【Established Date】Tianjin and Seoul of  the Republic of Korea（ROK） officially established friendly exchange and cooperation relations on April 12, 2009.

【City Characteristics】Seoul is the capital and the political, economic, scientific and cultural center of  the ROK, with a higher proportion of finance, real estate, telecommunications, wholesale and retail trade than the average for the rest of  the country. Seoul has listed innovation industry, tourism and exhibition industry, and social service industry as the three emerging industries in the future. The development goal of tourism and exhibition industry is to make Seoul the third largest exhibition center and international city in the world.

【Cooperation Fields】Tianjin and Seoul have carried out exchanges and cooperation in high-level exchanges, international conferences, environmental protection, civil servant training and other fields.