Article 1. Gyeonggi Governor Nam Begins Benchmarking for Warm & Blessed Village Project (1013-1)
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Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil visited a village in a neighboring province to benchmark for the Warm and Blessed Village project that he has introduced to promote the village-level economies of Gyeonggi Province.
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Dogye Village in Wanju County, North Cheolla Province
This kimchi and tofu factory in Wanju (완주) County of North Cheolla (전라) Province is a community enterprise model. It is operated by twenty villagers who participate in its production and operation.
[Interview]Kim Jeong-ok / Business Partner, Dogye Village Resident
“It is really nice to work together with neighbors, and it is also nice to have handsome profits. We share the profit and…”
Wanju Community Business Center for Food Processing
Governor Nam was impressed by the success of this village enterprise, which is regarded as one of the best community businesses in Korea.
Benchmarking for ‘Warm & Blessed Village’ Project of Gyeonggi Province
This village was selected for benchmarking by Governor Nam since its operation principles pertain to his concept for the Warm and Blessed Village project.
Its business start-up costs are supported by the provincial government, and participating residents take over its operation including production.
It also maintains stable production and sales through well-established distribution infrastructure.
[Interview]Lim do-hyun / Operation Team Leader, Wanju Community Business Center
“Farmers are particularly pleased that excess production from their farms can be utilized for extra income. But, more than anything, they are happy because it is a place where they work together and produce various food products more effectively.”
This village enterprise in Wanju (완주) County will become a model for the establishment of Warm and Blessed Villages in Gyeonggi Province.
[Interview]Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil
“What we learned in Wanju County is that they created a sustainable business model on the foundation of a community business, social economy and social enterprise combined. We will create our own such model, one that is suitable for an urbanized Gyeonggi Province.”
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to establish a Warm and Blessed Village Promotion Committee before the end of this year for the active implementation of the project from next year.
 
Article 2. 2014 Gyeonggi Air Show Ended with Success (1014-3)
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The Gyeonggi Air Show has ended with great success, attracting 430,000 visitors. This year’s show was co-hosted with the Korean Air Force, and has become the largest air show in Asia in both scale and popularity.
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Suwon Air Base (October 9 – 12)
2014 Gyeonggi Air Show with Korean Air Force
Spectators at the air show are mesmerized by breathtaking aerobatic maneuvers demonstrated by some of the world’s best pilots. The extremely skilled aerobatic flights by the Korean Air Force’s Black Eagles were the cream of the event.
[Interview]Lee Chi-ui / Spectator from Banhwa-dong, Seoul
“Watching the breathtaking acrobatic flights, I felt so proud of our pilots. Korean Air Force is the best!”
430,000 Visitors during 3-Day Event
During this aviation festival, which ran for four days, as many as 430,000 spectators visited and viewed the programs, and no incidents occurred thanks to tight safety measures.
Contribution to Economy and Aviation Industry
The Gyeonggi Air Show is deemed to have significant effects on the advancement of the aviation industry of Korea as well as economic effects.
Visitor responses also indicated enhanced satisfaction with increased experiential and entertainment programs.
[Interview]Nam Soon-ho / Spectator from Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang
“My children watched the air show for the first time and were fascinated. They said they had a wonderful time and it was worth their while.”
Collaboration of Civil, Public and Military Sectors
Participation by the Korean Air Force as co-host of the show also contributed to the great success of this year’s event.
Next year, in addition to the Korean Air Force, Gyeonggi Province will also encourage local administrations to participate so as to provide a larger variety of programs and produce greater results.
 
Article 3.1st Regulatory Reformation Open Talk Held in Gyeonggi Province (1013-2)
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The Regulatory Reformation Promotion Delegation organized by the Korean government began a two-month tour of sixteen large autonomous bodies for informal talks with local officials and residents. Gyeonggi Province was the first to be visited.
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[Interview]Ahn Gi-cheol / Team Manager, SK Gas Co., Ltd.
“Many people choose private vehicles instead of public transportation, which leads toa shortage of parking facilities and problems with illegal parking.”
[Interview]Choi Hyun-deok / General Director, Gyeonggi Province Economy Office
“We will designate road sides at 270 locations for free parking. They will be the places where parked vehicles will not interfere with traffic…”
Pangyo Techno Valley (October 8)
1st Regulatory Reformation Open Talk
The open discussion was held jointly by the Korean Government and Gyeonggi Province at Pangyo (판교) Techno Valley. The representatives of more than forty resident enterprises offered various suggestions regarding traffic problems, construction regulations and tax consultation services.
[Interview]Ahn Gi-cheol / Team Manager, SK Gas Co., Ltd.
“It offered a good opportunity to voice our issues. I think a gathering of a large number of people for open talks like this will speed up communication and decision making.”
The delegation member sad mitted the difference in views among public offices and private enterprises, and emphasized the need for regulatory reformation.
[Interview]Gang Yeong-cheol / Director, Government Policy Coordination Office Regulation Modification Division
“We will also review industrial complex regulations within a certain period of time to accommodate changing realities…”
The meetings with the Regulatory Reformation Promotion Delegation take the form of informal talks for more effective communication.
[Interview]Gang Hui-jin / Chief Official, Gyeonggi Province Regulatory Reformation Promotion Team
“Next year, we will hold many open talks at functional levels with the business sector to identify and help resolve problems faced by industry.”
Some of the suggestions made during the talks will be handled by the provincial administration, and others will be presented to the central government for statutory amendment.
 
Article 4. Gyeonggi Province Tops National Skills Competition (1014-1)
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The Gyeonggi Province team ranked first in the National Skills Competition that closed on October 13. It was the third consecutive overall win in three years. Gyeonggi Province has achieved overall wins eighteen times, the highest number in Korea.
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Bucheon City Hall (October 13)
49th National Skills Competition
The 49th National Skills Competition held in Gyeonggi Province ended on October 13 after an eight-day run.
Gyeonggi Province Achieves 3 Consecutive Wins, Marking Record 18 Wins
A total of 1,884 competitors in seventeen teams from cities and provinces of Korea participated in this year’s event to vie for medals in 48 categories.
[CG]The 159-memberGyeonggi Province team participated in all categories and won six gold medals, eleven silver medals and twenty-one bronze medals, thereby achieving the highest overall score. The Gyeonggi Province team showed strength in both conventional and advanced technology skills.
[Interview]Choi Yu-jin / Gold Medalist in Product Design
“I have never been so absorbed in my work as in this competition. It awakened the competitive spirit in me.”
Held in Gyeonggi Province for the first time in fifteen years, this year’s competition was regarded as the fairest event to date as it adopted international competition rules.
[Interview]Eom joon-cheol / Director, National Skills Competition
“This year’s competition was meaningful in that 63 specialists from 12 nations participated as judges and witnesses.”
The medalists will be provided with employment support as well as the opportunity to compete at the international skills competition in Sao Paulo next year after qualification.
[Interview]Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Kim Hee-kyeum
“People with skills hold the future of Korea. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government will do its utmost for the cultivation of skilled technicians and the advancement of science and technology.”
The Korean skills team ranked first at last year’s International Skills Competition held in Germany for the fourth consecutive year, and is ready to achieve a fifth consecutive win.
Next year’s National Skills Competition will be held in Ulsan (울산) City. 
Article 5. Gyeonggi Arts Company Festival (1015-1)
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The Gyeonggi Arts Company held an arts festival this month to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Gyeonggi Arts Center. Five provincial arts groups presented performances in a variety of genres.
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String Music Ensemble at Festival Gala Night
The festival gala nights were filled with artistic performances including a string ensemble of tango music featured in the Hollywood movie‘ Scent of a Woman’ played by the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra.
Best Scenes of Musical ‘Wonderful Life’ at Festival Gala Night
Then a performance of the best scenes from the musical ‘A Wonderful Life’ followed. This musical, about the life of George Bailey, was first performed by the Gyeonggi Drama Company in 2011.
Gyeonggi Arts Center (October 8 – 18)
Gyeonggi Arts Company Festival
The festival featured 276 artists from five provincial arts performance groups including an orchestra, a drama company, a Korean classical music band, and a dance troupe as well as the Gyeonggi Pops Ensemble.
[Interview]Jeong Jae-hun / President, Gyeonggi Arts Center
“This festival features a variety of programs in five genres of traditional, modern, western, oriental and jazz music. Please come and enjoy the real beauty of the arts.”
The performance programs in five genres of Korean and western classical music, dance and jazz were organized for the public to access easily, and included those first shown on stage.
Audience Participation Programs
The festival also featured additional programs for the audience such as Lobby Talk, in which a guide explains details about the performances, and Open House, which enables audience members to visit behind the curtains.
[Interview]Kim Moon-seong / 6th Grader, Woncheon Primary School, Suwon
“I was always curious about how they operate things from behind. They explained to me very kindly how sound, beam projectors and all such things are operated, and I now understand much better.”
The Gyeonggi Arts Company Festival was structured to lower the art appreciation threshold for the public. The festival was held at the Gyeonggi Arts Center from October 8 to 18.
 
Article 6. Three Gyeonggi Counties Excluded from Air Management Zone Designation (1016-2)
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The counties of Yangpyeong (양평), Gapyeong (가평) and Yeoncheon (연천) of Gyeonggi Province were excluded from Air Management Zone designation by the Korean Ministry of Environment at the request of county administration officials and residents.
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With forests covering 82 percent of their entire areas, these three counties have been dubbed the ‘lungs’ of Gyeonggi Province.
[CG]However, these counties were inadvertently included in the Air Management Zone plan, which designated all of Gyeonggi Province as a management zone based on province-wide air quality statistics.
No. of Air Pollutant Producing Facilities, No. of Vehicles, and Air Pollutant Emissions Far Lower in Yangpyeong, Gapyeong and Yeoncheon than in Other Metropolitan Districts around Seoul
In actual fact, the number of air pollutant producing facilities in these counties is only 0.7 percent and the number of vehicles only one percent of those around Seoul.
[CG]The air pollutant emissions in these heavily forested counties are also low at below 50 micrograms, the criteria set by the Ministry of Environment for air management zone designation.
Ministry of Environment Decided to Exclude 3 Gyeonggi Counties from Air Management Zone Designation
Since last February, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government has been persuading the ministry to exclude these three counties of the province from such designation, and the ministry finally decided to honor the request, recognizing the quality of air in these regions.
Residents in these counties, who already suffer from various regulations, can now avoid additional regulations that such designation invariably entails.
[Interview]Kim Jeong-hwan / Senior Official, Gyeonggi Province Air Policy Team
“Local residents of Yangpyeong, Gapyeong and Yeoncheon counties and the county and provincial administrations worked together in this, and finally succeeded in achieving rationality in air environment regulations.”
28 Air Management Zones in Gyeonggi Province
The designation of air management zones by the Ministry of Environment is expected next year after legislation. There will be twenty-eight regions designated as air management zones in Gyeonggi Province, four more than previously designated. 
Article 7. Gyeonggi Province Designates 251 Small & Medium Businesses with Good Prospects (1013-3)
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Gyeonggi Province selected 251 enterprises with high growth potential and certified them as ‘Small and Medium Businesses with Good Prospects’ this year. The certified enterprises are provided with a range of provincial support and incentives.
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Kimchi Company in Suwon
This medium-sized kimchi-producing company started as a one-person enterprise.
Contribution to Local Economy Led to Provincial Certification
This company was recognized for its job creation, sound financial status and contributions to the local economy, and was granted ‘Small and Medium Businesses with Good Prospects’ certification by Gyeonggi Province in 2002. The certification enhanced its credibility and helped expand its markets.
[Interview]Yoo Jeong-im / CEO, Pungmi Food Co. Ltd.
“Obtaining certification makes a huge difference to an enterprise. It helped us in research activities as well as in marketing.”
Certified Enterprises Granted Various Incentives for 5 Years
The certified enterprises are granted various incentives for five years. However, the most tangible benefit of this certification is the official recognition of the credibility of the company, which makes it easy to expand their sales, especially overseas.
This kimchi-making company applied for and was granted an extension of its certification.
This certification tem of Gyeonggi Province helps certified enterprises to grow further.
[Interview]Son Su-ik / Director, Gyeonggi Province Enterprise Support Division
“This is a tem of identifying enterprises with high growth potential and providing them with a range of support to help them realize continuous growth.”
251 Small and Medium Businesses with Good Prospects Certified This Year
Of 251 enterprises certified this year, 40 percent are those that had their certification renewed.
26 Incentives Provided by 8 Organizations
The certified enterprises are entitled to twenty-six incentives including discounted interest rates on financial applications and priority export credit limits through eight organizations.
Gyeonggi Province will continue to identify small-but-competitive enterprises with good prospects and provide them with support to help them boost the provincial economy.