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The Ghost Leg game lapped on the subway train floor The SMG is holding an event designed to help subway passengers have a first-hand experience of its brand I·SEOUL·U, which signifies the connection between I and you through Seoul, between Aug. 20, 2016 and Oct. 20, 2016. Using the Ghost Leg game lapped on the...   Read more

The SMG will hold the Seoul Youth Parliament this year, as it did last year. The session held this year displays collaboration among the private sector, bureaucrats, and the government as a project cosponsored by the Seoul Youth Policy Network and the Youth Development Special Committee of the Seoul Youth Parliament. The Seoul Youth Parliament...   Read more

Effective August 2016, the SMG will apply the so-called “Park Won-soon Act”, an anti-bribery law, to all SMG-invested institutions. The Act, which prohibits officials at the SMG and its affiliates from receiving even 1,000 won in bribery, was adopted in 2014. The new measure is part of the Uprightness Campaign, which is composed of 14...   Read more

I·SEOUL·U, a new brand of Seoul City, received the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2016, one the world’s top-3 design awards, along with the International Forum Design Award of Germany and the IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) of the United States. The Red Dot Design Award is organized by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen of Germany...   Read more

Currently, work is underway to turn an elevated motorway near Seoul Station into a pedestrian path. The work will be completed by April of next year. The SMG is holding a special event to give people a preview of the pedestrian path at the Seoul Station 7017 Info Garden to the west of Seoul Square...   Read more

For 10 days, from July 26th to August 4th, 2016, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held an online vote for foreigners living in Korea and abroad, to select the top 3 SMG policies that attracted most interest. A total of 1,173 foreigners, from 62 countries, participated in the online vote. The Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market...   Read more

The SMG is set to spread the ANGEL EYES APP service for the visually impaired in Seoul across the country. The service is a remote-controlled daily life safety service for the visually impaired. It enables the visually impaired to transmit relevant images to their guardians or volunteers on a real-time basis by smart phone when...   Read more

A 50+Consultant A coordinator for a senior citizens lounge   The SMG is expecting to create 1,500 social contribution-related jobs for the 50+ generation (referring to those aged 50 to 64) this year. For this task, the SMG established the The SMG 50+Foundation in April 2016 and plans to spend 2.75 billion won of the...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is implementing a program to provide support for activities for unemployed young people (i.e. allowance paid for social participation activities: 500,000 won a month for up to six months). The SMG has selected a total of 3,000 young people eligible to begin receiving the allowance on August 3 through a...   Read more

Stricter measures will be taken for water quality management of Arisu, the supplier of running water to households in Seoul. The number of Arisu water quality inspection items will be more than those recommended by the WHO, and water quality inspection will include inspection of radioactive materials. In a bid to supply safer piped water...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will operate the Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart LED street lighting control system on wider areas starting from the second half of 2016. Under the system, the brightness of street lighting is controlled automatically by the presence or absence of people on that part of the street through the sensor...   Read more

On July 29 (Friday), 2016 the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and Seoul Tourism Marketing Co., Ltd. launched the Discover Seoul Pass, a one day tour pass for foreign tourists that can be used as a transportation card and admission pass to 16 tourist spots including entrance fee, such as ancient palaces in downtown Seoul, hallyu...   Read more