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Seoul Metropolitan Government has begun preliminary work on the Seoul Station Overpass Project, including the improvement of the transportation system around Seoul Station and management of the construction site. The city has also requested Seoul citizens to use the designated detours and public transportation starting on December 13, 2015, and has already deployed nearly 700...   Read more

Starting in December, all subway lines, from Line 1 through Line 9, will issue cash receipts for the purchase of single-use transit cards so that users may receive income tax deductions. Seoul Metropolitan Government began issuing cash receipts for single-use transit cards for Subway Lines 1 through 8 back in January this year, and has...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government established the “Winter Emergency Rescue Measures” as a means of preparing for possible disasters with the aim of protecting vulnerable people from natural disasters in winter, such as cold waves, heavy snowfalls, as well various winter-related accidents. These measures will remain in force until February next year. On December 1 (Tues), the...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon attended the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change and the Climate Action Day event, which were held in Paris over a period of three nights and five days. The UNFCCC COP 21 (November 30 to December 11, 2015) was held to establish the New Climate Regime, which will apply to...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon attended the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change held in Paris at 5:35 p.m. (local time) on December 4 in the capacity of Chair of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and led the development of the “Paris City Hall Declaration: A Decisive Contribution to COP 21,” which...   Read more

As of October 2015, the number of users of Seoul’s “Nanum Car” service, which began operations in 2013, recorded 1.951 million. At the current rate of growth, the number of users will surpass 2 million by February 2016. On a daily average, Nanum Car users have increased about eleven times, from 349 to 4,011. On...   Read more

In celebration of the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which fell on December 3, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its “Detailed Action Plan to Ensure the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,” which includes 30 specific projects. The city government remarked that it will create a public transportation environment where persons with reduced mobility...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government has established guidelines, the first of their kind in Korea, which must be followed by all agricultural produce, poultry, seafood, and processed food suppliers that sell their products to schools for the preparation of students’ meals. The guidelines systematically stipulate the criteria for the manufacturing, management, quality control, and delivery of the...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government has recently announced a set of transportation measures designed to minimize any traffic congestion and inconveniences for citizens that may be caused by the closing of the Seoul Station Overpass, which is expected to take place at midnight on December 13, 2015. To mitigate any inconveniences, the city government will expand public...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced the final version of the new official Seoul Brand,   

Until December 2, Seoul Metropolitan Government will be accepting applications from foreign students studying in Korea to participate in the 17th Seoul Global Internship program, for which a total of 30 students will be selected. Launched in 2008, the Seoul Global Internship program is the first of its kind conducted by a Korean government agency....   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced the “Comprehensive Pandemic Response Plan,” which lists 20 tasks in five categories aimed at achieving comprehensive improvements in the city’s public health and medical infrastructure and services and addressing the limitations of the city’s ability to respond to outbreaks of contagious diseases, which came to light during the city’s efforts...   Read more