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A special TV program featuring Seoul’s attractions and places of interest from international residents’ perspectives will air on a national network during the “Seollal” or Lunar New Year holidays. The program, slated to air on SBS on February 13 and 14, will feature winners of the city’s “Creative Seoul Story” contest, held every year since...   Read more

An event that presents gifts when taking pictures of Korean folk games and posting them on social media. The first performance of “Culture Todak Todak 2021” with a performance of Trot and Pop Pera at Unhyeon Palace on the 13th (Saturday). The number of total passengers of village shuttle buses and intra-city buses had also...   Read more

Seoul bus passenger totals plunged by 24.1 percent last year and slashed income for bus operators by 29.1 percent amid last year’s pandemic, hampering daily operations despite emergency loans from the city’s bus association and an injection of a supplementary budget from the city. Airport shuttle buses were the hardest hit, with the number of...   Read more

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, 26,960 suspected COVID-19 cases were transported by paramedics of the city last year. The most confirmed cases were found in December, with the largest in their 70s The Headquarters has designated dedicated paramedics, deployed additional negative pressure ambulances, and created/distributed the manuals on how to deal...   Read more

Seoul residents increased their hours of sleep and house chores while cut down on working hours, commutes, and beauty routines during the pandemic, according to a Seoul Metropolitan Government report. Seoul citizens devoted more time to house chores and education, as many of them stayed at home in line with social distancing mandates. Their hours...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its 2021 culture policies and its plans to invest 524.1 billion won in total for this year’s cultural policies in an effort to establish a cultural infrastructure and recover the culture and arts community affected by COVID-19. Four unique cultural facilities, including Dilkusha, Seoul Museum of Craft Art, and Seoul...   Read more

Seoul will implement the comprehensive measures for the Lunar New Year’s holidays in five categories while run a twenty-four-hour control center starting from 6 pm on February 10 until 9 am on February 15 to quickly respond to emergencies during the holidays. ① Safety: Full inspection of COVID-19 in homeless facilities and continuous operation of...   Read more

Permanent storage for future generations in Seed Vault, a wildlife seed preservation facility 65 families and 289 species including endangered, rare, and specialized plants owned by the Seoul Botanic Park are going to be preserved in Seed Vault The Seoul Metropolitan Government will promote the importance of botanical genetic resources by researching and preserving them...   Read more

The Seoul Citizens Internet Monitoring Group reported on 507,876 cases of prostitution ads and other illegal information on the internet since its launch in 2011. Last year the group filed reports on 68,711 cases of such infringements, resulting in the deletions, bans, and terminations for 42,330 or 68.4 percent of the total. Seoul collected the...   Read more

137 cases of damage counseling related to Weverse Shop selling products of Big Hit Entertainment have received at the Seoul Electronic Commerce Center for 9 months. Many complaints are about defective products, rejection of returns and refunds, and delay in delivery. There are violations of regulations, such as no mandatory information displayed on idol group...   Read more

The city government will plant 113 different types of 50,000 plants and trees at schoolyards, sports fields, sides of buildings, roofs, and walls at 30 elementary, middle, and high schools. Vines and winders will be planted at walls and windowsills, creating “green curtains” that will help mitigate summer heatwaves. Seoul’s “Eco School” project, launched in...   Read more

Companies featured at the Seoul Pavilion have signed $1.2 million export contracts and are nearing $9 million in investment with support from Seoul Metropolitan Government Achieving business results of companies with artificial intelligence solutions and actively attracting global corporate contracts and investments during three days at the Seoul Pavilion The Seoul Metropolitan Government will continue...   Read more