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Sejong City Launches Welfare and Culture Projects Funded by Hometown Love Donations
Sejong City has confirmed six general and designated donation projects from its Hometown Love Donation fund and is moving ahead with implementation.

Seongdong-gu brings cultural performances to apartment complexes, an emotional stage that brings neighbors together
Seongdong-gu in Seoul will hold "Visiting Cultural Performance" events at apartment complexes over two days, on June 27 and 28.

Sejong Urban Transportation Corporation Kicks Off Transport Service Innovation with Citizens
The Sejong Urban Transportation Corporation held the launch ceremony of the "2025 Citizen Management Participation Group" on the 25th and said it will begin activities to improve transportation services.

Books on the Move? A Book Playground Over the City, 'The Book Day'
Mapo-gu will hold the 3rd 'The Book Day' on Red Road R1 near Gongdeok Station on June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Yangju-si Launches Full-Scale Drive to Register Hoeamsaji as World Heritage
Yangju-si held the first meeting of the Hoeamsaji World Heritage Inscription Promotion Team on June 24 in the city hall video conference room.

"Want to Top Up Your Education?"… Seoul Opens Second Recruitment for 350,000 Won Lifelong Learning Voucher
Seoul is recruiting applicants for the second round of the 2025 Lifelong Learning Voucher from June 26 to July 10.

Fighting prices with prices? Retail sales in May rise online but fall offline
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said that sales at major retailers in May rose 7.0% from the same month last year, with online sales up 13.0% leading the growth.

As important as the battery is the person who services it… EV technician training begins in earnest
The Ministry of Employment and Labor has announced that it will run an electric vehicle technician training program at 11 vocational training institutions nationwide, in partnership with Kia and Autoq.

Ulsan City Dance Company to Stage 49th Regular Performance 'Surfers: Those Who Wait for the Waves'
The Ulsan City Dance Company will present its 49th regular performance, 'Surfers: Those Who Wait for the Waves', on June 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Yesarang Summer Concert to Be Held 'Carried by the Melody of Rose Fragrance'
The Yesarang Summer Concert, hosted by Esarang Eumak Sesang, will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at Maeheon Hall.

Vivace Chorus to Hold Second Regular Concert 'Passione'
Vivace Chorus will hold its second regular concert, <La Seconda Storia – Passione>, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 28.

Park Seong-eun to hold solo exhibition "MYTHOS"… inner myth painted with golden horses
Artist Park Seong-eun's sixth solo exhibition, "MYTHOS", runs from June 25 to July 1 at Gallery 5 of the Gyeongin Museum of Art in Insa-dong.

Incheon's relocation policy for semi-basement homes is ineffective and leaves blind spots
Only 70 households, or 0.2% of the roughly 24,000 households living in semi-basement homes in Incheon, had moved out as of 2023.

Why are the MZ generation leaving the city for the fields?
According to the '2024 Statistics on Returning to Farming, Fishing and Rural Living', released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and others, the number of rural-migrant households and people rose by 4.0% and 5.7% respectively.

The mood of '813' and eight days of aging: Gyeongseong Palilsam on Garosu-gil sets the standard for premium meat restaurants
The meat restaurant 'Gyeongseong Palilsam (813)' at the entrance of Garosu-gil has expanded its space due to growing customer demand.

"Who's Up for Mushroom Picking?" Real Ecological Experience Unfolds at Chukryeongsan
The National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science will hold a '2025 Mushroom and Fungi Ecological Survey' on 10–11 July along the Chukryeongsan trail area in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do.

Meer-Ro is here! 20-second video challenge to master food safety
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea Food Safety Information Service are holding the '2025 Food Safety Korea 20-Second Video Contest' and accepting entries from June 23 to August 31.

Pink Art Fair Seoul 2025 Summer to open at Marriott Hotel from July 18
Pink Art Fair Seoul 2025 Summer will be held for three days, from July 18 to 20, on the 16th floor of the Marriott Hotel in Seoul.

Jeonbuk Fire Service Headquarters Conducts Training to Strengthen Explosive Terror Response
On June 25, the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Fire Service Headquarters conducted local adaptation training assuming an explosive terror attack.

"Watch, Eat, Laugh, Cry" – 'Hanpan' performance that moves hearts
The performance 'Hanpan', designed for the senior generation, will be held on Wednesday, July 2, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
