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When it comes to MICE, it's Seoul! The heart of Seoul, #COEX, is transforming into a global attraction! 😉 The COEX area in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is being reborn as a global hub for international business and exchange. Following projects like the Jamsil Sports and MICE Complex, the Yeongdong-daero underground development, and the COEX redevelopment, Seoul's status is set to rise even further ✨ How will COEX, equipped with MICE infrastructure, transform? ✔ Prime office spaces to be introduced on the existing City Airport Terminal site ➡ Enhancing international business functions ✔ Introduction of cultural and art exhibition spaces ➡ Creating synergy with events like #KiafSEOUL and #FriezeSeoul ✔ Relocation of urban airport functions to areas connected to the Gangnam-area transportation hub ➡ Improving user convenience ✔ New entrances directly connecting COEX underground to the transportation hub ➡ Enhancing public transit accessibility ✔ Improved indoor and underground pedestrian pathways ➡ Increasing walkability around #SamsungStation and #BongeunsaStation ✔ Redesign of public pedestrian pathways connecting the Hangang River and Tancheon Stream riverside to the transportation hub ➡ Enhancing walking convenience Look forward to Seoul taking another step forward as a MICE city alongside COEX's transformation 🙌 #Seoul #SeoulCity #MICE #Global

"Seamlessly Moving Forward in 2025" Lunar New Year #SeoulDreamBoard 🐍 To celebrate the nation’s biggest holiday, Lunar New Year, the City of Seoul has revamped the Seoul Dream Board to express its support for citizens🍀 This year’s Seoul Dream Board reflects the wish for citizens' daily lives to flow smoothly and peacefully, just like the graceful movements of the blue snake, a symbol of wisdom💚 Wishing you a happy Lunar New Year in 2025🙇 #Seoul #SeoulCity #SeoulPlaza #SeoulDreamBoard #LunarNewYear

✨ A Special Day with Seoul Guided Walking Tour! ✨ Curious about the hidden stories and history in the alleys of Seoul? Rediscover the charm of Seoul as you stroll with cultural tour guides! 🏙 ✔ Diverse Themed Courses - Traditional tales of palaces and hanok villages - Hidden secrets in the sophisticated city center - A time-travel journey tracing the footsteps of historical figures, and more - A total of 50 unique courses available ✔ High-Quality Free Guided Tours - Free programs open to everyone - Experience the authentic charm of Seoul, one step at a time! ✔ How to Join - Reservations available on the website: https://dobo.visitseoul.net - Guided tours offered in 7 languages, including Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, and sign language 📸 Don't forget to snap your best shots along the way! Create unforgettable memories with Seoul's beautiful backdrops. Discover the most authentic way to experience Seoul—join the Seoul Guided Walking Tour today! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ #Seoul #SeoulCity #SeoulGuidedWalkingTour #SeoulTravel #SeoulTour #SeoulHotspots #WalkingTour

Be the communication channel between foreign residents and Seoul #SeoulLifeMonitoringGlobalTeam 💬 Last year, 40 Global Team from 24 countries participated as monitors, acting as a bridge between foreign residents in Seoul and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. This year, we are recruiting 60 ‘Seoul Life Monitoring Global Team’ to deliver the authentic voices of foreign residents!😄 Applications are open until this Friday, and selected monitors will be tasked with conveying perspectives on Seoul's policies, culture, tourism, and areas for improvement from the viewpoint of foreign residents🙌 [Seoul Life Monitors for Foreign Residents] 🗓Application Period: January 15 (Wed) - 24 (Fri) 👱‍♀️ Number of Recruits: 60 people ✔ Eligibility: Foreign residents or marriage immigrants (including naturalized citizens) who meet all the following requirements: 1️⃣ At least 1 year residing in Seoul with an intermediate proficiency in either Korean or English (proficiency in Korean preferred) 2️⃣ Applicants with great interest and passion for Seoul ✔ Required Documents: 1️⃣ Application form (1 copy) 2️⃣ Agreement on the Collection and Usage of Personal Information 3️⃣ Copy of RESIDENCE CARD (Front and Back) *All personal information will be destroyed immediately after the monitoring period ends in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 💻 Application method: Submit via email to [email protected] For more information: 🔗Seoul Metropolitan Government website: www.seoul.go.kr 🔗Seoul Global Center website: https://global.seoul.go.kr #Seoul #SeoulCity #Foreigner #ForeignResidents #SeoulLife

2025 #LunarNewYearComprehensiveMeasures to Keep Seoul Citizens Safe During the Holidays 📋 To prepare for the upcoming holiday, the city will implement the 2025 Lunar New Year Comprehensive Measures from Friday, January 24, for 11 days, ensuring citizen safety, convenience, and public welfare🤗 [2025 Lunar New Year Comprehensive Measures] 🗓 January 24 (Friday) - February 3 (Monday) 🦺 Citizen Safety - 24-hour operation of emergency medical institutions and emergency rooms (👉Emergency Medical Portal: www.e-gen.or.kr) - Inspections of origin labeling for agricultural, fishery, and livestock products, along with food safety tests at stores selling holiday specialty items - Fire safety management and on-site inspections at key facilities, with a 24-hour disaster safety control room in operation 🤍 Public Welfare - Free meal services for low-income seniors and children at risk of hunger, along with a Lunar New Year Food Sharing Campaign - Provision of holiday allowances for basic welfare recipients and welfare checks for vulnerable seniors and isolated households - Issuance of Seoul Love Gift Certificates at a 5 percent discount and refund events for Onnuri Gift Certificates (available at participating markets only) - Operation of a Price Monitoring Room and Agricultural Product Supply Prediction System 🚍 Transportation Measures - Extension of last train and bus operating hours (👉TOPIS website: topis.seoul.go.kr) - A 20 percent increase in express and intercity bus services - Crackdowns on illegal parking at major train stations and bus terminals - Increased bus services passing city cemeteries and operation of special cemetery shuttle buses 🙌 Living Environment - Enhanced waste collection services before and after the holidays - Strengthened safety and convenience for cemetery visitors - Provision of comprehensive Lunar New Year holiday information and 24-hour citizen consultation support For more information on Lunar New Year-related services: 👉 ‘2025 Lunar New Year Holiday Comprehensive Information’ on the Seoul Metropolitan Government website: www.seoul.go.kr/story/newyearsday #Seoul #SeoulCity #LunarNewYear #Holiday #SeoulPolicies

#SeoulBeverages following Seoul Ramyeon, Seoul Almonds, and Seoul Fashion 🍵 Seoul Metropolitan Government, in collaboration with the food tech company Manwol Co., Ltd., has launched three varieties of Seoul Beverages under the brand #SeoulMySoul highlighting its unique colors 🤗 These newly released beverages are made using local specialties, embodying Seoul's efforts to foster collaboration and mutual growth with regional communities ✨ [Seoul Beverages] ✔ Types 🍋 “Plum and Citron Concentrate” made with citron from Goheung and plums from Hadong 🌽 “Corn Concentrate” blended with corn from Goesan and Jeongseon 🍊 “Tangerine Concentrate” made with tangerines from Jeju ✔ Features 👐 The beverages were made using local specialties to promote regional cooperation 🧉 They are developed as low-sugar drinks in line with trends for anti-aging and healthy dieting 🤝 It creates an opportunity for small business owners nationwide to sell the beverages, fostering a collaborative trading environment Where can you try them? 😉 ☕ Over 100 cafes in Seoul, including “Seoul Cafe” in Ikseon-dong, “Seoul Rabbit” in Seochon, and “TFT Coffee” in Yeouido ☕ Selected cafes in other regions, such as Goseong in Gangwon-do, Ulsan, and Jinju in Gyeongsangnam-do 🔗 Cafe list: https://bit.ly/seoulxmanwol_map Enjoy the new collaboration by Seoul, known for its creative merchandise, with these delightful Seoul Beverages 💗 #Seoul #SeoulCity #SeoulMySoul #SeoulMerchandise #Collaboration

📌 Changes to Life in Seoul in 2025! What will Seoul look like starting in 2025⁉️ In 2025, Seoul will become healthier and safer! 💪 Let’s take a look at the new policies designed to improve the health and safety of Seoul citizens 🤗 🌟 365 Seoul Challenge ✅ A program that connects Seoul City initiatives and private sector activities in a challenge format to encourage citizens’ participation in diverse cultural activities 🎁 Rewards provided through participation in challenges 🌟 Seoul Heart Convenience Store Pilot Program ✅ A place where any Seoul citizen experiencing loneliness can drop by to have a bowl of ramen, engage in conversations, receive counseling for isolation recovery, and access related information 📍 Four locations planned, including comprehensive welfare centers and single-person household support centers 🌟 Ttukseom Station Fitness Station ✅ Following the Yeouinaru Station "Runner Station" launched in May 2024, this is the second space in the subway innovation project "Fun Station," offering unique exercise experiences in everyday spaces 📢 Additional stations to be developed this year at Sindang Station, Meokgol Station, and Munjeong Station 🌟 Hangang River Gym Operation ✅ A new "Hangang River Gym" at the Hangang parks to complement traditional exercises with strength training 📍 Available at Gwangnaru Hangang Park and Gangseo Hangang Park 🌟 Safety Equipment Support Program ✅ Increased distribution of safety equipment, such as "Help Me" portable safety bell and safety light system, to vulnerable groups 🚨 Support includes 100,000 "Help Me" portable bells and 10,000 safety light systems for single-person store owners 🌟 Portable Safety Bells for Elementary Students ✅ Distribution of portable safety bells to first and second graders in Seoul's elementary schools to prevent crimes targeting children 🔔 Further details will be announced later #Seoul #SeoulCity #SeoulPolicies #ChangesToLifeInSeoul #Health #Safety

[Seoul Inside EP.4] A warm year-end with the Winter Festa Seoul's largest winter festival, Winter Festa, ❄ showcased the diverse aspects of Seoul through the theme of light such as traditional and modern, art and technology, urban and natural, and more! It was held from December 13, 2024 to January 5, 2025 at various locations around Seoul! From the Seoul Light DDP to the Seoul Lantern Festival✨ Discover Seoul’s biggest winter festival, Seoul Winter Festa, through the SEOULCon Ambassador Poonam’s V-LOG! 📹 🔗YouTube : https://youtu.be/VKadLEq6gAs #Seoul #SeoulCity #WinterFesta #DDP #Cheonggyecheon_Stream #Vlog #SeoulTravel #SeoulCityOfficial #Korea

Discover gardens full of diverse stories all across Seoul! #BotanicalCitySeoul 🌸 Can you believe there’s a garden you can reach within 5 minutes of stepping outside? 🤭 Seoul is creating #AttractiveGardens and #CompanionGardens filled with diversity, transformation, and stories. Last year, over 500 gardens were established, making Seoul even more beautiful 💖. This year, another 500+ gardens will be created across the city! 🙌 Where can you find the Attractive·Companion Gardens established in 2024? 🌼 #Cheongnyangni_Station Garden—capturing the area’s historical significance (📷 1) 🌼 #DreamForest—filled with storytelling through scenic displays (📷 2) 🌼 #Seongsudong Handmade Shoes Street —featuring the area’s cultural stories (📷 3) 🌼 #Gaeunsan Companion Garden—a welfare-themed garden emphasizing participation and companionship (📷 4) 🌼 #Suraksan 4th Hiking Trail Entrance—infused with art and cultural stories (📷 5) 🌼 #YulhyeonPark Barefoot Story Garden—themed around health and healing (📷 6) 🌼 Haenuri Plaza in #Yangcheongu—a garden bursting with orange hues (📷 7) Experience the charm of Botanical City Seoul again this year! ☘ For more information: 👉 Botanical City Seoul website: parks.seoul.go.kr 👉 Smart Seoul Map website: map.seoul.go.kr #Seoul #SeoulCity #GardenCity #Nature #SeoulGardens #CharmingCompanionGardenProject

Please wear a mask until the Lunar New Year holiday! 😷 We’re launching the Voluntary #MaskUp Campaign! The number of influenza cases has reached the highest level since 2016, alongside the spread of various respiratory illnesses. For your health and safety, please follow infection prevention measures, get vaccinated, and wear masks. [Voluntary #MaskUp Guidelines] ※ Intensive campaign for two weeks before the Lunar New Year holiday (Jan. 13–27) ✅ When visiting hospitals and medical facilities ✅ When using public transportation (subways, buses, etc.) ✅ When visiting places vulnerable to infections ✅ When in crowded and enclosed spaces [#Prevention Tips for Influenza and Other Respiratory Infections] 📌 Get vaccinated for influenza - Free vaccination (until April 30): Children aged 6 months to 13 years, pregnant women, and seniors aged 65 and older *Extended support for high-risk groups, such as workers in public daycare centers, senior welfare facilities, and public postpartum care centers 📌 Practice proper handwashing - Wash hands with soap under running water for at least 30 seconds - After going out, before/after meals, after blowing your nose, coughing/sneezing, or using the restroom 📌 Follow proper cough etiquette ① Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve when coughing ② Always wash your hands properly after coughing ③ Wear a mask if you have respiratory symptoms ④ Dispose of used tissues or masks immediately in a trash bin 📌 Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands 📌 Ventilate indoor spaces frequently 📌 If you have a fever or respiratory symptoms, visit a medical facility for proper treatment #Seoul #SeoulCity

Recommended First Free Exhibition of 2025: #NodeulseomIsland Relay Exhibition 🖼️ The first program of the year has opened on Nodeulseom Island, a hub where nature and culture coexist! 🙌 Following an exhibition contest held last November, six selected exhibitions are being showcased consecutively at Nodeul Gallery. 💡 These exhibitions aim to share the preciousness of life through nature and humanity, exploring how the two can coexist harmoniously. 🙌 [Coexistence of Nature and Humanity] 🗓 January 10 (Fri) – February 23 (Sun) (*Closed on Mondays) ⏰ 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM (*Hours may vary by exhibition) 📍 Nodeulseom Island, Nodeul Gallery 1 & 2 💰 Admission: Free 🖼️ First Exhibition (January 10 – 21) - Choikangsosim <The Birth of Thought: Co-existence System> - Project0 <Breath: The Garden of Respiration> 🖼️ Second Exhibition (January 26 – February 8) - Kim Jinsun <Time, Space, Moment, Humanity (Nodeul, Sunset)> - Kim Riah <Mountains Do Not Dream> 🖼️ Third Exhibition (February 13 – February 23) - Yang Jinhee <Braided> - QCamp <Glass Bowl (Over Vivarium)> Nodeulseom Island is opening its doors to diverse cultural and artistic programs this new year! 🍀 Visit Nodeulseom Island to enjoy a wide range of indoor winter attractions. 💚 📝 Want to learn more? ▶️ Nodeulseom Island Official Instagram: @nodeul_island #Seoul #SeoulCity #NodeulseomIsland #SeoulExhibition #FreeExhibition

#SeoulLanternFestival Extended Until January 31 ✨ In addition to traditional Korean hanji lanterns, the festival now features diverse attractions like the projector-based "Mystical Waves" and large LED displays. ☝️ Making its debut this year, the "Mystical Waves" installation beneath Gwanggyo Bridge brings marine life to life through media art, becoming a trending topic on Instagram and beyond. ✨ To celebrate the New Year, new features like "Seoul Moon" will be added alongside the existing displays. [2024 Seoul Lantern Festival] 🗓️ Dates: December 13, 2024 (Fri) ~ January 31, 2025 (Fri) - Originally set to end on January 12, the festival has been extended by 18 days. - Experience programs and Seoul My Soul Shop will not operate during the extended period. 💡 Lighting Hours: Daily from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM 📍 Location: #CheonggyecheonStream, from Cheonggye Plaza to Samilgyo Bridge (1.2 km stretch) #Seoul #SeoulCity