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The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has opened the 100th Seoul Kium daycare center as part of the city’s efforts to provide after-school and school-break daycare services to elementary school children of double-income or single-parent households. It has been two years and five months since the opening of the first center for pilot operation in June...   Read more

Dennis Hong, a world-renowned robotics engineer, will be appointed as an honorary ambassador of Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has plans to raise the status of the city by appointing a robotics expert in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and promote its relevant policies to rebuild Seoul as a global smart city....   Read more

The Seoul Design Foundation (SDF) will be holding the Dongdaemun On-time Fashion Festival (www.dotff.co.kr) for three days from Fri, Nov. 27 to Sun, Nov. 29, 2020. The fashion festival will be held online with live commerce that highlights the traits and merits of Dongdaemun’s fashion brands. The event was planned jointly with the Dongdaemun Design...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced the start of construction work for the renovation of the “relaxing and pedestrian-friendly” Gwanghwamun Square on Nov. 16, 2020. The blueprint has been settled based on over 300 sessions of discussion with citizens over the last four years. Construction will proceed in stages, starting with the expansion and maintenance...   Read more

Transformation of the Area Under the Hannam Overpass into Downtown Rest Area Awning Structures at Night Cafe Source: Photographer Lee Geon-yeop The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) transformed the area under the Hannam Overpass, which has been abandoned as a desolate space hidden under the shade of the overpass with few visitors, into a nature-filled rest...   Read more

In celebration of Seoul’s “I·SEOUL·U” brand, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) surveyed 1,500 Seoul citizens about its recognition and likability, among others. Asia Research & Consulting was commissioned to conduct and analyze the online survey targeting 1,500 Seoul citizens aged 20 and up from Sep. 28 to Nov. 3, 2020. About 9 out of 10...   Read more