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As the first appointment on his official schedule, Mayor Park Won Soon met with Mayor Erdene Bat-Uul of Ulaanbaatar on September 21. At the meeting, he promised to share Seoul’s urbanization experience and outstanding policies with Ulaanbaatar, which is currently in the process of establishing a master plan to resolve issues concerning the country’s lack...   Read more

Mayor Park Won Soon will be visiting Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, for three nights and four days from September 20 to 23, 2015, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the sisterhood relationship between the two cities. Mayor Park’s visit follows Ulaanbaatar Mayor Erdene Bat-Uul’s trip to Seoul last May. During the major’s...   Read more

In April 2016, Seoul Metropolitan Government will designate additional no-smoking areas throughout the city, including 1,662 subway station entrances and five roads with eight or more lanes, including Sejong-daero. In particular, smoking will be banned within 10 meters of subway station entrances as well as on sidewalks along roads with eight or more lanes. In...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government is currently preparing to launch the Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents, made up of foreign residents who will create necessary policies related to foreigners living in Seoul. As this will be a practical organization representing foreign residents in Seoul, Seoul Metropolitan Government is currently recruiting 45 “foreign resident representatives” to lead the...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government is now recruiting companies to participate in the Second Seoul Global Center Job Fair for Foreign Residents, which will be held at the COEX on September 22, 2015 (Tue). As this job fair is geared toward foreign residents and international students in Korea, participating companies must be willing to hire foreigners. Those...   Read more

With the goal of finding a new brand to represent Seoul City, the “Seoul Brand International Open Idea Contest” was held from July 20 to September 1. Thirty of the top entries (10 slogans, 20 BIs) were selected from among a total of 16,147 submissions (13,975 slogans and 2,172 BIs) from Korea and countries around...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch the “Seoul Multicultural Press Corps,” composed of multicultural families residing or working in Seoul. The press corps will cover stories about the daily lives of multicultural families with the aim of raising Seoul citizens’ awareness and understanding of multiculturalism in our society. Through their activities, Seoul Metropolitan Government hopes to...   Read more

From September 5 to October 11, 2015, Seoul City Tour Bus tickets for the “City and Traditional Culture Tours” will be sold at discounted prices at Gwanghwamun Station on Subway Line 5. The City and Traditional Culture Tours take participants to Seoul’s large traditional markets, including Namdaemun and Gwangjang markets, as well as historical sites,...   Read more

From September 10 to 12, 2015, Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the “2015 Together Seoul Idea Expo,” where the city’s policymakers, including the mayor and all executive officers, will listen to citizens’ ideas and suggestions regarding city policy. During the event, citizens will have the opportunity to meet with Mayor Park Won Soon one on...   Read more

In a survey of potential foreign visitors to Korea conducted by the Korea Tourism Organization in 2014, more than half of the respondents (50.2 percent) answered that “hallyu” was the first thing that came to mind when they thought of Korea. However, foreign visitors also pointed out that opportunities to experience and enjoy hallyu content...   Read more

Eungbonggyo Bridge, a four-lane bridge connecting the northern end of Seongsudaegyo Bridge and Seongdong-gu, will be opened in mid-October as a six-lane bridge (total expansion of 633 meters). The expansion and improvement work on Eungbonggyo Bridge began in October 2008, and is slated for completion in December 2015, when the construction of additional facilities will...   Read more

Mayor Park Won Soon met with Governor Guo Shuqing of Shandong Province on August 25, 2015, during the governor’s visit to Korea, at which time Mayor Park pledged to strengthen exchange and cooperation between the two cities and presented Governor Guo with a Certificate of Honorary Seoul Citizenship. Governor Guo’s visit to Korea followed Mayor...   Read more