Seoul Grand Park shared heartwarming year-end news of welcoming two cheetahs, an internationally endangered species, as new members of its family and about the lion that it had donated to Japan having given birth. Seoul Grand Park recently received a pair of cheetah siblings Benny and Connie as a donation from Japans’ Tama Zoological Park...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held a session of Seoul Town Meeting, which aimed at listening to the voices of international residents under the theme of “Seoul in the World, and the World in Seoul” at 2 PM on Fri, Dec. 10 in the international conference room on the 9th floor of Seoul Global Center....   Read more

Nine international residents from eight countries who contributed and showed various acts of kindness in their respective fields, such as economy, culture, health and tourism, while living in Seoul have been bestowed honorary Seoul citizenship for 2021. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held the Honorary Seoul Citizenship Ceremony 2021 at 4 PM on Wed, Dec....   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held the online Smart City Cooperation MOU Signing Ceremony with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Lima Mayor Jorge Muñoz Wells in attendance at 8:30 AM on Thu, Nov. 25. Lima, the capital of Peru and the sixth largest economy among 33 countries of Central and South American, has recently been...   Read more

Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado has been bestowed honorary Seoul citizenship. President Carlos Alvarado who visited Korea from Sun, Nov. 21 to Wed, Nov. 24 was bestowed honorary Seoul citizenship by Mayor Oh Se-hoon during his visit to Seoul City Hall at 3 PM on Mon, Nov. 22. This is his first trip to Korea...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is publishing overdue tax return information for international residents in 14 languages, including English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian, to collect overdue taxes and enhance tax return management. Posted on 43 websites, blogs, Facebook pages of foreigner and multicultural family centers, it is intended to encourage payment of overdue tax returns...   Read more

Photo of the online training opening ceremony Photo of the online training opening ceremony The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is conducting online capacity-building training with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) from Thu, Oct. 28 to Sat, Nov. 6 (KST), Wed, Oct. 27 to Fri, Nov. 5 (CST) targeting the improvement of El Salvador’s metropolitan...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government celebrated the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Latvia (established on Oct. 22, 1991) by lighting up the facade of Seoul City Hall in the colors of the Latvian flag on the eve of the anniversary on Oct. 21, 2021. The Embassy of...   Read more

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