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To celebrate the ‘3rd anniversary of I∙SEOUL∙U: The Seoul brand created by citizens,’ Seoul will hold a photo event with I∙SEOUL∙U. Participants can take a photo at one of the I∙SEOUL∙U locations installed at 14 Seoul’s attractions and attend the I∙SEOUL∙U 3rd anniversary event at Seoul Plaza on October 28th to take part in the...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will build seven new pedestrian paths from Seoullo 7017 branching out into neighboring urban regeneration areas, including Seogye-dong, Jungnim-dong, Hoehyeon-dong, Huam-dong, and Seosomun-dong. Seoullo 7017, in its initial phase, was designed to convert an old highway overpass into a walkway in order to connect the eastern and western areas of Seoul...   Read more

Seoul Joins in Wishing for Successful Inter-Korean Summit < Poster > < Seoul Square Media Facade > From September 18 – 20, Seoul will be using whatever available means to instill a peaceful atmosphere throughout the city surrounding the opening of the Inter-Korean Summit in Pyeongyang, North Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Library building will be...   Read more

The city of Seoul was the recipient of the Milan Pact Special Mention Award, the highest honor in the global food industry, for its Urban-Rural Mutual Growth Food Provision project – a project that promotes the direct supply of local ecological ingredients to Seoul’s public food provisions facilities – earning it worldwide recognition on the...   Read more

‘Seoul, the city of tourism and festivals’ is being made known to the whole world at the international assorted arts festival ‘Edinburgh Festival Fringe’ (August 3 – 27, 2018) held in the capital of Scotland in the UK. As a festival held every summer at Edinburgh, Scotland, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is making its 71st...   Read more

Seoul City will be holding the 2018 International Competition for I·SEOUL·U Product Design to push forward the development of various products based on the subject. This competition is open to everyone, starting from university students, to designers, small and micro-enterprises, citizens, and foreigners. The winners will be connected to city-related organizations and matched with cooperation...   Read more

< Major city policies to be changed in 2018 >In order to support families planning to have children in the current age of low birth rates, postnatal visiting services will be put into effect from July 2018. Every family going through the process of childbirth will be provided with a dispatched postnatal health management assistant....   Read more

Change Each Citizen’s Life for the Better: The 10-Year Revolution of Seoul Dear citizens of Seoul, and fellow officials of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Last year, we opened a new era for Korea together. We gathered at the ‘candle plaza’ for months and asked the government, “Is this what our country is all about?” Our...   Read more

Seoul City has announced the “Seoul 2017 Top-10 News” with a positive response from citizens during the year 2017. In the 1st place as the most loved, the Seoul Public Bike ‘Ttareungyi’ (13,293 votes, 7.4%) reached total cumulative rentals of 6.56 million in just two years after beginning service, gaining a high response from citizens...   Read more

What was a day in Seoul like in 2016? Every day an average of 206 babies were born, and 119 people passed away. 157 couples got married, 49 couples divorced, 7,810,000 and 4,280,000 people used the subway and buses, respectively, and an average of 0.95 person died in traffic accidents. As of the end of...   Read more

You can find the Seoul city brand products created through collaboration betweenI · SEOUL · U and talented artists at the Global Art & ConsumerGoods Collaboration Expo 2017. Date: Dec. 5 (Tue) – Dec. 6 (Wed), 2017 from 10:00 to 20:00Location: COEX 3F Hall C Admission is free if you register in advance on the...   Read more

Tell us about your experience in Seoul! Storytelling Contest, Seoul Story by [ ] and [ ] In celebration of the 2nd anniversary (October 28) of the I Seoul U brand (), created and led by citizens, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will host the Storytelling Contest of Seoul Story by [ ] and [...   Read more