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Daily Life Support for 1.39M Single-Person Households in Four Major Areas Starting This Year

Welfare, Health & Security News

01/19/2022

Daily Life Support for 1.39M Single-Person Households in Four Major Areas Starting This Year

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched a special task force (TF) for single-person households directly affiliated with the Office of the Mayor to fulfill Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s number one pledge to support single-person households, and announced its mid- to long-term comprehensive response plan. KRW 5.5789 trillion in investments will be focused on the “four-safe” policies...   Read more
Enhancing Pedestrian Safety With 28 Crosswalks in 2021 & 31 More in 2022

Transport News

01/18/2022

Enhancing Pedestrian Safety With 28 Crosswalks in 2021 & 31 More in 2022

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has expanded the installation of crosswalks across the city, totaling 28 new crosswalks in 2021, and will continue to create a safe pedestrian environment with 31 more planned to be installed in 2022. The SMG carried out various projects to change the paradigm of the previously vehicle-based to a pedestrian-based...   Read more
Adjusted Social Distancing Measures (Jan. 17–Feb. 16)

Welfare, Health & Security News

01/17/2022

Adjusted Social Distancing Measures (Jan. 17–Feb. 16)

○ (Period) Mon, Jan. 17 – Sun, Feb. 6, 2022 (for three weeks) ○ (Details) Deregulation of social distancing measures against the prevalent Omicron variant Key Details of Maintaining Reinforced Social Distancing ○ (Private gatherings) (Before) Private gatherings of up to 4 persons nationwide regardless of vaccination status → (After) Up to 6 persons nationwide...   Read more
WE UP Project to Foster Five Design Startups

Economy & Investment News

01/14/2022

WE UP Project to Foster Five Design Startups

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) developed five public design products together with startups in various fields through the 2021 WE UP Project to select design startups that create social value and foster them into design specialists. This project is aimed at providing startups with an opportunity to experience and accelerate growth, and citizens with public...   Read more
Global Organization for Joint Response to Infectious Diseases

International Exchange

06/12/2020

Global Organization for Joint Response to Infectious Diseases

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
Professor of Shandong University Donates 1,000 Masks to Seoul to Repay Kindness

International Exchange

04/10/2020

Professor of Shandong University Donates 1,000 Masks to Seoul to Repay Kindness

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
Prime Minister of Sweden Awarded Honorary Citizenship of Seoul

International Exchange

12/24/2019

Prime Minister of Sweden Awarded Honorary Citizenship of Seoul

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
Blossoming Seoul

Environment

07/06/2017

Blossoming Seoul

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

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