Seoul

Among the smaller but immediately practical changes taking effect in Seoul this month is an extension of the maximum ride time on the city’s village buses (마을버스) — the short-route …

Seoul’s city government has kicked off July 2026 with a cluster of new public-life policies, the most technically notable being AI-powered CCTV cameras installed along Han River walkway sections, designed …

Foreign visitors to Korea are increasingly venturing beyond Seoul, according to first-quarter 2026 tourism data showing the regional visitation rate, the share of foreign tourists who traveled outside the capital …

The 2026 K-Book Copyright Market, held at the Lotte Hotel World in Seoul’s Songpa district, brought together 100 overseas publishing companies from 31 countries for roughly 1,850 individual rights meetings …

Seoul has designated five neighborhoods, Jangchungdan-gil, Hapmareu, Seonyurowoon, Oryu Beodeul and Yangjaecheon-gil, as new “local brand” commercial districts under a city program aimed at helping small, independent alleyway shops build …

Two subway stops from Hongdae, Mangwon-dong offers a version of Seoul that increasingly feels rare: a neighborhood that still mostly belongs to the people who live there. Before 1984, when …

Starting this year, small and midsized companies in South Korea have a new financial incentive to give their employees a half-day off: cash from the government. Since January, the Ministry …

Netflix and the Korea Tourism Organization are betting on a formula that’s already worked twice before: turn a hit Korean show into a tourism ad. Their latest collaboration, unveiled June …

Not long ago, Seongsu-dong was known mainly for its red-brick shoe factories and industrial warehouses. Today it’s arguably the single fastest-growing destination for foreign visitors to Seoul, and the numbers …

Walk out of Exit 3 of Hangangjin Station in Seoul’s Yongsan District these days, and within three minutes you’ll spot the five-story Comme des Garcons building across the street. Step …