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In celebration of the Chuseok holiday, Seoul will be implementing a special transport policy measure during Chuseok to promote the safety and comfort of residents across the city. Subways and buses will operate later than usual for those returning to Seoul during the late hours of the night. The urban expressway traffic forecast service will...   Read more

Over the Chuseok holiday season from September 22 to September 26, the Seoul Metropolitan Government installed an emergency treatment center to provide more convenient access for city residents to hospitals, medical services, and pharmacies while also operating designated emergency treatment and on-call medical treatment centers in the case of emergency, as well as the operation...   Read more

From Oct. 3-9, 2018, Seoul City is set to host the 2018 Seoul Garden Show for seven days at Yeouido Park. This year’s event will be held with the theme of ‘Seoul Picnic,’ with a variety of distinct programs that require citizens’ participation to allow citizens to stay well rested amid their busy everyday lives....   Read more

Seoul Joins in Wishing for Successful Inter-Korean Summit < Poster > < Seoul Square Media Facade > From September 18 – 20, Seoul will be using whatever available means to instill a peaceful atmosphere throughout the city surrounding the opening of the Inter-Korean Summit in Pyeongyang, North Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Library building will be...   Read more

The ‘Seoul’s Catholic Pilgrimage Route’ was proclaimed Asia’s first official international pilgrimage site by the Vatican. The recognition as an international pilgrimage site was made official at the proclamation ceremony sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seoul with attendance of the archbishop of the Vatican. Seoul connected a section of the pilgrimage route of the total...   Read more

Why don’t we get lost in music having relaxation given by the nature in the autumn forest where the cool wind blows? The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the “Fall Music Picnic” at the Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Park every Saturday from Sept. 15 (Saturday) to Oct. 13 (Saturday). During every music picnic, two teams of...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government has set September 16 as “Seoul Car-Free Day,” and the week of September 10 – 16 as “Seoul Car-Free Week.”This year’s “Seoul Car-Free Day” event was pushed forward a week from the original September 22 date, in consideration of the Chuseok holidays. Seoul is planning to open a relay event and campaign...   Read more

The City of Seoul is attending Malaysia’s largest international tourism exhibition, MATTA Fair 2018, launching into battle to attract Malaysian tourists with “Seoul citizen daily life experience” marketing. Malaysia is a core Southeast Asian market with high potential for growth, with a yearly average growth rate in tourists visiting Korean of 10.3%. A total of...   Read more

The 5th Seoul International Community Orchestra Festival (SICOF) will commence at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and throughout Seochon, Jongno-gu from September 8th (Sat.) to 30th (Sun.). Celebrating its fifth festival this year since 2014, the festival will include participation and performances by a total of 50 teams – 49 teams of the...   Read more

The city of Seoul was the recipient of the Milan Pact Special Mention Award, the highest honor in the global food industry, for its Urban-Rural Mutual Growth Food Provision project – a project that promotes the direct supply of local ecological ingredients to Seoul’s public food provisions facilities – earning it worldwide recognition on the...   Read more

Festival based on the theme of ‘sharing’ will be held for the first time in the country with the participation of numerous companies and organizations that lead the sharing economy providing citizens with opportunities to experience the culture of sharing through various programs and events. The City of Seoul is holding the ‘2018 Sharing Seoul...   Read more

From September 5, Wednesday, to September 9, Sunday, the 2018 DMC Festival, featuring several media and entertainment artists, is to be held at the Sangam Digital Media City Complex. Currently, the Digital Media City Complex is home to approximately 500 businesses with around 40,000 associates, solidifying its position as a global media cluster. The DMC...   Read more