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Car-free and carefree

Visitors enjoy their day off at tables set up on Jamsu Bridge in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 6, ahead of the start of the Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival.

2026.9.6

A scene where a Maserati crashes into a motorbike near an intersection in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Aug. 27

Maserati crash kills motorcyclist, injures 3 in Seoul

A Maserati driver was arrested after a late-night collision with a motorcycle, bus and taxi in southern Seoul left one dead and three injured.

2026.8.28

K-foodies rejoice!

Visitors to the 2026 K-Food Show are welcomed by samples and booths representing more than 40 companies in the sector.

2026.6.16

People ride a raft along the Yangjae Stream, a shallow tributary of the Han River in Seocho District, southern Seoul, as cherry blossoms reach full bloom on April 2. Rides on the stream are scheduled to run twice daily from April to October as part of a special program run by the Seocho District Office. [NEWS1]

Raft and relaxation

People ride a raft along Yangjaecheon, a shallow stream in Seocho District, southern Seoul, as cherry blossoms reach full bloom on April 2.

2026.4.2

Packets of methamphetamine seized by police from a smuggling ring accused of bringing the drug into Korea in large quantities. Image is not related to the story. [PYEONGTAEK POLICE PRECINCT]

Police bust drug ring suspected of selling meth at male-only lodging in Seoul

A drug ring operating out of an unlicensed male-only sleeping room in Seocho District, southern Seoul, was busted by police.

2025.6.26

Seoul's Seocho District cuts mandatory closure for supermarkets

Customers shop for goods at a large supermarket in Yangjae-dong in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Monday.

2024.7.1

An image of Seocho Police Station in southern Seoul [YONHAP]

Police investigate suspect for rooftop murder of girlfriend

Police are investigating a man who was arrested without a warrant on Tuesday for allegedly killing his girlfriend on a building rooftop in Seoul.

2024.5.7

Seocho Police Station in Seocho District, western Seoul. [YONHAP]

Man in his 50s found with gunshot wound to the head in Seoul

A man in his 50s was found shot in the head around 5:33 a.m. Tuesday morning on a road near a park in Jamwon-dong of Seocho District, western Seoul, and was taken to a nearby hospital where he is receiving treatment.

2022.10.11

Emergency personnel on Wednesday continue to search for people who went missing in Monday's flash floods around Gangnam Station in southern Seoul. [YONHAP]

When Seoul floods, underground class feels it hardest

Authorities continue to search for missing people after Monday's unprecedented flash floods exposed the acute vulnerability of low-income Seoul residents who live in banjiha, or semi-basement apartments.

2022.8.10

A firefighter searches inside a sewer in Seocho District for missing people Wednesday afternoon, after heavy rains flooded much of southern area of Seoul Monday evening. [WOO SANG-JO]

Death toll from floods stands at 10 after missing man's body found

A man in his 40s who went missing after falling through a manhole in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Monday night was found dead Wednesday afternoon.