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Seoul Mayor Park, a Special Lecture on ‘Communication and City Diplomacy’ at Waseda University

02/09/2015SMG 2664

On February 3, Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon, who is currently touring Japan, gave a special lecture to some 300 students and citizens at Waseda University. Under the theme ‘Seoul’s New Communication-Based Administration and City Diplomacy,’ the lecture lasted fifty minutes along with a forty minute Q&A session. During the lecture, Park stated that an... Read more
“Climate Change Project Export Counseling” Session

02/09/2015SMG 2460

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) will hold the “Climate Change Project Export Counseling” session, on April 8~12, at the ICLEI World Congress 2015, for foreign city officials visiting Seoul and domestic companies with eco-friendly and green technologies. Participating companies will be selected based on the marketability and competitiveness... Read more
“Hangang River Street Performance Artists 2015”

02/09/2015SMG 2424

On February 2~27, seventy teams will be recruited to participate in the “Hangang River Street Performance Artists 2015.” The selected teams will perform from April 1 to July 31, and the best performers will be granted a period extension. Any individuals or teams willing to donate their talents, and bring joy to Seoul citizens in... Read more
Adoption of Tokyo’s Advanced Know-How in Sinkhole Response Technology

02/06/2015SMG 2934

Mayor of Seoul Park Won Soon made a point to visit a site in front of the University of Tokyo, which had been restored after a sinkhole had opened up in 2014. This was the first item on his agenda on the first day of his visit to Japan, which started on February 2, 2015.... Read more
Seoul Mayor Park, “Government Subsidies Urgently Needed to Renovate Antiquated Drainpipes, a Root Cause of Sinkholes”

02/06/2015SMG 2658

On February 2, Park Won Soon, mayor of Seoul, visited a site replete with sinkholes in Tokyo, Japan. He said, “The financial self-reliance of Tokyo is similar to that of Seoul at around 80%, but Tokyo has been receiving approximately KRW 500 billion — 9.5% of its total budget — of financial support from the... Read more
Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon Visits Japan for “Practice-Oriented Diplomacy” on Urban Safety and Economy

02/06/2015SMG 2481

Park Won Soon, mayor of Seoul, visited two cities in Japan – Tokyo and Hokkaido – for six days, from February 1 to 6, 2015. As his first overseas trip this year, it will become a practice-oriented diplomacy mission focused on areas relevant to the livelihood of the public and the urban economy, such as... Read more
Mayor Park Personally Delivers PT at Seoul Tourism Seminar and Targets Japanese Tourist Market

02/06/2015SMG 2361

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will target Tokyo, the heart of Japan, with the aim of promoting tourism, one of the core axes of Seoul’s creative economy. Despite recent declining inbound tourists from Japan, it still remains Korea’s second largest visitor, after China. In 2014 (as of November), approximately 2.11 million Japanese tourists visited Korea, which... Read more
Seoul Metropolitan Library to Host Hangeul Daily Calendar Exhibition

02/05/2015SMG 1870

The Seoul Metropolitan Library will host the “Hangeul Daily Calendar Exhibition,” highlighting the beauty of the Korean alphabet, from February 3 to March 1, 2015, in the Special Exhibition Hall, on the first floor of the library building. The exhibition aims to promote the figurative beauty, excellence and artistic value of Hangeul, globally renowned for... Read more
Seoul City’s Project to Make 29 “Creative Playgrounds”

02/05/2015SMG 2596

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to carry out a project to establish “creative playgrounds” for children by Children’s Day, May 5, 2015. Seoul City carried out safety inspections of the 1,357 playgrounds in the city, and decided to replace the 29 that were found to be dilapidated or failed to meet safety requirements with new... Read more
“Seoul Statistics Map” Shows All Convenience Facilities within 1km

02/05/2015SMG 2510

A person – let’s call her A – wanted to move to a place where schools and cram schools for her children, and large-scale supermarkets for shopping, were all located within close proximity, but she could not find such an area. Then, she learned about the Seoul Statistics Map, a service provided by the Seoul... Read more
Local Economy Revived through “Integrated Renewal” of Elevated Road near Seoul Station-Seoul Station Area

02/05/2015SMG 4365

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to turn the total 938m of the deteriorated elevated road near Seoul Station from a road for cars to a path for people. For the past 45 years, the elevated road has shared the glory and shame of our city. The elevated road will be connected to 17 pedestrian roads... Read more
Three-Strike Rule for Taxis Refusing Passengers

02/05/2015SMG 1946

Starting on January 29, 2015, the Seoul Metropolitan Government instituted a stronger measure to improve the taxi service in Seoul and to deal with Seoul’s taxi drivers who refuse passengers, pick up multiple passengers, or demand an unfair fee. The first time taxi drivers refuse passengers within two years, they will be fined KRW 200,000;... Read more

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