BTS' massive homecoming concert will see Seoul's biggest ever safety operations Those attending BTS' huge homecoming show in Seoul can expect major crowd-control measures in place. BANG Premier · Mar 9
More Than Food: Seoul Gentrification Threatens Free Meal Centre Before the Zaha Hadid-designed plaza, before the luxury high rises, before the South Korean neighbourhood hosted fashion week, there was a pastor handing out rice to poor pensioners in Seoul's Dongdaemun district. International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024
Seoul to Bid for 2036 Olympic Games without North Korea’s Pyongyang Seoul will pursue a bid for the 2036 Summer Games without reviving efforts to co-host an Olympics with the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon told Reuters. Amid hopes for better relations with the nuclear-armed North, Seoul sent a proposal for co-hosting the 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023
Exclusive-Seoul mayor calls for South Korean nuclear weapons to counter threat from North South Korea should build nuclear weapons to bolster its defences against North Korea, even at the risk of international repercussions, the mayor of its capital city said, arguing that the country cannot be bound by the goal of denuclearisation. Reuters · Mar 13, 2023
At least 150 die in Halloween crowd crush in South Korean capital More than 150 people were killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in central Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea's president vowing a full investigation into one of the country's worst-ever disasters. Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2022
After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather. Reuters · Aug 11, 2022
South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 years Thousands of gay rights supporters are celebrating under a heavy police guard the South Korean capital's first Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022
South Korean Ruling Party Wins Landslide in Local Elections South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol a significant boost. An avowed anti-feminist and political novice, Yoon won the March presidential election by just 0.7 percent -- the narrowest… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 2, 2022