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Gwanghwamun Square will be returned to citizens in 2021, transformed into a national symbolic plaza and open democratic space with treasured historicity. The road in front of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts will be made into a public square to expand the area to 3.7 times the current size, and the three separate underground...   Read more

In celebration of the March First Independence Movement’s Centennial this year, Seoul will hold a music contest under an open genre and theme to promote increased national pride. The song selected will be performed at the Provisional Government Founding’s Centennial Concert and at commemorative events during the week of August 15th, the National Liberation Day...   Read more

Seoul will launch the second Foreign Residents Council as a window of communication and governance with foreign residents. In preparation for the increasing cultural diversity of the city population, including over 420,000 foreign residents, Seoul city organized and operated the Foreign Residents Council, a council comprised solely of foreign residents, from December 2015. The first...   Read more

Seoul will preserve the site of the Hanyangdoseong City Wall that was revealed through a two-year excavation in its original form to construct the ‘Hanyangdoseong On-site Museum’ of 43,630 ㎡. Construction began in January, and the museum is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year to open to citizens and local and...   Read more

Seoul City has announced the ｢Seoul City’s Four-Year Municipal Plan (2019-2022)｣. This will include the master plan that will accomplish ‘Seoul’s 10-year revolution that changes my life’ based on innovation and changes of the past seven years. The vision of ｢Seoul City’s Four-Year Municipal Plan (2019-2022)｣, drawn from discussion and deliberation with experts and public...   Read more

Seoul will lower the threshold of public support for vulnerable classes, the elderly, and the disabled and construct a solid welfare foundation with the relaxation of 2019 Seoul-Type Basic Livelihood Security for those obligated to support their families, provide expanded support for Dolbom SOS Center facilities and Seoul emergency welfare, etc. In addition, the budget...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Library will open its first themed book exhibition entitled <BEST> in the new year of 2019 at its six collections rooms from January 15 (Tue) until January 31 (Thu). In light of the Year of the Golden Pig, books that have been loved continuously since the opening of Seoul Metropolitan Library in October...   Read more

Seoul Arena, the first national concert hall for top K-pop artist performances, featuring various stages with a powerful sound system, will open its doors in 2024. As the nation’s largest indoor performance venue accommodating 18,400 spectators, it surpasses that of the Olympic Gymnastics Arena and other current performance facilities. The new arena will be home...   Read more

Seoul conducted the 2018 Sharing City Policy Awareness Survey over the course of six days from December 6-11, 2018, targeting 1,000 Seoul residents over 19 years of age in order to identify the general awareness of residents regarding shared policies to create a plan for the promotion of policy. The survey aimed to research policy...   Read more

Seoul Metro acquired the ISO/TS 22163 certification, an international quality management system of rail organizations, by the International Organization for Standardization in the field of railway maintenance as the first urban railway operation agency in Korea. Korea Metro is the second in the world to receive the ISO/TS 22163 certification in the railway maintenance field...   Read more

New Way of Thinking Creates a New Economy– Park Won-soon’s 10 Proposals for Economic Revitalization 1. Dear citizens of Seoul and fellow officials of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, It seems only yesterday that I first came to work as the mayor of Seoul with the conviction in my heart that “Citizens are the mayor,” and...   Read more

In light of its 3rd anniversary, the Seoul city brand, , announced the results of a survey taken by nearly 5,000 locals and international residents. According to the survey, eight out of ten citizens (84.0%) were aware of the Seoul brand , upon reaching the landmark of its third year anniversary. Results showed that 42.0%...   Read more