The Hangang Office of the SMG and the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee plans to exhibit 4,155 sculptures in 11 Hangang Park until 2024 In September, Seoul will collaborate with Frieze Art Fair, one of the world’s top three art fairs, and hold a special exhibition for the first time in Asia The exhibitions are expected to...   Read more

Seoul publishes 2022 Seoul Life dealing with 60 projects in four sectors of Seoul Vision 2030 The 2022 Seoul Life will be available as an e-book in mid-January on SMG’s website (http://ebook.seoul.go.kr) The e-book will introduce the city’s policies and programs, including Safety Income, ICT-powered smart health care service, Seoul Festa, Seoul E-Prix, and Metaverse...   Read more

From January 5 (Wed) to 7 (Fri), SDF runs Seoul Pavilion at CES with 25 innovative companies 24% of participating companies named as CES 2022 Innovation Awards Program honoree. Seoul will help improve their competitive edge with Plug and Play A stage is installed in Seoul Pavilion to hold diverse events, such as startup pitches...   Read more

The Hangang Office of the SMG and the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee plans to exhibit 4,155 sculptures in 11 Hangang Park until 2024 In September, Seoul will collaborate with Frieze Art Fair, one of the world’s top three art fairs, and hold a special exhibition for the first time in Asia The exhibitions are expected to...   Read more

Seoul announced a plan to revitalize the AI Yangjae Hub and make it an AI business cluster representing Korea SMG will speed up designating Yangjae-dong as a special zone for AI and ICT to offer incentives, such as tax benefits and reduced floor area ratio Anchor facilities like AI·R&D Campus and AI Support Center will...   Read more

Seoul will run zero markets as a pilot program until next June. In zero markets, customers can bring in their containers, refill shampoo and dish soap as much as they want Each zero market will run differently: some will provide grocery bag collecting and recycling service, and others will run automatically without a cashier SEOUL,...   Read more

The city created public relations office and safety education center where people can ride Ttareungyi on a Metaverse platform, Roblox Bicycle safety awareness classes for teenagers will be provided on Metavers in avatar form. Adolescents accounted for 5% of the total Ttareungyi users and the figures are inching up every year. A “usage ranking system”...   Read more

SMG will hold 2022 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (March 18 to 23) in hybrid, having an offline fashion show for the first time in three years To revitalize the fashion industry, Seoul will help Korean designers make debut at Paris Fashion Week and promote global B2B contracts The city is looking for competitive fashion brands...   Read more

Seoul is planning to install 592 EV charging stations in major public parking lots by the first half of next year. The city government will fund approximately KRW 12.1 billion to complete the installation Seoul aims to establish 5-minute charging networks and add 270,000 EVs and 200,000 charging stations by 2025. 39 city and village...   Read more

The new recycling system for coffee grounds will be: separating coffee grounds at coffee houses → collecting the grounds by district offices→ recycling by companies. The SMG is looking for businesses to be in charge of the last step High in calorific value, coffee grounds can be used in many ways, from compost and feedstuff...   Read more

A promo video of Dongdaemun Fashion Town featuring LACHICA, a famous dance crew from the show “Street Woman Fighter,” is released on Tuesday, December 21 Seoul is looking forward to an energetic yet warm winter holiday where COVID-strickenDongdaemun Fashion Town is reinvigorated SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, December 22, 2021 – The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) plans...   Read more

Seoul Digital Foundation (SDF) opened a metaverse office in Gather Town and it will be used when holding an advisory conference with lecturers or experts and having internal meetings among employees working from home Citizens can experience the office of the President, conference room, employee’s lounge, spotlight podium for announcements, and even promotional posters with...   Read more