The fourth weekly of august
Createdd 2012-08-24 Hit 797
Contents
Title 1. Crackdown on Restaurants in Gyeonggi Resorts (0813-2)
[News Script]
The extent of code violationsrestaurants in resort areas of Gyeonggi Province was found to have reached an alarming level.
[Report]
Thisa restaurant in Janheung (장흥) Valley of Yangju (양주) City.
1) Appalling Hygiene Standards of Resort Restaurants
Hygiene in this restaurantdeplorable. Many other restaurants in this valley, which shouldbe there because thisa limited development district, are operating without licenses, contributing to the contamination of the adjacent valleystream.
2 False Country-of-Origin Indication
Kimchi of Chinese originrice importedthe US are falsely presented as local products.
3) Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Uncovered 32 Violating Restaurants
The Special Judicial Police of Gyeonggi Province staged a 3-day crackdown on 88 restaurants at provincial resorts,uncovered 32 code violationsas many premises.
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The violations included 12 cases of false representation of country of origin, 19 businesses without licensesone noncompliance with owner’s responsibilities.
4) [INTERVIEW] Lee Gye-woong / Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Investigator
“We will continually implement crackdowns on restaurants in resorts on on-going basis.”
A Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police spokesperson said that violationsrestaurants in resort areas can have damaging consequences for public health as well as for nature.
Title 2. Enjoy Indoor Winter Sports During Summer (0814-3)
[News Script]
Mountain valleysswimming pools in Korea have been crowded with visitors seeking to escape the unusually hot weather during this summer. But some people didhave to shed their clothesjump into water to cool themselves.
[Report]
1) XX Water Park
Thisone of the water resorts in Gyeonggi Province, a standard summer haunt for youthsfamilies with children. However, there are placesvisitors must put on more clothing to escapethe heat.
2) XX Indoor Ski Slope
The temperature in this indoor ski slope in Bucheon (부천) Citybelow minus 10 degrees Celsius , outside, itabove plus 30 degrees.
3) [INTERVIEW] Hwang Tae-seong / Suwon City Resident
“Ithard to believe that it’s scorching outside. You can’t have a cooler summer.”
The indoor sledding slopealso popular among heat dodgers. Visitors can enjoy the coolness as well as snow here.
4) [INTERVIEW] Yim Eun-cheol / XX Indoor Ski Slope Safety Guard
“There are an increasing number of visitors, especially during the summer holiday season.”
The faces of everyone in these winter sport facilities are glowing brightly,just because they are enjoying winter sports, but also because they are doing it in the summer!
Title 3. 2012 Study God Camp (0816)
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Thereno royal road to learning, but therea right road. Thatthe motto behind the summer camp for teaching children how to study that opened in Gyeonggi Province on August 13th.
[Report]
1) “2012 Study God Camp” / Sungkyunkwan University (August 13th-16th)
The Study God Camp opened for children who want to become ‘Study Gods’, a namesake of a popular Korean TV drama. This camp consists of lectures on study methodsspecialists, as well as testspractice sessions.
2) [INTERVIEW] Park Ji-min / 1st Grade, Ansan Choji Middle School
“I always wanted to know how to study better. This camp helped me a lot.”
This campgeared to provide children with effective strategies for studying.
3) 90 ParticipantsUnderprivileged Families
Unlike in previous years, this year’s 90 participants were edamong applicants who are members of economically underprivileged families.
4) [INTERVIEW] Shin Hye-young / Joongang Daily Newspaper
“Students of economically underprivileged families can greatly benefitthis camp because they have fewer educational opportunities.”
It has been confirmed that 70% of the participants actually achieved better academic results after the camp. Gyeonggi Province will continue to develop programs to help students who have difficulties accessing educational opportunities.
Title 4. Countermeasures for Traditional Market Price Hikes (0813-1 )
[News Script]
Prices of agriculturallivestock products in traditional markets in Korea, which are usually lower than facility-based markets, increased rapidly since they are more directly influencedproduction problems stemmingthe prolonged heat wave. Gyeonggi Provincedeveloping measures to alleviate the difficulties facedtraditional market merchants, who are experiencing sharp declines in the numbers of shopperssales.
[Report]
1) Prices of AgriculturalLivestock Products Soar DuringAfter Heat Wave
The prices of agriculturallivestock products at traditional markets in Gyeonggi Province rose20% on average during the heat wave that hit the nation this summer. Some products saw price increases of up to 40%.
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The price of a chicken at Gwangmyeong (광명) Market rose6% during the second week of August compared to the previous week. The price of that same chicken at the South Anyang (안양) Market rose even higher,25%. Chickens are some of the products hardest hitthe heat wave. The price of apples also rose25%,that of pears40%.
2) Traditional Market Users Dropped30%
As a result, the number of s of traditional markets decreased30%.
3) [INTERVIEW] Noh In-chae / Gwangmyeong Market Merchant
“We are receiving greatly reduced numbers of chickensducks at higher prices because many perished in the heat. We now have a much-reduced number of shoppers here.”
4) Gyeonggi Province Monitors PricesIssues of Traditional Markets
To address problems facedtraditional markets, Gyeonggi Province began close monitoring of prices in traditional marketsorganized informal meetings with merchants.
5) Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Jae-yul
“We will implement active measures such as the opening of rest areas for market sproviding support for free deliveries so as to revive active trade in traditional markets.”
Other supportive measures currently being consideredthe Gyeonggi Provincial Government include the organization of Market Daysprovision of Visiting Business Consultation Services.
Title 5. Gyeonggi Boasts Largest ‘Village Enterprise’ Group in Korea (0814-1)
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The Gyeonggi Provincial Governmentnurturing the largest number of village enterprises in Koreaproviding multi-faceted support to enhance the competitiveness of their specialty products. One of these enterprises specializes in salt produced using an authentic traditional method.
[Report]
1) Traditionally Produced ‘GGampari Salt’
The product this village enterprise producescalled Ggampari (깸파리) salt. Itso named because their salt products use raw salt produced on a saltpan covered with large mosaics of broken earthenware, or ggampari (깸파리), as was done in ancient times, instead of modern PVC plates.
2) Wooidang Ltd., A Village Enterprise / Ansan (안산) City
This village enterprise succeeded in developingcommercializing their specialty product utilizing sun-dried salt produced through the use of a traditional, eco-friendly method.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Myeong-shik / Representative of Wooidang
“We use Ggampari salt produced in Dongju Salt Farm in Daebu Islandprocess it into baked salt products.”
This traditional production technique almost vanished under competition with modern mass production methods. However, it survived thanks to the active support of Gyeonggi Province for its development as a village enterprise.
4) Gyeonggi Nurtures 124 Village Enterprises
Gyeonggi Provinceproviding comprehensive support to 124 village enterprises, the largest number in Korea, rangingmarketing activities to operation costs.
5) [INTERVIEW] Kim Tae-jeong / Director of Gyeonggi Province Employment Policy Division
“We provide each village enterprise with monetary support of KRW 50 million in the first yearKRW 30 million in the second. Since marketinga field that village enterprises find particularly difficult, we will organize a large-scale Village Enterprise Expo on October 17th.”
Gyeonggi Province will continue to support village enterprises to help them become sustainable business operations.
Title 6. The 4th Youths Sexual Equality Film Festival (0816-1)
[News Script]
The 4th Youths Sexual Equality Film Festival was held on August 14th. The quality of the competing films was so high that it was hard to believe that they were madeinexperienced youths.
[Report]
1) “Will You Come with Me?” / Grand Prize Winner
The grand prize went to the movie entitled “Will You Come with Me?” Ita short movie about a high school boy who has a crush on another boy classmate. After going to university, he undergoes a sex change operationconfesses his feelings to the boy he loves. However, hemet with hostilitythe agonizing realization that he cannot share love as average people do. Ita movie about the unrequited love of a sexual minority.
2) [INTERVIEW] Kim Dong-min / Director of “Will you come with me?” (2nd Grade, Seongnam Gyewon Art High School)
“I wanted to something about forbidden love. I did some research to be able to feel in sync with individualsthe character in this movie.”
3) The 4th Youths Sexual Equality Film Festival (August 14th)
This film festivalthe only one of its kind in the world to operate under the theme of sexual equality. The contestant films, which dealt with a variety of subjectssexual discrimination to motherly love, are praisedmany experts for their high quality.
4) [INTERVIEW] KIM Gwang-shik / Head Judge (Movie Director)
“We based our assessments on how well the movie communicates sexual equality, because thatthe key element of this film festival.”
This film festival about sexual equalityheld annuallyGyeonggi Province so as to promote healthy views of sexual equality among youths.
5) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Jae-yul
“We devised this film festival to promote sexual equality among youthsto spread social harmony as well as the recognition of equality between menwomen.”
This film festival also provides youths with an opportunity to communicate what they perceive about sexual equality.
Title 7. No. of Foreign Residents in Gyeonggi Province Exceeds 420,000 (0813-3)
[News Script]
The number of residents of foreign origin in Gyeonggi Province increased12% over the past year to over 420,000. Gyeonggi Provincealso home to the largest number of foreign residents among the autonomous bodies of Korea.
[Report]
1) Ansan Multicultural Family Volley Ball Team
Anna Maria lives in Ansan (안산) City of Gyeonggi Province. She camethe Philippines 17 years agois now a full-time housewife. Korea became her second home country.
20 [INTERVIEW] Anna Maria / Ansan City Resident
“Everything was new when I first came. I had no information about Korean culturefood. I had to learn one step at a time.”
3) Foreign Residents in Gyeonggi Province on the Rise
According to data publishedthe Ministry of Public AdministrationSecurity, the number of foreign residents in Gyeonggi Province recently surpassed 420,000.
4) 12% increase2011
The number increased12% year on year,foreign residents now account for 3.6% of the total provincial population.
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Among the types of residency, employment-based residents comprise the largest number, accounting for 49.4% ofprovincial foreign residents, followedmarriage immigrants at 14.4%the children of foreign residents at 9.9%.
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Among nationalities, Chinese including Korean Chinese are the largest group, accounting for 59%, followedViese at 9%, Filipinos at 4%,Americans at 4%.
Gyeonggi Provinceimplementing a variety of programspoliciesalso operates a number of organizations to assist foreign residentstheir children. The province will continue to expand support so as to ensure that they can comfortably adapt to life in Korea.
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