On Friday, March 1, the city of Seoul will open a short-term care center for elders called “Deun-Deun Care.” Seoul will be the nation’s first local government to open such a facility. “Deun-Deun Care” provides temporary life support services for elders experiencing difficulties in their everyday lives after being discharged from the hospital or due...   Read more

Seoul passed the first obstacle to becoming one of the hosts of the 2032 Summer Olympics. It will be 44 years in 2032 since Korea’s hosting of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. According to the voting results of the General Meeting of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Representatives held at Korea National Training Center on Feb....   Read more