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The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will strengthen in various ways the Public Transportation Day, which has been operated every Wednesday on the fourth week of the month since 2008. First, beginning in July, on the Public Transportation Day of every month, the government office parking lot of the city and city-affiliated organizations will be closed...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will implement a test project called “Village Labor Attorneys” that provides free labor consulting for small business with less than four employees to prevent them from violating the labor law without knowing and paying penalty fee. From July 2016 to the end of the year, a group of 50 certified...   Read more

A Classical Music Concert Hall, Crafts Museum, and Donghwamun Traditional Theater will open in order by 2020. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) recently announced a plan called “Vision 2030: Cultural City Seoul,” created through consultations and discussions held with over 5,000 citizens, experts, and public officials over a period of more than three years. The...   Read more

The site of the former purification plant, which began supplying industrial water to firms in the Seoul Digital Industrial Complex (the present Guro G-Valley) in the 1960s, will be transformed into a game industry center in 2019. G-Square is a multifunctional business facility with a total ground area of 180,000㎡ comprised of seven floors underground...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government confers honorary citizenship upon international residents in Seoul in recognition of their contributions to the city and the local community, including being a role model to Seoul citizens as well as other foreign residents. June, 19. 2017 1. Qualification for Honorary Citizenship of Seoul 1) Current foreign residents who have resided...   Read more

The Ara Ship of Hangang River will be reborn as the first cruise ship to specialize in performances in addition to its role as a cruise ship for cultural tourism. The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will begin to operate the cruise ship on July 1. There will be various performances...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) plans to replace the entire platform screen door sensor of the subway lines 1 to 9 by 2018 with laser scanner sensors, allowing technicians to repair and maintain the screen doors on the platform. The existing sensors are installed on both sides of the fixed doors and emergency doors of...   Read more

Hongdae Walking Street (the 500-meter-long section located between Hongik University Station, subway line 2, and Hongik University) will be transformed into a street with convenience facilities and a convenient walking environment. The project is largely divided into three areas: ▲Improving the street environment ▲Developing convenience facilities for tourists, and ▲Public and private cooperation for operating...   Read more

According to the 2015 International Meetings Statistics Report announced by the Union of International Associations (UIA), which officially announces the statistics of international meetings, Seoul was selected as the world’s number three city in hosting international meetings. It is an all-time high ranking for the city. A total of 494 international meetings were held in...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is moving forward with the construction of Creative Economy Campus Neighborhoods in an effort to resolve problems related to youth and local economies, such as housing instability, unemployment, and others. The SMG selected the Anam-dong Startup Culture Campus Neighborhood, led by the Korea University, a highly motivated partner in the...   Read more

The Seoul Global Startup Center is a startup hub that supports the success of local and foreign entrepreneurs. Realize your dream for a successful startup with Seoul Global Startup Center! June 23, 2016 Head of Seoul Global Startup Center □ Project Purpose ◦ The Seoul Global Startup Center (tentative name) will provide various services, such...   Read more

The first section of the 13.8 kilometer-long Gangnam Beltway, which connects the southern areas of Seoul (Doksan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, and Suseo-dong, Gangnam-gu), will officially open on July 3, 2016. The opening of Gangnam Beltway is expected to disperse the traffic flow concentrated on the Olympic Expressway and Nambu Beltway, and reduce the travel time from Geumcheon...   Read more