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The Seoul Metropolitan Government will officially begin operation of the Seoul Station Walking Tour on June 18, 2016. The tour will introduce citizens of Seoul to the culture, history, and hidden stories of Seoul found in the neighborhood of Seoul Station. The SMG will conduct the Seoul Station Walking Tour four times a week starting...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government, together with the National Police Agency, will implement a pilot project for installing traffic safety signs and pedestrian signs that alert the danger of using smart phones while walking on the street. The five areas in which the pilot project will be implemented are Hongdae, City Hall, Yonsei University, Gangnam Station,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted the Seoul 365 Fashion Show at Dongdaemun Doota Plaza from June 17 (Friday) to June 18 (Saturday), 2016. The Seoul 365 Fashion Show was a unique show in which citizens and couples participated as models walking on the runway. Of the first class of 365 Models, around 30 members with...   Read more

Teenage girls from low-income families often have difficulty in taking care of their health despite them being in an important growth phase. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has proposed a set of policies that guarantee their right to gender identity and health as fundamental human rights. Currently, the SMG provides free welfare services for teenage girls...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to explore optimal SMEs for young people to work for and will strive to enhance the quality of workplaces by linking SMEs with qualified young people. The SMG intends to select roughly 200 SMEs in June 2016 first and certify those qualified as small-but-powerful SMEs by September. SMEs that can...   Read more

The makeup and beauty products of hallyu (Korean wave) stars are the main interest of foreign tourists visiting Seoul, as K-pop and Korean dramas continue their rise in popularity overseas. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will begin the “Program for K-star Makeup Secrets” in June 2016. The program features professional makeup artists presenting the makeup secrets...   Read more

The Seoul Museum of History is holding a photo exhibition, The Korean War and Seoul viewed by the Associated Press, until July 17, 2016. The photos vividly show what Seoul and the people there were during that time. It is expected that the exhibition will show visitors how the country and its people have successfully...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to share successful policies with Colombo, Sri Lanka; Bogor, Indonesia; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and Bangladesh, all of whom took part in the International Forum on Urban Policy for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) held in Seoul between June 8 and June 10. The policies...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will open an elevated path, which used to be a vehicle path, near Seoul Station to pedestrians as part of the Seoul Station 7017 Project by April 2017. The work linking the path to two nearby large-sized buildings (the Daewoo Foundation Bldg. and the Hotel Manu) will begin next month. The...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government provides mothers in the city with benefits associated with their pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing with the goal of making Seoul a good city for child-bearing/rearing mothers. These benefits help alleviate the economic burden of couples associated with childbirth, including the payment of expenses for artificial insemination, postpartum care, and medical...   Read more

At 4 pm on April 7, the SMG and the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games (“the Organizing Committee”) signed an MOU for collaboration towards the successful opening of the landmark event at a ceremony held at the New Seoul City Hall, with relevant officials in attendance including Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to lay the groundwork gradually to provide comprehensive supportive measures for the 50+ generation (those aged 50 to 64) by 2020, the first of its kind set up by a local government in Korea. First, the SMG will establish a small but dedicated network for providing support operating on the...   Read more