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The “Seoul Taxicab Pothole Report System” was selected as the Best Collaborative Work by the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs. A total of 255 collaborative works related to task reduction and information sharing, from various newly constructed institutions, as well as public institutions, were registered in 2014. Among these, Seoul’s “Taxicab Pothole Report...   Read more

Seoul Metro, which manages and operates the Seoul subway, and “Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT)” are to be reborn as one organization. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the mass transport reforms that centered on buses in 2004, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced extensive plans to reform the subway system and presented the framework for...   Read more

What are the top 10 news stories of 2014 as selected by Seoul Citizens? The operation of Tayo Buses, which were buses in Seoul decorated as characters from the animation “Tayo the Little Bus,” was ranked number one with 9.7 percent of votes. The second most voted news item was the “Increase in the Number...   Read more

On November 24, 2014, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its first measure for organizational reform that includes 18 investors and funding organizations that provide public services to Seoul citizens. This is the third installment of the Park Won Soon Act. Previously, Mayor Park announced the enactment of two laws: the “Seoul Public Officials Reform” enacted...   Read more

On December 12, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Seoul City Hall to meet with Mayor Park Won Soon. He also received honorary Seoul citizenship and became the thirteenth head of state to become an honorary Seoul citizen. Honorary Seoul citizenship is given to foreigners who have lived in Korea for three consecutive years,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its plan for “Zero Landfilling of Garbage up to 2017” to fundamentally resolve the horrible odor and seeping wastewater issues that have been causing problems for not only the environment but for the residents of the areas near landfills. The project focuses on Seoul citizens personally reducing their garbage output...   Read more

An exhibition entitled Bukansan Mountain and Seoul City Wall is being held on the first floor of the Seoul Metropolitan Library from December 9 to December 28, 2014. Over 100 sketches of Bukansan Mountain and Seoul City Wall are being displayed to show people how Seoul (previously known as Hanyang) was built based on the...   Read more

Seoul City will extend the operating hours of buses connecting major areas of the city between December 15 and December 31 to help people spend more time at year-end parties without worrying about how to get back home late at night. Ninety-two buses passing through ten major high-traffic areas (i.e. Hongik Univ., Gangnam, Jongno, Sinchon,...   Read more

On December 5, Professor Michael J. Sandel of Harvard University, who has unleashed a whirlwind of justice, met with Mayor Park Won Soon at the Seoul City Hall. Mayor Park presented him with a certificate entitling him to be an honorary Seoul Citizen. Professor Michael J. Sandel became a professor at Harvard University at the...   Read more

The US edition of Business Traveler named Seoul as the Best International Business Meeting Destination for the third consecutive year in the 2014 Best in Business Travel Award. The Best in Business Travel Awards is a prominent award in the MICE and tourism industries. Since 1988, the awards have been given to the best convention,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Mobile Civil Compliant Report System, the “Seoul Smart Complaint Center,” which is one of the city government’s advanced e-government policies, will be adopted by Mumbai, the largest city in India and home to an estimated 12 million people. Launched in August 2012, the “Seoul Smart Complaint Center” is a mobile civil...   Read more

The “Sinchon Play Bus,” a musical bus with a background story, made an appearance on December 6 at Star Square on Yonsei-ro in Sinchon, Seoul. This unique bus is a remodeled double-decker bus that has been decorated with stories from various parts of the Sinchon area using musical elements. The interior and exterior of the...   Read more