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The Seoul Herstory House, a space to share women’s history, will be open to the public. The Seoul Herstory House comprises two buildings and is located in Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) started its pilot operation in November last year as a historical and cultural space to discover and promote the lives of...   Read more

The number of public daycare centers in Seoul was increased to 1,749 by the end of 2020, which was the largest in 17 cities and provinces in the nation. The rate of use of the daycare centers is 43.8%, about three times as higher as the other cities and provinces (15.1% on average). On Mon,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is launching its “Thank you for your effort” campaign to cheer on citizens weary of the prolonged COVID-19 crisis and reinforced social distancing. Additionally, the SMG is supporting citizens with psychological assistance for them to overcome difficulties in daily life, such as increased household conflict between family members due to...   Read more

Corey , the mascot elephant of the Seoul Metropolitan Children’s Hospital, will be making its debut as a YouTuber. Corey will be creating content for the hospital’s YouTube channel Rainbow TV (“서울특별시어린이병원레인보우TV”) featuring online performances, lectures and podcasts, while interacting with people with developmental disabilities. Updates on performances, such as relay concerts of “Rainbow Musicians”...   Read more

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

1. (Elementary/Middle school students) Information on applying for temporary care of foreign students <Main Contents> Target: Children with foreign nationality(aged under 18) attending elementary/middle schools(national/public/private), miscellaneous schools, special schools ※ Children attending elementary/middle schools as of Oct. 8, 2020 ※ Students attending foreign schools and non-approved alternative schools are supported by “out-of-school students” programs Payment...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will begin its pilot operation of the first Seoul Kium day care center on Mon, Oct. 12 to serve as a facility where children can freely rest and play as well as experience various forms of art in daily life. The SMG is planning to provide various arts, cultural and...   Read more

Although the number of recently confirmed patients through local spreading has become stable, the number of confirmed patients coming from abroad continues to rise. Accordingly, this has called for control of preventative measures regarding international students who are awaiting the second semester of university in terms of revitalization of online classes and management of entrance...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement the trial run of the “Seoul-type Smart Work” project that allows Seoul-based small- and medium-sized enterprises to work flexibly without being restricted by time and location. Smart Work is a service that allows for the completion of business without being tied down by time or space through the use...   Read more

Seoul Southwestern Working Mom Support Center (hereinafter “Southwestern Center”) has published the English “Guidebook for Employees in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting Period” (hereinafter “Guidebook”) to promote the institutions that support work and life balance for immigrants who have married Koreans or foreign employees who are unfamiliar with the Korean language, as well as to encourage...   Read more

Seoul will be hosting 2019 Play Seoul Week, a campaign for ameliorating playing environments for children, enhancing their rights to play, and improving civic awareness about playing. The play week will be held in parks and playgrounds for children throughout Seoul. This event was planned and is being conducted by the Seoul Play Civil Network,...   Read more

The Seoul Counseling Center for Migrant Women is the first special counseling center for migrant women established by the city of Seoul in September 2013. In order to create the center, the city combined the counseling center and the rest area, providing one-stop counseling services. Located on the 4th floor of Seoul Global Center (38,...   Read more