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On January 27th, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Welfare increased the national alert level regarding the novel coronavirus from ‘yellow’ to ‘orange’, due to the increasing potential of its spread. Please be sure to always wear a mask when using public transportation, such as the bus or the subway, or when visiting public spaces....   Read more

Seoul has concluded the schedule for exhibitions and rentals of Bukchon Hanok Hall (29-1, Bukchon-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu), a shared space for citizens, for the first half of 2020 through advance recruitment. A variety of exhibitions will be held over the course of six months, starting in January. Since 2017, Seoul has been operating Bukchon Hanok...   Read more

As there occurred in South Korea the first patient who received a definite diagnosis ofthenovel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, China, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will be operating the “Seoul Virus Prevention Task Force” 24 hours a day to prevent the spread of the disease. With a seamless emergency system based on the trilateral cooperation of...   Read more

Seoul will designate and operate ‘Emergency and On-duty Medical Institutions’ and ‘Holiday Guard Pharmacies’ so that citizens can conveniently use nearest hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies during the Lunar New Year holidays (January 24-27). 67 emergency medical institutions and emergency departments of general hospitals in Seoul will be open 24 hours as usual, and for on-duty...   Read more

Lunar New Year’s holidays are around the corner. Attention, please, if you want to spend a short but meaningful time! On this page, you can find the information from the “Seoul in the Palm of one’s Hand (http://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/)” about cultural programs, including experiences, exhibitions, and performances, that you can enjoy during the holidays. If you...   Read more

In December last year, Seoul completed the construction of the 「Real-time Firefighting Facility Management System」 using IoT technology for the first time in Korea, and will commence full-fledged operation from March after undergoing test operations by February. ‘Real-time Firefighting Facility Management System’ is a system to check the operation status of firefighting facilities installed in...   Read more

Seoul is making efforts to become a “tourism safety guardian” as the importance of safe travel from natural disasters, infection of diseases, and danger of terrors is on the rise. In this regard, Seoul published the Guide for Safe Travel in Seoul that contains the key safety information for tourists. The Guide for Safe Travel...   Read more

Welcoming Lunar New Year’s Day, one of Korea’s iconic national holidays, Seoul will be implementing the “Special Transport Measures for Lunar New Year’s Holidays” so that those who are going to and from Seoul can spend the holidays safely and comfortably. The city will make the movement to and from Seoul quicker and more convenient...   Read more

(To improve the lives of foreign residents in Seoul, Seoul Metropolitan Government is now recruiting foreign volunteers who are willing to provide suggestions about inconveniences in every aspect of their daily lives, such as those related to multi-cultural family affairs, legal and governmental policies.) □ Recruitment Overview Application Period : 2020.01.21. ~ 2020.02.06. Number of...   Read more

Tentative calculations indicate that the death toll caused by traffic accidents in downtown Seoul in the year 2019 was reduced by 58, from 304 to 246, an average of 0.67 a day. This is the lowest record in 50 years since the first total was calculated in 1970. As of 2019, the death toll caused...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul delivered a speech on January 14 (Tues.) (local time), invited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization with more than 3 million of member companies. He is the first chief of a local government in South Korea to be invited to give a speech for the...   Read more

On January 13 (Mon.), at 2:30 p.m. (local time), Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul, who is visiting Washington D. C., the United States, participated in a round-table talk organized by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a prestigious think tank in the fields of diplomacy and security, which invited him, to speak about the peace...   Read more