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A children's headband and watch were found to contain harmful substances including phthalate plasticizer. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Toxic substances found in AliExpress, Shein children's products

The Seoul Metropolitan Government found toxic substances in two children's accessories sold by Chinese platforms AliExpress and Shein.

2024.5.16

Emergency personnel rehearse rescuing people trapped in a flood at the Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul on Wednesday. Led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the training session includes officials from city and district police and fire departments, and has been expanded from previous years to prepare for potentially heavy rains. A family of three that lived in a semi-basement apartment, including a 13-year-old child, drowned after failing to escape from a flash flood in August last year. [YONHAP]

Preparing for heavy rains

Led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the training session includes officials from city and district police and fire departments, and has been expanded from previous years to prepare for potentially heavy rains.

2023.5.24

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Last year’s Seoul MICE Alliance meeting, a public-private coalition to enhance Seoul’s MICE industry [YONHAP]

Sections of Seoul pinpointed to grow MICE industry

Areas around Seoul Station, Jamsil and Magok-dong will see more convention centers and shopping districts by 2030 as part of the city’s efforts to attract 30 million tourists annually.

2022.11.23

View of Eunma apartment complex in Daechi-dong, Gangnam Seoul, on Thursday. The Seoul city government greenlit the complex of being rebult. [YONHAP]

Eunma's end greenlit after decades of effort just as prices drop

The redevelopment of the aging complex has been more than 20 years in the making, with a union representing apartment owners pushing since 1996 for the project. More than a decade passed before the necessary safety approvals were received.

2022.10.20

Acting Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup, center, with Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee, left, and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki announcing the 23rd government real estate measures at the government's complex in central Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

New way for young to buy apartments sparks interest

An apartment purchasing scheme for low-income households, newlyweds and people in their 30s and 40s would allow them to buy residences in Seoul with a 20 to 40 percent payment and the rest paid off over 20 to 30 years.

2020.8.5

Tag: seoul government

seoul government

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Toxic substances found in AliExpress, Shein children's products

Preparing for heavy rains

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Sections of Seoul pinpointed to grow MICE industry

Eunma's end greenlit after decades of effort just as prices drop

New way for young to buy apartments sparks interest