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Smart lockers, called “Happy Boxes,” which send out text messages containing information on locker location, password, and payment methods to customers’ mobile phones once they type in their phone number, have been installed in subway stations on Lines 5 to 8. It was announced that the new Happy Boxes, which feature Internet of Things (IoT)...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon is visiting Beijing, China, from November 1 to 4 to attend a meeting of the 21st Century Council, where he joined discussions on China’s economy, society, and development strategies. At this meeting, over 20 members of the 21st Century Council, including Mayor Park, and more than 10 former government officials,...   Read more

□ On Wednesday, October 28, Seoul Metropolitan Government selected as the new Seoul Brand and launched it at a ceremony that all people around the world were invited to watch. The new Seoul Brand received the highest overall score, based on the results of a preliminary poll of citizens and the votes of citizen and...   Read more

By the end of this year, Seoul Metropolitan Government will begin construction on the Seobu Underground Expressway, which will involve moving a 10.33-kilometer-long section of the four-lane expressway running from the southern end of Seongsandaegyo (Bridge) to Geumcheon IC underground. To be built at a depth of about 80 meters, the Seobu Underground Expressway has...   Read more

From among        the new Seoul Brand, which will serve as the face of Seoul, will be selected on October 28, 2015, which is also “Seoul Citizens’ Day.” Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed the three finalists on October 6 and conducted a preliminary poll (online and offline), up until October 26, in which over 130,000 citizens...   Read more

From November 6 to 8, the Seoul Kimchi Making & Sharing Festival will be held in Seoul Plaza and Gwanghwamun Square as well as along Taepyeong-ro under the theme, “Seoul, Let’s Make Kimchi.” The three venues will be transformed into the largest kimchi market in Korea, where visitors can watch and learn about making kimchi,...   Read more

In hopes of having Seoul City Wall designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seoul Metropolitan Government is conducting a nationwide campaign from October 16 to January 31 next year with support from NGOs, businesses, and local residents. Not only Seoul citizens but any Korean national interested in Seoul City Wall may participate in the...   Read more

On October 30, Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the “Seoul Employment Idea-thon—an Exciting Job Talk with the Seoul Mayor,” where 365 citizens will collectively discuss and attempt to resolve the job creation issue. This is the final event of the “Seoul Employment Trail” program, through which Mayor Park Won Soon plans to visit 99 workplaces...   Read more

German President Joachim Gauck is the 14th head of state to receive an honorary Seoul citizenship. President Gauck is a civil rights activist who spearheaded the movement to democratize East Germany, and became the first East German to be elected as the president (11th) of the Federal Republic of Germany in March 2012. This year...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government began a preliminary vote to choose one of the three finalists for the new Seoul brand, which will be selected and announced on October 28. Through the Seoul Brand Contest, held from July 20 to September 1, a total of 30 prize-winning ideas were selected and further screened by design experts. Afterward,...   Read more

In celebration of the 569th anniversary of Hangeul, Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish and implement the Basic Plan for the Development of Hangeul, which will serve as the foundation of Seoul’s Hangeul-related policy over the next five years (2015-2019). The city has vowed to take all necessary measures to ensure the successful execution of the...   Read more

On October 7, Seoul City held an inauguration ceremony to mark the official opening of the Dongdaemun Global Center in Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu. Many Mongolians, Russians, and Central Asians live in the Gwanghui-dong area, where they run around 150 shops and hold weekly gatherings of about 1,000 Mongolians, Russians, and other ex-pats for active social and...   Read more