On June 2, 2020, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held an online mayoral meeting as part of CAC Global Summit 2020, in which mayors of 42 international cities participated. Mayor Park Won Soon made his keynote speech “Seoul’ Proposal for Overcoming Urban Crises in the Pandemic Era” where he introduced “S-quarantine,” the disease control and...   Read more

Last week, a thousand face masks arrived to the Tourism Policy Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government from Shandong University, China, with a letter attached. The five boxes that arrived to Seoul within three weeks contained carefully packed face masks that had been gained with some difficulty. The sender was Kong Haiyan, a professor of...   Read more

Celebrating 60 years of friendly relations between the two countries, Seoul awarded the Prime Minister of Sweden, who was visiting Korea for three days (Dec. 18-20), with honorary citizenship at 9 a.m. on the 19th (Thurs.) in the Mayor’s Office. Prior to the award ceremony, Mayor Park Won-soon and the Prime Minister of Sweden plan...   Read more

Citizen-Led, Citywide Greening Project Flower blossoms brighten up neighborhoods Citizen-led, citywide greening project A project initiated and completed by citizens Spreading the therapeutic power of greening throughout the city A fragrant, nature-friendly culture created by citizens Flower Blossoms Brighten Up Neighborhoods Citizens everywhere across Seoul are experiencing a surge of happiness and hope thanks to...   Read more