Title 1. Historical ‘Morning Bell Soup’ Restored (0903-1)
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‘Hyojonggaeng (효종갱)’, or ‘Morning Bell Soup’, was a mysterious historical dish of old Korea. However, its mystery has recently been solved through intensive investigationa devoted man.
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1) Morning Bell Soup, A Historical Korean Dish
Morning bell soup was a local dish, supposedly eaten at daybreakaristocratic families who used to live in the area of the Namhansanseong (남한산성) Fortress in Gyeonggi Province. However, with the passage time, its recipe was completely lost.
2) Restoration of Morning Bell Soup
Seong Baek-il (성백일), a restaurateur, spent the past two years painstakingly searching for the original recipe,finally succeeded in restoring this historical dish through hundreds of trialshistorical verifications.
3) [INTERVIEW] Seong Baek-il / Owner of the Gohyangsancheon Restaurant
“An old book, Haedongjukji, says it was a traditional dish of Namhansanseong area. Its existence has long been known but no one was interested in finding the original recipe, so I did it.”
4) 5-Hour Cooking Time
Morning bell soup uses soy bean paste as its main ingredientrequires five hours of boiling with various sea food items as well as beef bonesribs.
5) [INTERVIEW] A Gwangju Citizen
“It looksa very elegant dish because it has quality ingredients as well as a mild but very unique taste that I haven’t experienced.”
Morning bell soupnow a registered trademarkis available for useall restaurants within the Namhansanseong (남한산성) Fortress area.
6) [INTERVIEW] Jeong Ji-seon / Namhansanseong Cultural Tourism Agency Official
“We plan to develop Hyojonggaeng into a representative dish of Namhansanseong in tandem with our efforts to register the fortress with UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site.”
More temic support seems critical to preserve the tradition of this historical dish, which currently relies on the efforts of a lone individual.
Title 2. 2012 Sustainable Development Contest (0905-1)
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A Sustainable Development Contest took place in Korea in line with the efforts of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
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1) 2012 Sustainable Development Contest / Gyeonggi Creative Center (September 4th)
Ten Local Agenda 21 teams of Gyeonggi Province qualified for this provincial contestgave presentations on their activities concerning environmental issues such as resource recycling, local energy consumption, natural ecology education, ecological arts,many other areas. The Local Agenda 21 stemsAgenda 21 that was adopted for global environment protection as part of the Rio Declaration179 heads of state at the UNCED conference in Brazil in 1997.
2) [INTERVIEW] Kim Hi-ra / Manyangju Agenda 21 Team
“We d plastic art using fallen leaves. It can also help children learn about ecology.”
3) Case Sharing Among Provincial Regions
One of the major objectives of this contest was to share the achievementsexperiences of Local Agenda 21 activities among the 31 citiescounties of Gyeonggi Province.
4) [INTERVIEW] Shin Nam-gyoon / Administration Director of Blue Gyeonggi 21 Committee
“This contestcomprised of three workshops in which government agencies, NGOsprivate activistsindividuals who are involved in the agenda participate. Future agenda items will also be formulated…”
5) Theme: ‘We Whom the Future Wants’
Under the theme of ‘We whom the future wants’, this contestconcerned about the environment that we will leave to future generations.
6) [INTERVIEW] Gong Jeong-shik / Gyeonggi Province Environment Policy Division PR Leader
“This eventmeaningful in that weonly were able to establish basic international strategies for sustainable development but could also publicize these strategies at a local level.”
The contest participants unanimously agreed to do their utmost to a Gyeonggi Province in which sustainable developmentrealized.
Title 3. Consumer Safety Education for Children (0906-1)
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Consumer safety education for childrenbeing providedthe Gyeonggi Province Consumer Information Center. Such educationalso useful for parents.
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1) xx Kindergarten / Ansan City
Children in this kindergarten in Ansan (안산) City are wide-eyed when waterpoured onto colorful chewing gums; the watersoon stained with deep colors. Children are learning to recognize the dangersafety of the products around them through this program.
2) [PIP] Moon Jeong-min / 5-year-old Kindergartener
“I learned that toy gun bullets can hurt my eyes,that I can swallow them I amcareful.”
3) Education at Children’s Eye Level
Consumer education for children targets kindergartenprimary school childrenseeks to help them recognize products that are safe to purchase. It was designed to teach children how to identify the dangers of some foodsproductsa child’s perspective.
4) [INTERVIEW] Son Cheol-ok / Information Education Team Leader, Gyeonggi Province Consumer Information Center
“We receive a large number of safety accident reports involving children. We organized this safety education for children as we recognized the dangers facedchildren in their purchasing activities.”
5) High Rate of Satisfaction with Consumer Safety Education
A total of 53,000 children in Gyeonggi Province have already received consumer safety education,public reaction to this programvery positive with a high satisfaction rate of 93%.
6) [INTERVIEW] Shin Eun-ji / Teacher at xx Children’s Home
“This educationvery effective because it informs children about what they actually experience in real life.”
The importance of teaching children about the safety of productsincreasing since products that target children tend to carry more stimulating elements to attract their attention.

Title 4. The 271st Extraordinary Session of Gyeonggi Provincial Council Opens (0905-2)
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The Gyeonggi Provincial Council opened its 271st extraordinary sessionbegan deliberation of a number of provincial issues.
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1) Opening of the 271st Extraordinary Session of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council / Main Conference Hall, Gyeonggi Provincial Council (September 4th)
The 271st extraordinary session of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council opened on September 4th for a 10-day session.
2) 27 Items of Agenda for Deliberation
During this extraordinary session, a total of 27 items were tabled including the Bill for the Revision of Ordinance for the EstablishmentOperation of Welfare Facilities for People with Disabilities in Gyeonggi Province.
3) The 2nd General Meeting of the 271st Extraordinary Session (September 5th)
Inquiriescouncil members began during the second general meeting the following day. A member of the Unified Progressive Party, Lee Sang-seong (이상성), proposed the establishment of a Special Traffic Committee to address traffic problems during his 5-minute address.
4) [SOUNDBITE] Lee Sang-seong / Council Memberthe Unified Progressive Party
“The fundamental solution to traffic problems may be to construct more roads, but it iseasy in reality. Itnecessary (to organize a Special Traffic Committee) in order to identify problems with existing roads and…”
Lee proposed that a Special Traffic Committee be organizedthat the members of this tee visit problem sites, analyze the causesfind solutions. Another council memberthe Democratic United Party, Kim Jong-seok (김종석), a member of the Urban Environment Committee of the Council, pointed out the administrative vacuum dGovernor Kim Moon-soo during his run for the party nomination during the New Frontier Party`s presidential primary,urged the provincial administration to provide solutions to problems in its new town policies.
5) [SOUNDBITE] Kim Jong-seok / AssemblymanDemocratic Unified Party
“There are only 13 new town projects in which additional cost sharingresidentsbelow KRW100 milliononly 14 projects in which excess payments are refunded. Now, can any more new town projects be implemented?”
Each standing tee of the council will visit provincial organizations such as the Gyeonggi Arts Centerthe Local Government Officials Development Institute to review progress performance.

Title 5. Improvement of Non-regular Employment Conditions (0904-3)
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A comprehensive plan for the employment stabilization of non-regular workers will soon materialize in Gyeonggi Province.
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There are 1.6 million non-regular workers in Gyeonggi Province, accounting for 35.4% ofemployed workers.
1) Commissioning of Study for Comprehensive Plan for Non-regular Employment Condition Improvement / The Gyeonggi Provincial Council (September 3rd)
Following the enactment of the Ordinance for the Improvement of Non-regular Employment Conditions for the first time among larger autonomous bodies of Korea in January this year, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council approved the commissioning of a preliminary study for the establishment of a comprehensive plan for the same purpose.
2) Joint Study with the Private Sector
This study has a special implication in that it also includes an examination of non-regular employment among private enterprises.
3) [SOUNDBITE] Jeong Sang-gyoon / Director of the Gyeonggi Province Planning Division
“This study must focusonly on non-regular employees in public offices but also on those in private enterprisesproduce guidelines for the improvement of employment conditionsthe maintenance of such policies.”
The public sector portion of the study will be based on extensive interviews, the private sector portion will be implemented through on-site surveys at 650 ed major enterprises.
4) [SOUNDBITE] Lee Sam-no / Director of External Cooperation, Korea Confederation of Trade Unions Gyeonggi Head Quarters
“It remains to be seen how (seriously) local government takes the employment condition issue of non-regular workers. (But) I believe that the enactment of the ordinance will allow (the improvement) process to progress in a more tematic manner.”
5) Comprehensive Plan to Complete in Early 2013
The results of the study of non-regular employment in both publicprivate organizations will be published in January next year,planning based on the study results willshortly thereafter.

Title 6. Open Forum on the 2013 Budget of Gyeonggi Province (0904-2)
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An open forum on the provincial budget was heldGyeonggi Province to gather public opinion before formulating the budget for 2013.
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1) Open Forum for Gyeonggi Budget / Gyeonggi Human Resource Development Center (August 30th)
Residents of Gyeonggi Province were invited to an open forum in which participants voiced their views on the establishmentoperation of the provincial budget. The welfare budget was the most popular topic among the presenters. The provincial government will reflect public views in the budget for next year.
2) Lee Hyung-sook / Vice Chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Budget Committee
“I think Gyeonggi Province needs to expand the budget for the welfare sector among others.”
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While the size of the provincial budget has been increasing steadily, viable revenue sources have been decreasing since 2004. The provincial government considers it imperative to minimize wasteful expendituresimprove the operational efficiency of the budget.
3) Public Participation Improves Budget Operation Efficiency
By involving residents in the budget formulation process, Gyeonggi Province seeks to improve efficiency as well as transparency in the operation of the budget.
4) Oh Who-seok / Director of the Gyeonggi Province Policy Planning Division
“I believe that this forum will help us improve the operational efficiency of the budget.”
Gyeonggi Province also encourages residents to voice their opinions on next year’s budget through its homepageSNS channels.

Title 7. Chinese Octopuses Disguised as Local Produce (0906-3)
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Country-of-origin fraud has been a frequent item of violations uncoveredthe Special Judicial Police of Gyeonggi Province. This time, Chinese octopuses were found to have been sold under the guise of local products.
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1) xx Restaurant Specialized in Octopus Dishes
At this restaurant in Namyangju (남양주) City, a notice posted on the sea water tank specifies the country of origin of the octopuses as Korean, but in fact, they areChina.
2) Reporter, Lee Ji-hoon
“It ispossible to visually distinguish octopuses of Chinese originKorean ones. Thisespecially true when the octopuses are cooked, whichwhat the violators of the country-of-origin indication regulations took advantage of.
3) XX Octopus
This restaurantalso selling Chinese octopuses, but they are falsely represented as Korean on the menu.
4) [SOUNDBITE]
Judicial Police Officer: “You used octopusesChina in YonpotangJeongol Nakji, but presented them as Korean products on the menu. Do you admit that?”
Restaurant Owner: “Yes, yes”
5) 30 Premises UncoveredJudicial Police for False Indication of Country of Origin
The Special Judicial Police of Gyeonggi Province staged a crackdown on 72 octopus restaurants in the province,uncovered a total of 30 restaurants that violated country-of-origin indication regulations.
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By falsely presenting the Chinese octopuses as Korean, restaurants pocketed KRW10.000 in illegal profit per octopus.
6) Lee Jae-woong / Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Investigator
“We expect occurrences of country-of-origin indication violation among octopus restaurants will increase because the local catch has decreased.”
The violators who were uncovered during this crackdown will be fined up to KRW100 million. The Special Judicial Police will continue to monitor these violators for further violations.