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It has been 10 years since Seoul started to actively operate the Metabolic Syndrome Control Project through the community health centers in 25 autonomous districts. Now, the city is pursuing smart healthcare by introducing ICT-based U Health Zones to find subjects and support self-healthcare. 100 U Health Zones will be established at workplaces and branches...   Read more

Image of Donuimun Gate Restored through AR Donuimun Gate (Source: Seoul Museum of History) Donuimun Gate, which was forcefully dismantled by the Japanese Empire in 1915, will come back to citizens thanks to AR (augmented reality) & VR (virtual reality) technologies after 104 years. Donuimun Gate, also called Seodaemun Gate, was completed in 1396. It...   Read more

Seoul will be hosting YES SME Fair for two days on August 23-24, 2019 at Seoul Plaza, in front of the Press Center, Cheonggye Plaza, Mugyo-ro, and Deoksugung Palace, in order to support Korean small and medium-sized enterprises that are having difficulty due to the restriction of exports to Japan and enable the sale of...   Read more

To commemorate the pain, struggle and courage of the women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese forces, a memorial statue was erected near the former site of a Japanese imperial shrine on Namsan Mountain (beside the Namsan Library, 100-266, Hoehyeon-dong 1-ga), a place where the pain of Japan’s atrocities can be felt to this...   Read more

Seoul has selected 28 winners through expert evaluation and a citizens’ screening among a total of 1,098 projects submitted to the 5th Architecture with Me Storytelling Contest. The contest, which was held under the theme, “Seoul, an architectural story,” focused on small but special stories of villages that tell us the tales of the life...   Read more

Yevit Some Film Festival will be held from August 23 to August 24, 2019 in Banpo Hangang Park. This film festival will be held free of charge to offer citizens an escape from the summer heat wave. Celebrating its second anniversary, Yevit Some Film Festival was prepared this year under the theme of “family.” At...   Read more

Following the first half of 2019, Seoul continues to offer support of up to KRW 15 million for small-scale repairs and environmental improvements for the maintenance of Seoul Future Heritage, the tangible and intangible heritage that characterize modern-day Seoul. Seoul also offers tailored support, as the city produces the promotional materials for the Future Heritage...   Read more

A plan for establishing city libraries in five regions to accelerate balanced information and culture development in Seoul has been formulated. Seoul City will be constructing two libraries in the southwestern region (Gangseo and Gwanak as well as one each in the northeastern (Dobong), southeastern (Songpa), and northwestern (Seodaemun) regions step by step by 2025...   Read more

The Seoul-type Paid Sick Leave Support project is now in operation, paying the living wage of Seoul (as of 2019, KRW 81,180 per day) for up to 11 days per year (10 days for hospitalization and 1 day for the Health Insurance Corporation physical examination) to the vulnerable group in labor (with median income less...   Read more

In October 2019, Seoul Fintech Lab will open in Yeouido, Seoul’s financial district, becoming the nation’s largest space specializing in fintech and expecting to house over 70 fintech companies. The city of Seoul will combine Seoul Fintech Lab in Mapo with the Second Fintech Lab in Yeouido to establish a larger one that will be...   Read more

Which street of Seoul is most beloved by foreigners? The city of Seoul offers a course experience event called the Seoul City Walking Tour through which participants can discover the unique charm of Seoul while walking through the city’s major tourist attractions, including Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, and Bukchon. Seoul City Walking Tour provides the...   Read more

The city of Seoul will be greatly reinforcing support for the descendants of independence activists who sacrificed and devoted themselves for the nation’s independence. The city will be supporting the descendants who are economically challenged with the aim of providing them with honorable and stable lives through respectful treatment and support, in order to compensate...   Read more