Title 1. “Village Visits for Farm Experience” Program (0121-3)
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There are a number farm villages designatedGyeonggi Province for visitsoutsiders for farm experiences. These villages offer ideal places for outings with children during their winter vacation. Programs include a variety of events designed to entertaineducate visitorscities with traditional gamescountry life.
[Report]
1) Sumi Village in Yangpeong County
Childrencities are intent on keeping the hand-made shuttlecock in the air with their feet. Childrenadults alike try to perfect their skills at this shuttlecock game, one of the traditional Korean games played among children. They feel awkward as they keep ping the shuttlecock. Nonetheless, everyone isgreat fun.
2) Traditional Children’s Games
Woodenspinningkite flying are also traditional children’s activities that these children enjoy but seldom experience. Therealso a steamed bread-making event in which participating families aresmiles they make rolls of batter filled with sweet red bean paste. A large steaming potfilled with bread rolls ofsizesshapes.
3) Shin Ji-won / 3rd Grader of Muwon Primary School
“I enjoyed steamed bread makingsmelt fishing. I had a lot more fun sinceof my family members enjoyed these things together.”
There are 73 villages designated for farm experience visits,each of them offers a different set of events that help participants enjoy a day of country life.
4) Kim Seok-jong / Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Tourism Team Leader
“This programonly provides urban residents with opportunities to enjoy traditions, but it also helps local economy.”
5) Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tourism Web Site / Kgtour.gg.go.kr
Detailed information on villages for farm experience can be found on the Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tourism web site.
 
Title 2. On-site Gyeonggi Officials Meeting at Senior Facilities (0122-2)
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Members of the On-site Senior Officials Meeting visited welfare facilities for seniorsviewed the implementation status of provincial senior welfare policies. A G-News Plus reporter was there.
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1) ◯◯ Welfare House / Gapyeong County
Senior officials of Gyeonggi Province ledGovernor Kim Moon-soo visited a nursing home for seniors in Gapyeong (가평) County as well as homes of solitary seniors. Governor Kim listened closely to senior residentschaired a meeting to discuss ways to address the problems of dementiasenior suicides. Gapyeong (가평) Countyone of the regions in which the senior suicide rate has been substantially reduced through the county’s successful suicide prevention measures, which Governor Kim suggested that provincial policy must benchmark.
2) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Dialoguemost important for the prevention of suicides. We will apply the successful suicide management policy of Gapyeong County tocitiescounties of the province.”
According to solitary seniors, the feeling of lonelinesstheir hardest problem.
3) Lee Won-moon / Solitary Senior
“Simply talking with othersvery important for us to avoid suicidal thoughts. Itnice that Gapyeong County gives us a call or two every week.”
4) Gyeonggi Province to Establish a Senior Welfare Management System
Gyeonggi Province announced that it will conduct a survey to determine the total number of solitary seniors,will implement a tematic senior welfare management tem. The provincial government will also establish detailed policies for the management of dementiasuicides among seniors based on the outcomes of today’s meeting. In addition, the provincial government will speed up the installation of solar power tems at facilities for seniors.
 
Title 3. Gyeonggi Oyster Mushroom Exports Increase (0123-)
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Gyeonggi Province accounts for fifty percent of the national production of oyster mushrooms. Exports of oyster mushroomsGyeonggi Province increased fourfold last year.
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1) ◯◯ Farm Corp. / Gwangju City
Workers at this mushroom farm in Gwangju (광주) City are busy packaging their harvested mushrooms.
2) Export of Bottle-grown Oyster Mushrooms Grew Fourfold in 2012
During 2011, this company marked USD 78,000 in bottle-grown mushroom exports. Last year, its exports quadrupled to USD 280,000. More than a thousand boxes of mushrooms are now shipped to overseas destinations every two weeks, a significant challenge even for seventy workers.
3) Kim Ui-shik / Managing Director of ○○ Farm Corp.
“We achieved exports of USD 280,000 in 2012, four times as much as in 2011. We have a shortage of workers.”
Bottle-grown oyster mushrooms are one of the leading income generators for farm houses as well as a fast-increasing export item among agricultural products. Total exports of oyster mushroomsGyeonggi Province also grew fourfoldUSD 100,000 in 2011 to USD 440,000 in 2012.
4) Gonji-7 Breed
The Mushroom Research Institute of the Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services recently succeeded in developing a new breed of oyster mushroom, Gonji (곤지)-7,began supplying it to mushroom farms in the province.
5) Reporter Shin Hee-yeon
“This Gonji-7 that was supplied to mushroom farms in Gyeonggi Province has superior colortastecan remain fresh for a longer storage period. Itexpected to contribute to the further increase of mushroom exports.”
6) Ha Tae-moon / GARES Researcher
“We will continue to supply mushroom breeds with longer storage periods so as to help mushroom farms increase exports.”
The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services will also provide mushroom farms with technical support for effective mushroom production.
 
Title 4. Communication Event Between YouthsGyeonggi Province (0124-2)
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A communication event between Gyeonggi Provincecollege students, termed ‘ListenTalk Concert’, was held at the Gyeonggi Arts Center with writer Lee Oi-soo (이외수) as a special guest. This annual event has been receiving positive responses among youths who appreciate the communication initiative of the provincial government.
[Report]
1) Gyeonggi Arts Center / Suwon City
The lectureLee Oi-soo (이외수), a famous Korean writer, was intermittently supplemented with ‘Restaurant Delivery Box Project’ performances, a gig typical of this writer whowell known for his understanding of youth culture.
2) “Youth with No Defeat” LectureLee Oi-soo
Lee delivered a message of hope telling the youths stories about the difficult times he experienced when he himself was a student.
3) Lee Oi-soo / Writer/Professor
”There was a time when I only ate one package of ramyon for a whole week. You endure the wintera tree,the spring will always come.
This ‘Listen Concert’ was followeda ‘Talk Concert’ featuring Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Talk about ordeals, Professor Lee. I had my share of ordeals being imprisoned for twoa half years when I was young. During that time, I was tortured so many times. Guess I outdid you in the ordeal department.”
Ordeals then became the topic that followed in a friendly game of one-upmanship between the writergovernoramong students in their questionsopinions.
5) Communication with Youths
This annual communication event has been an opportunity for youths to voice their honest thoughtsfor the provincial government to listen to them.
Gyeonggi Province values the voices of youths very highly,will also introduce more opportunities for youths to nurture their dreamshopes.

Article 5. Gyeonggi Province Expands Local Community Services (0128-2)
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The Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced that it will expand its local community service investments to include a greater variety of services so as to better realize the objective of providing effective customized welfare services forwelfare beneficiaries.
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1) Cognitive Learning Therapy for Children
Kim has hearing impairments butcapable of readingwriting thanks to the cognitive learning therapy providedGyeonggi Province as part of its community service investment projects.
2) Jeon Hyo-jin / Cognitive Learning Therapist
“Kim’s hearing impairment left him significantly behind in linguistic capabilities. Since he began receiving Hangul therapy, his reading has improved considerably. Henow able to read serious textscan even search the internet for information which he also understands well.”
The customized physical exercise preion servicegaining popularity among seniors who are susceptible to health problems due to a lack of activitiessocial connections.
3) Kim Jeong-gil / Suwon City Senior Resident
“You get old,you getsorts of problem with your body. But since I began exercising, I shed a bit of weightbecame livelier. Every day now, I look forward to exercise time”
The local community service investment projects of Gyeonggi Province were designed to provide residents with social welfare services customized to the welfare needs of individuals. The Gyeonggi provincial administration added twelve new service projects this year including emotional development support services for childrenhealth management services for seniors.
4) Park Chang-yang / Gyeonggi Province Welfare Policy Division Social Service Team Leader
“We are providing 19 services specifically designed to suit the needs of individuals at different stages of their lives. We will continue to develop effective community welfare services to address the needs of different age groups as well as region-specific needs.”
A provincial official said that, during this year, an estimated 58,000 residents will benefitnineteen local community service investment projects that will cost KRW 28 billion collectively.
 
Article 6. MICE Complex in HallyuWorld in Goyang City (0129-2)
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Gyeonggi Province, the Korea Tourism Organizationthe Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation signed an agreement to develop HallyuWorld (한류월드), the projected cultural contents complex in Goyang City of Gyeonggi Province, as a center for the MICE industry. Our reporter was there.
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1) HallyuWorld to Become a Major Center for Culture, Tourism,Business
The authorities agreed to expand the functions of HallyuWorld (한류월드)being a planned cultural contentsperformance center to a larger operation that will include facilities for meetings, incentive tours, conventions,eventsexhibitions – also knownthe acronym MICE – in connection with the neighboring Korea International Exhibition Center, otherwise known as KINTEX.
2) Lee Cham / President of Korea Tourism Organization
“There will be everything for everybody. It will be the placeyou can spend days relaxing, experiencing culture, shopping, dining, meeting people,doing businesses. It will truly be a cultural, tourismbusiness complex.”
KINTEXalso undergoing refurbishmentexpansion that will be completed in 2017. Once completed, this gigantic complex that consists of HallyuWorldKINTEX will feature world-class exhibition centers, hotels, convention centers, a theme park, performance theaters, shopping malls, the Korean contents incubation centermore.
3) Economic Boosting Effects
Consisting of many revenue-generating facilities including large hotels, this complex will have significant economy-boosting effects.
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The estimated production inducement effect of HallyuWorld for the next twenty years will be as much as KRW 32.8 trillion with 420,000 accumulated annual employment opportunities, creating huge economic benefits.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Construction of a MICE complex requires the preliminary establishment of infrastructure, which will be implemented without delay. This complex will also attract many foreign tourists who love Koreawant to experience Hallyu culture…”
Also recently ed as the site for K-POP Arenathe Korean Ministry of Culture, SportsTourism, HallyuWorld will truly become a national center for Korean-wave culture.
 
Article 7. Multicultural Family Supporters (0130- )
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As part of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government’s policy of delivering services tothey are needed, a group of official multicultural family supporters were formally appointed to help multicultural families through home visits.
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1) Home VisitsMulticultural Family Supporters
Shin came to KoreaIndonesia two years ago as a marriage immigrant. Although her Korean skillmuch better than when she first arrived, she still faces difficulties adapting to life in Korea. Today, she receives a visita multicultural family supporter whom she welcomes wholeheartedly.
2) Shin
“Koreans would have found a way to check what happened,reviewing CCTV,would have known what to do. But I was afraid that I might be mistaken or that it might just be someone else’s mistake. I couldn’t…”
Her visitor, whoalso of foreign origin but has lived in Korea for ten years, understands Shin’s problem very welloffers advice.
3) Park Gyeong-hee / Multicultural Family Support
“I think it’s better to go to the apartment management officeinquire…”
The visiting supporter then went on to provide a Korean lesson, explaining the meanings of words as well as Korean culture.
4) Park Gyeong-hee / Multicultural Family Support
“I also had the same languageinformation problems when I first came to Korea. I am pleased that I can now help (multicultural family members) with my knowledge.”
517 multicultural family supporters were recruitedGyeonggi Province among individualsmulticultural families who have lived in Korea for at least five yearshave a medium or higher level command of Korean. Beginning last month, members of this group began visiting multicultural families to help resolve their problemsproviding advicelinkage with related agenciessupport centers as well as Korean language lessons. Supporters are also encouraged to identify new multicultural familiesproblem areasto make suggestions on the operation of multicultural family support services.