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Citizens gathering around food trucks in Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market Citizens gathering around food trucks in Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market is a market that opens at night and disappears in the morning like dokkaebi, a type of demon or ogre in Korean folklore and fairy tales. The Seoul Metropolitan Government opens...   Read more

Seoul is continuing with the implementation of the Pedestrian Priority Street project, which has been carried out since 2013. This year, 20 more streets will be designated as part of the PPS, expanding the project into 43 streets in total by October 2016. The Pedestrian Priority Street project is designed to create a city with...   Read more

Areas nearby subway stations – the solution to a lack of houses for young adults The SMG has come up with the 2030 Housing Project for Young People by mitigating regulations on the development of areas close to subway stations. Areas close to subway stations are replete with libraries and day-care centers, but their current...   Read more

Seoul has been selected as one of the top 7 sustainable cities by the Guardian, the respected English daily newspaper. During celebrations for Earth Hour, one of the largest environmental events in the world, the Guardian announced that Seoul is one of the seven most sustainable cities in the world on March 20th (Sun.) 2016...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government is holding the Han River Spring Flower Festival from April 2nd to May 29th, 2016 in the entire area around Han River Park. The Yeouido Spring Flower Festival representing the Han River is held from April 4th to 10th. Let’s go welcome the spring at the nearest Han River Park! BEST 10...   Read more

The SMG plans to install 151 additional surveillance cameras at Children’s Safety Zones in Seoul to leave no such zones uncovered by surveillance cameras by the end of the year. As of the end of last year, the percentage of Children’s Safety Zones covered by surveillance cameras stood at 97.3%, or 1,659 out of the...   Read more

Jeongneungcheon Elevated Highway, part of the Seoul Inner Ring Road, was closed to traffic for repair Effective midnight of March 19, 2016, the Jeongneungcheon Elevated Highway, part of the Seoul Inner Ring Road, was reopened to traffic. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) reopened the 7.5km-long Jeongneungcheon Elevated Highway, which was closed to traffic as of...   Read more

Seoul successfully helped 52 people to get jobs for the year of 2015 through the customized employment and entrepreneurship educational program that focused on the strengths and expertise that female marriage immigrants had. This year, Seoul plans to select 8 education programs and support their employment and entrepreneurship. “Employment & entrepreneurship support project for female...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government launched a bike-sharing service, which is called Seoul Bike “Ddareungi” in 2015 with a fleet of 2,000 bicycles. Now the number of the bikes is projected to increase dramatically. The Seoul City unveiled its plan to add another 3600 bikes in five major regions including Shinchon, Sangam, Dongdaemun, Yongsan, and central...   Read more

Of 516 Beneficiaries, 430 Escaped Homelessness Last Year It is reported that 430 homeless people (83% of the total number of the homeless) were able to live a steady life instead of living in the street as a result of Seoul’s support to 516 homeless people during the period from March to December of 2015...   Read more

Celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, Seoul Metropolitan Government released a safety policy for women, “Women’s safety metropolitan city 2.0.” The safety policy features expanded and reinforced the infrastructure of “Women safety metropolitan city” such as safe parcel service and safe back home scout which have been implemented since 2013, and many other cities...   Read more