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The Seoul Metropolitan Government will begin tentative operations of a color guideline program at irregular-shaped intersections beginning in September. Irregularly-shaped intersections and intersections with obstacles are a frequent accident spot, as cars often enter from the wrong direction out of confusion, or cross each other on the lane. As of 2015, the number of accidents...   Read more

On September 7, 2016, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon suggested that efforts should be made to get over the current world economic crisis through innovation based on the social economy at the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) 2016 held in Montreal, Canada, speaking as the representative of the first host city of the GSEF. The GSEF,...   Read more

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Hangang Drone Park hit the news recently as a dedicated space in the city for owners to safely fly their drones. The park is located within the Gwangnaru Hangang Park in the eastern district of Gangdong-gu. With worldwide sales of drones growing rapidly, the park is an ideal space for people to enjoy flying their...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon met opinion leaders in New York, and discussed how to solve urban problems and asked for their collaboration with the SMG. The opinion leaders he spoke with are individuals who have presented solutions to social problems faced by the current generation. One of the opinion leaders whom Mr. Park Won-soon visited to...   Read more

Panorama Tour This tour course takes visitors to a number of famous spots in Seoul. Departing from Gwanghwamun Gate, the tour leads you to Myeong-dong, the busiest street in Seoul; and Namsan, a view overlooking all of Seoul City. You can transfer to the Gangnam Circular Tour Course at Gangnam Station and Seoul Floating Island....   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon paid a visit to a site in New York known for urban regeneration through the use of idle underground spaces to benchmark how New York did achieve urban regeneration. The mayor visited in hopes of improving the SMG’s projects such as the ‘Seoul Station 7017 Project’ and the ‘Dasiseun Project’ for regeneration...   Read more

A 22-member delegation featuring high-ranking officials and led by the Mayor of Addis Ababa, Diriba Kuma, visited Seoul to benchmark Seoul’s policies. From the delegation, which included a variety of members, from the mayor, to working-level officials, to university professors, Addis Ababa will systematically become familiar with Seoul’s sustainable urban planning policies and the problem...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon is visiting New York, Montreal, and San Francisco from Sept. 4 until Sept. 12 to attend the second meeting of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) held from Sept. 7 to 9 in Montreal, Canada (The forum was launched in Seoul in 2014); also, he is going to attend a special event...   Read more

Seoul is pushing ahead with the “2030 Housing Project for Young People,” providing rental housing for young people in 2016. With this project, Seoul will provide assistance for three years for such items as expanding the use of private land in station influence areas temporarily, streamlining the process, and tax benefits. For the project, private...   Read more