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Seoul and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, are holding the meaningful event “ON CONNECT SEOUL X ULAANBAATAR” at 2 PM (GMT+9)/1 PM (GMT+8) on Mon, Nov. 30, 2020 for cultural exchange in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of their becoming sister cities. The event will be filmed with the least required amount of personnel in...   Read more

At a time when news of traffic accidents has become common after the advent of personal mobility (PM), the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is holding the Pedestrian Safety First campaign to safely protect pedestrians from “sidewalk trespassers.” The SMG requested the cooperation of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency as well as all police stations in...   Read more

The city of Seoul and the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, are going to hold a cultural festival online next Monday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their becoming sister cities. Celebrities and influencers from South Korea and Mongolia will promote their respective capitals in a virtual concert called ‘On Connect Seoul and Ulaanbaatar.’ Mongolian singer...   Read more

Social distancing level will elevate from level 1.5 to 2, effective midnight on Tue, Nov. 24. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is declaring an “emergency pause period for 10 million citizens” starting from tomorrow until the end of the year and implementing Seoul-style precision disease control and prevention for 10 types of facilities in Seoul....   Read more

Dear Seoul citizens. This is Seo Jung-hyup, acting mayor of Seoul. As of midnight on Mon, Nov. 23, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul reached 7,625, an increase of 112 from the previous day. The increase has grown sharply since Wed, Nov. 18, and hit a record high in less than a week,...   Read more

The city of Seoul and the police have launched a campaign to promote safety when riding electric scooters ahead of a change in the law next month that will allow anyone 13 or older to ride them. The city is reminding people that e-scooters should not be ridden on the sidewalk among pedestrians. They should...   Read more

The world-renowned robotics engineer Dennis Hong (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at University of California, Los Angeles) recently made a visit to Korea. He explained that he made this visit to his home country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic because he was “selected an honorary ambassador of Seoul.” Currently in the development of...   Read more

The Songpa Book Museum is the first public book museum which serves as a space for sharing and promoting a healthy reading culture as well as various experiences that explore the past and present status of books. The museum was designed with the concept of visitors entering through the layers of a bookshelf to present...   Read more