The Seoul Metropolitan Government participated in the ceremony of commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence on Wed, Sep. 15, 2021. In the evening, the main building of Seoul City Hall was lit up in the colors of the Mexican flag to celebrate Mexico’s 200th Independence Day. This event is expected to stimulate more exchanges...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will hold the 9th Seoul–China Day event online (festival.seoul.go.kr/seoulchinaday) from Mon, Sep. 13 to Sun, Sep. 19, 2021. Held for the ninth time this year, the Seoul–China Day event is a cultural exchange event started in 2013 through cooperation among the SMG, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China...   Read more

Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez has been bestowed honorary Seoul citizenship. President Iván Duque Márquez who visited Korea from Tue, Aug. 24 to Thu, Aug. 26 was bestowed honorary Seoul citizenship by Mayor Oh Se-hoon during his visit to Seoul City Hall at 2:30 PM on Thu, Aug. 26. It has been ten years since...   Read more

On July 23, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) appointed Paik Ji-ah, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in Geneva, as the 20th Ambassador for International Relations. With her extensive knowledge, experience and professional expertise in the field of diplomacy, Ambassador Paik will provide advice on the SMG’s international exchange, such...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) bestows honorary Seoul citizenship on international citizens who show affection and contribute to making Seoul a better city for both Korean citizens and international residents in diverse sectors including economy, culture and tourism. The SMG will be accepting recommendations of candidates for the 2021 honorary Seoul citizenship pool from Mon,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will hold an online Seoul–Moscow conference in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the sisterhood relationship between the two cities. The two cities will have a meaningful time sharing the city visions and policies in the post-pandemic era. After the establishment of the sister tie on July 13, 1991, Seoul...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will be promoting the successful response of Seoul’s transportation in the face of COVID-19 as a solution to make a safe city in the era of COVID-19, and seeking for ways of establishing a safe and efficient transportation system at Transforming Transportation 2021 under the theme of “Reimagining Safe and...   Read more

Starting on Dec. 30, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) website will be rendered in more than 100 languages so that non-Korean visitors can gain access to information about Seoul’s history, culture, and municipal policies without language barriers. The SMG announced that it would apply Google’s automatic translation to expand the number of foreign languages from...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is scheduled to host the Seoul Human Rights Conference 2020 under the theme “Human rights in crisis and the role of SMG”, on December 7 and 8. The conference will be held online and livestreamed through the SMG official YouTube channel (Korean/English). * Seoul Human Rights Conference 2020 website: http://shrc.kr *...   Read more

Seoul and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, are holding the meaningful event “ON CONNECT SEOUL X ULAANBAATAR” at 2 PM (GMT+9)/1 PM (GMT+8) on Mon, Nov. 30, 2020 for cultural exchange in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of their becoming sister cities. The event will be filmed with the least required amount of personnel in...   Read more

The world-renowned robotics engineer Dennis Hong (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at University of California, Los Angeles) recently made a visit to Korea. He explained that he made this visit to his home country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic because he was “selected an honorary ambassador of Seoul.” Currently in the development of...   Read more

1. Internship Overview 1. Period: Mon, Jan. 4 – Fri, Feb. 19, 2021 (7 weeks total) 2. Recruits: 15 individuals (scheduled) Public: 11 individuals Private: 4 individuals ※ Subject to change according to the results of recruitment. Hours: 5 days a week; 6 hours a day (09:00–16:00) ※ Subject to change according to the circumstances...   Read more