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Seoul will be hosting the International Forum on Transforming Cities for Decent Work 2019 and the Decent Work City Network (DWCN) Inaugural Conference on December 3 (Tues.)-4 (Thur.), 2019 in the multi-purpose hall of the Seoul City Hall. The events will take place based on the cooperation of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Recently, the...   Read more

On November 26, 2019, Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul participated in the “Gwanghwamun Culture Forum” in the large air dome that was established in Gwanghwamun Square. This forum aimed to renew Gwanghwamun Square together with the citizens. The mayor had discussions with about 200 individuals including citizens, experts, and members of the Gwanghwamun Citizens Council....   Read more

Seoul will be hosting the 4th Big Data Conference from 9:30 to 16:30 on November 29, 2019 (Fri.) at the 3D Theater (B1) of S-PlexCenter, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu. The conference will take place under the theme “talking about job-seeking and starting a business in the age of big data.” ○ The conference is open to everyone...   Read more

In order to successfully host the 2032 Seoul-Pyeongyang Summer Olympics, which was agreed upon by the two leaders during the inter-Korean declaration on September 19, 2018, directors of the city of Seoul and related departments and other experts gathered for the first time to suggest the vision of peace on the Korean peninsula that will...   Read more

Starting in December 2019, the inside of the Hangyangdoseong City Wall in downtown Seoul, will become an eco-friendly and green traffic paradise. While the use of eco-friendly buses, shared bikes, and shared cars will be encouraged, vehicles that emit particulate matter will be banned to enter the zone. Seoul will limit the operation of category...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters held an inauguration ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on November 20 for the newly established “Smart Safe City Seoul Council” to realize a smart safe city using IoT-based technologies. Since 2017, Seoul has been preparing a real-time firefighting facility management system using IoT-based technologies. The establishment of the system will...   Read more

The city of Seoul has selected 42 safe and excellent public facilities, including benches and fences, that improve the urban landscape, as items qualified for the 23rd Seoul Good Public Design. The selected items will be allowed to use the certification mark and be provided with promotion support. The plan for the 23rd Seoul Good...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Library (Director-General Lee Jung-soo) has received a donation of 896 foreign books from the Beautiful Foundation. The books are worth around KRW 15 million and written in 12 languages including Nepali, Lao, Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipino. Any citizen will be allowed to read the books freely. The donation was made to celebrate...   Read more

Last Saturday (Nov. 16, 2019), a unique pop-up store opened in Galeries Lafayette, a department store in Paris, France, that boasts a 120-year history with faithful shoppers and tourists. This was the first ever pop-up store launched in Europe where one can taste Korean desserts, which are not very widely promoted compared to other K-Foods....   Read more

From November 21 (Thu.) to December 26 (Thu.), 2019, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture will display the public art project “Sowonbandi” supported by Han Sung Motors Co. Ltd. and in which 5,000 citizens participated, from the Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway to the Seoul Museum of Art. “Sowonbandi” is a small lantern meaning “wishing firefly light.”...   Read more

Seoul opens I‧Seoul‧U Partners Pop-up Store from November 20 to December 1, 2019, in ArtArch Gallery located near Hongdae, Mapo-pu, Seoul. The store is launched to sell products born through branding jointly conducted by I‧Seoul‧U, the brand of Seoul, and small- and medium-sized companies. The I‧Seoul‧U Partners Pop-up Store is a unique pop-up store where...   Read more

Seoul selected 18 foreigners who love Seoul from 14 countries to become “Seoul’s honorary citizens 2019.” Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul awarded them with honorary citizenship certificates on November 13, 2019 (Wed.) 4:00 PM in the Multipurpose Hall of Seoul City Hall. At the ceremony, the newly designated honorary citizens were praised for their activities...   Read more