Seongnam City is one of the core cities in the metropolitan areas and it is within a 25-minute drive from downtown Seoul. The population of Seongnam City is 960,000 and it is engaged in international exchanges with 6 cities in 6 countries. Seongnam City is equipped with high-tech information industry complexes like Pangyo Techno Valley, Yatap Valley and Uirye Medi-Bio Valley, and is the hub of Korea’s high tech industries and research.