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Mickey Mouse will be visiting Seoul, Korea for the first time. He will arrive on November 28, 2018 and visit Seoul City Hall, join the early December tour of Seoul’s attractions which will include the N Seoul Tower and DDP, and meet with citizens. With I·SEOUL·U, Seoul will post the images of Mickey Mouse on...   Read more

Seoul will enforce the provision of high-quality ‘eco-friendly school meals’ at all national and private elementary, middle and high schools in Seoul starting in 2021. This will be a step which will follow the start of eco-friendly school meal provision at elementary schools by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and autonomous districts enforced in...   Read more

The special exhibition, HanokHangeul, will be held from November 6 to December 2 at the Seoul Namsangol Hanok Village, featured as the last project of the year. The exhibition will address the topics of Hanoks, appropriate for the autumn season, and the pride of Korea, Hangeul, to offer a time of embracing the excellence of...   Read more

The 5th Seoul Kimchi Festival, held under the theme of Warm Sharing, Kimchi-making in Seoul, is set to take place at Seoul Plaza and Mugyo-ro, over the course of three days from November 2-4. The festival is anticipated to attract approximately six thousand Seoul residents to produce as much as 165 tons of kimchi on...   Read more

In light of weather center predictions of the peak foliage season to arrive in Seoul by early-November, Seoul introduces the “90 Seoul Foliage Trails” that can be enjoyed within the city’s vicinity. The “90 Seoul Foliage Trails” stretch a total of 150.95 km, with familiar zelkova trees, ginkgo trees, cherry blossoms, and beautiful metasequoia along...   Read more

Seoul will arrange opportunities for influential journalists maintaining the public’s trust and social influencers demonstrating powerful leverage online to experience the multitudinous of Seoul for themselves. As many as 20 eminent journalists and social influencers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, England, France, India, and Brazil will partake in the Seoul Tour Program over the...   Read more

Seoul produced seven advertisements with global boy-band sensation, BTS, to help introduce the appeal and tourist-friendly nature of Seoul. The related contents will be revealed consecutively all over the world starting October 22, via television, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. The slogan of the seven advertisements incorporates “Live Seoul like I do,” a message inviting viewers...   Read more

Seoul is scheduled to hold the Seoul International Social Conference 2018 on the eighth floor of the Conference Hall of Seoul City Hall from October 25-26. In line with the theme, “Communication, made by the people,” the Seoul International Social Conference 2018 will include the Seoul Social Conference on October 25, the first day of...   Read more

Seoul will host the Korean jewelry shopping festival, ‘The 3rd Jewelry Week’ for 16 days from October 16 – 31. The ‘2018 Jewelry Week’ will comprise of three events ① The 「2019 S/S TRADESHOW Generation Next_ Seoul」 with an overseas buyers’ meeting and a collaborative jewelry showroom– There will be a collaborative showroom that will...   Read more

Seoul will install trial ‘disposable cup collection bins’ on streets with Starbucks Coffee Korea, the Ministry of Environment, and the Korea Zero Waste Movement Network to increase recovery of disposable cups on streets. Seoul plans to install 17 bins in the tourist congested areas of Itaewon, vicinities of universities, Gwanghwamun, and other areas with floating...   Read more

Seoul revealed its goal to reduce use of disposable plastics by 50% and achieve up to 70% recycling by the year 2022 through the 「Seoul Without Disposable Plastic」 project. Seoul plans to hold trial operations after the temporary opening in preparations for its official opening next spring. During the trial operation period, the states of...   Read more

‘Seoul Botanic Park’ will hold a six-month trial period following its temporary opening on October 11th and before its official opening in May of next year. Seoul plans to hold trial operations after the temporary opening in preparations for its official opening next spring. During the trial operation period, the states of local and foreign...   Read more