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< Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon visits Vienna, Austria to benchmark its public rental housing policy > On March 30, 2017 (Thursday) at 11am (local time), Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who is on a tour to three European countries under the theme of Sustainable City, visited Vienna, Austria. He visited Karl Marx Hof, known as one...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will operate the ‘Seoul Trade Academy for Foreigners’ with the goal of raising 750 trade experts among foreigners who wish to begin a trade startup in Seoul. The ‘Seoul Trade Academy for Foreigners’ began operating in 2015 at the Seoul Global Center as an organization to support the financial independence...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is currently visiting three European cities in the order of Paris, Vienna, and London. He left on March 28 (Tues) and is expected to return on April 4 (Tues). Earlier on March 20, 2017, Mayor Park announced that the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will lead the Airvolution movement at a joint...   Read more

2016 Seoul Night Market The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will expand the operation of the ‘Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market’ to six locations and hold the opening ceremony at all six locations on March 24, 2017. The Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market will be held in the five locations including the two existing locations at ① Yeouido...   Read more

The Seoul Global Startup Center (hereinafter referred to as “Seoul GSC”) was founded in August 2016 as the first foreign startup support center in Korea. As of today, 35 multinational startups entered the Center and are building up market competitiveness. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will recruit 30 foreign startups to move into the Seoul...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) completed the development of the Universal Design Guidelines so that all citizens can safely and conveniently enjoy pedestrian roads and public spaces such as parks, plazas, health centers, and welfare facilities. A Universal Design creates a convenient environment for all citizens including children, seniors, the disabled, and foreigners, regardless of...   Read more

Seoul Public Bike, Ttareungyi, after 14 months into service, has recorded 1.72 million rentals at 450 rental spots across 11 autonomous districts throughout Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will increase the number of rental bikes from 5,600 to 20,000 by the end of 2017. With 20,000 bikes, Seoul will become the city with the...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the Bukchon Spring Festival in Bukchon Hanok Village on March 25, 2017, from 10am to 4pm. At the festival, citizens can participate in “Spring Flower Painting” and enjoy “Spring Picnic with a Commentator” in Bukchon Hanok Village. For the “Spring Flower Painting” event, citizens will complete a beautiful flower...   Read more

Over the past five years (2012-2016), 197 new green spaces have been created in downtown Seoul. The total area amounts to 1,880,000㎡, which is eight times the size of Yeouido Park (230,000㎡) and 142 times the size of Seoul Plaza (13,207㎡). At present, Seoul has a total of 2,278 green spaces (146.22㎢), which accounts to...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will operate a series of therapeutic programs at the World Cup Park between April 1 and November 30, 2017 to offer healing to citizens using the natural environment and facilities at World Cup Park. At the World Cup Park, you can experience various programs under the guidance of forest healing experts...   Read more

On March 15, 2017, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch the ‘Guides for the Blind Service in Subway Stations’ in which 1,656 guides will be stationed at 77 stops on subway lines 1 to 9 including Seoul Station and Express Bus Terminal Station to assist the blind. The service was launched in earnest encouraged by...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government hopes to increase visits to Seoul by selling the ‘Discover Seoul Pass,’ a one-day tourist pass for foreigners, at ‘One More Trip,’ a mobile market for tour products, in the first half of 2017 at a 30% discounted price and actively advertising it to individual tourists. ‘Discover Seoul Pass’ allows tourists...   Read more