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Citizens often ask, “Where are the walkways with the best views?” or, “Where are some paths along beautiful forests?” To answer these questions, Seoul has selected 40 themed walking trails in Seoul and has published “Seoul, Themed Walking Trails II”. As part of the Walkable City, Seoul Project, a total of 80 themed walking trails...   Read more

From January 28th to 29th, 2017, Seoul will hold an event at the Namsan Hanok Village to celebrate Seollal, the first day of the Korean lunar calendar which is Jan 28 this year. The “Odaegam Seollal Feast” will be held at Namsan Hanok Village’s five houses of Yangban, the traditional ruling class of dynastic Korea,...   Read more

Energy Recharging Concert Sharing Housekeeping Market Seoul Citizens Hall Wedding Seoul Speakers’ Corner   The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the event of “Together! 4th Anniversary Party of Seoul Citizens Hall” to celebrate the anniversary. Since its opening, 7.3 million people have visited the Seoul Citizens Hall. Over the past four years, various citizen activities...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is strengthening its response against Avian Influenza (AI) for the early termination of AI and to promote civil safety. The SMG has reported that Seoul Zoo in Seoul Grand Park, which has been temporarily closed since Dec. 17th due to the outbreak of the highly pathogenic AI, has been managed...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will spend 194.1 billion won through the Seoul Metropolitan Council and 25 autonomous districts to push forward the “Ten Welfare and Safety Measures.” Economy / job area First, Seoul will provide 12,000 emergency livelihood public jobs, including public employment, new-deal jobs, and college student part-time jobs. These jobs will primarily be...   Read more

[How Seoul Metropolitan Government uses big data] What is big data? Big data reveals the policies that citizens need Big data helps solve even the smallest problems of citizens “Late-night Bus (Owl Bus) Project” “Finding places where it’s easy to take a taxi” “Platform for sharing and use of big data” prevents speeding and increases...   Read more

[Stories of Neighborhood Communities in Seoul] Sansae Neighborhood transformed from an urban slum into a pleasant community thanks to support from Seoul and the participation of locals Parents in Jeongneung come together to create a close-knit community with support from Seoul Culture Curator Development Group, consisting of volunteers interested in curating Jeongneung, a designated UNESCO...   Read more

“A delegation of Big Data experts from the Ministry of Modernization of Buenos Aires visited Seoul to find a solution to revitalize small businesses in Buenos Aires. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will share their excellent policies using Big Data and conduct policy consulting for Big Data experts who visited Seoul from the Argentine capital Buenos...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government opened ‘Urban SDG Knowledge Platform’ on December 1st, 2016 in cooperation with UNESCAP and CityNet. The ‘Urban SDG Knowledge Platform’ is an intercity collaboration platform that seeks solutions to urban problems in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2016 ~ 2030)’ adopted at the ‘International Forum on Urban...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is now operating the ‘2017 Seoul Policy Experience Internship Program’ for 15 foreign public officials who are from Indonesia, Mongolia, Poland, Jordan, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Rwanda, Laos and Nepal, attending the Master of Urban Administration and Planning (MUAP) course of International School of Urban Sciences, University of Seoul, from Monday, January...   Read more

DDP Exhibition Ticket Discount Event Implemented LOOK Smithsonian Photo Exhibition Fornasetti Practical Madness The Encounter between Kansong and Paik Nam June   The Seoul Metropolitan Government is holding the DDP Exhibition Ticket Discount Event, offering affordable prices for the winter vacation until March 15th, 2017. The event will include large-scale exhibitions held at DDP, such...   Read more

The size of foreign direct investment (FDI) reported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government was $ 9,558 million (as of December 16th, 2016). This is a 12.1% increase from the record high of $ 8,529 million in 2015, accounting for 44.9% of the national FDI declaration ($ 21.3 billion). Trends in Foreign Direct Investment in Seoul...   Read more