Title 1. Expansion of 24-Hour Childcare Homes (1205-2)
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Gyeonggi Province decided to establish more 24-hour childcare homes so as to expand support for parents.
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1) Suwon Ajou University Hospital
Park Young-im (박영임)a nurse in this university hospital. She works a very tight scheduleher workextremely demanding. But she has other pressing concerns of her own. She needs some placeshe can safely leave her children she works at night.
2) [INTERVIEW] Park Young-in / Nurse, Ajou University Hospital
“I work shifts on a rotational basis. My husband looks after the children when I am on the night shift. It makes me feel terrible when my children wouldn’t let me go. I even used child-nursing leave twice already.”
The number of infants up to 5 years of age in Gyeonggi Province860,000. While there are over 11,000 childcare facilities in the province, only 59 of them offer 24-hour service. Italmost impossible to have children acceptedany of them.
3) First 24-Hour Childcare Home in General Hospital
The 24-hour Childcare Home at Ajou (아주) University Hospitalthe first such facility openeda general hospital. Gyeonggi Province plans to establish more 24-hour childcare homes in general hospitalsindustrial complexesthe night-time demand for childcare facilitieshigh.
4) [INTERVIEW] Kim Tae-hoon / Director of Gyeonggi Province Childcare Policy Division
“Childcare facilities are entitled to support for teachers’ salaries. We are currently investigating locations of higher demandwill establish a large number of 24-hour childcare homes, especially in industrial regions,next year.”
The “unlimited care” spirit of the provincial welfare administration gave birth to the Muhandolbom (무한돌봄) welfare service tem. Thisthe same spirit that drives the provincial government to provide solutions to the increasing demand for night-time childcare facilities.

Title 2. More Chinese Tourists in Gyeonggi Province (1206-2)
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The number of Chinese tourists visiting Gyeonggi Provinceexpected to increase significantly next year. This positive assessment was cautiously made based on the recent success in China in the sale of a combined Korea-China tourism product that offers of a range of coursesQingdao City in Chinaincludes a tour of Gyeonggi Province in Korea.
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With Pyeongtaek (평택) PortIncheon (인천) International Airport under its roof, Gyeonggi Provincein a geographically advantageous position to attract Chinese tourists. More than 250,000 Chinese nationals visited the province last year alone,the number has been steadily increasing over the past three years.
1) New Tour Product Sold through Chinese Tour Operators
The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Korea Tourism OrganizationQingdao City jointly developed a combined China-Korea tour product to promote Sino-Korea tourism. This productnow on sale in China through Chinese tour operators.
2) 2500 Inquiries during First Month
Over 2,500 inquiries poured in during the first month since this tour product was introduced, reflecting the popularity of Korean tours among Chinese.
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This China-Korea tour consists of one night in Qingdao followeda tour of Gyeonggi Province for two nights that includes Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon (수원) City, Everland, the Korean Folk Villagethe DMZ. Culturalhistorical experience programs await Chinese tourists at each of their destinations.
3) [INTERVIEW] Hwang Joon-gi / President of Gyeonggi Tourism Organization
“Itmore than the sale of a tour product; itthe success of joint tour product development between KoreaChina thatmore important. We anticipate an increasing number of Chinese touristsnow on,we are satisfied with what we could contribute to the creation of tourism demand among Chinese.”
The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization will continue to do its utmost to promote China-Korea tours among Chinese. As part of such efforts, the organization will invite Chinese tourism personnel on familiarization tours in Gyeonggi Province.

Title 3. Sensitivity Program for ChildrenParents (1207-2)
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The Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center launched a sensitivity program in the form of fun games for childrenmothers. This program consists of five games designed to help children develop sensitivity,each gameplayeth the childrentheir mothers.
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1) Presentation on Completion of Sensitivity Program (December 2nd, Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center)
These handicrafts are made of paper, fabricvarious other materials. They weremade during the sensitivity games playeth childrentheir mothers who participated in the Sensitivity Program of the Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center. Now it’s time for them to show off their pieces in front of other participants.
2) [INTERVIEW] Kim Mi-seong / Suwon City
“It was thoroughly enjoyableI was happy for every minute of it.”
Presentations are also made togetherthe childrentheir mothers. After all, the idea behind this activityto help children develop sensitivity through participation with their mothers.
3) Suwon Women’s University Facilitated Program Development
Five departments of the Suwon (수원) Women’s University helped develop various sensitivity games incorporating play, drawing, storytelling, physical activityKorean traditional music.
4) PIP [INTERVIEW] O Hye-yeong / Suwon City
“While playing these fun games with my child, I felt good because I was doing something for my child. I was nervous when we were performing in front of the other participants, but it also was a good experience because it made me feel good about myselfmore confident.”
Gyeonggi Province plans to introduce a number of similar programs for families next year.
5) [INTERVIEW] Lee Yong-gyo / Director of Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center
“It was rewarding when I looked at the childrentheir mothers enjoy themselves enormously. We will develop more similar programs with improved contents.”
The support of mothers in child rearingthe Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Centerbringing smiles to the faces of motherschildren.

Title 4. Improvement of School Meal Quality (1206-1)
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The environment-friendly school meals program introducedGyeonggi Provincenow in its second semester since it began under the motto of ‘Hope for Farmers, Happiness for Children”. Our reporter investigated how provincial residents have been responding to it.
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1) Hyoseong Primary School, Suwon City
Thisthe kitchen in one of the primary schools in Suwon (수원) City. Ingredients are ready for cooking,each has been meticulously inspected for safetyquality. Parents of the students are assured of the safety of the food after witnessing how ingredients are preparedcooked.
2) Kim Young-ae / School Meal Monitoring Parent Team
“We pay particular attention to the ion of ingredients to ensure food safety for our children.”
Now it’s time for lunch. Children look happy when they carry lunch trays loaded with food prepared carefully to their tastes. This school has been providing environment-friendly school meals since 2009,was ed as one of the recipient schools for Environment-friendly School Meal Supportthis year. Children at this school are guaranteed to receive quality lunches free of charge.
3) Hon Gum-nyo / Nutritionist, Hyoseong Primary School
“The satisfaction level as well as the confidence of parents increased dramatically since the introduction of the environment-friendly school meal.”
4) 585 Schools Provide Environment-friendly School Meals
A total of 585 schools in Gyeonggi Province now provide environment-friendly school meals.
5) Rate of Satisfaction: 77.2%
A survey conductedthe Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education of primary schools, parents62,000 school teachers revealed that the satisfaction rate with the school meal policyas high as 77.2%.
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The satisfaction rates with the qualityoperation of school meals were 70.5%72.3%, respectively, 68.7% agreed that environment-friendly school meals are influential in the improvement of pride among students.
6) Gyeonggi Province Provides Support of KRW40 Billion
The average cost of an environment-friendly school mealKRW 2,473, KRW 323 more than an ordinary school meal. The differencepaidthe provincial government within its budgetary limit of KRW 40 billion. Environment-friendly school meals were first introduced with the aim of providing children with safe food ensuring stable income for farmers.
7) Lewe Ji-hoon Reporter
The environment-friendly school meal policy of Gyeonggi Province raised the standard of school meals one step higher. The provincial government plans to expand the provision of environment-friendly school meals toprimary schools as well as middlehigh schoolstheof 2014.

Title 5. 16th Gyeonggi Province Architectural Culture Awards (1207-1)
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The 16th Gyeonggi Province Architectural Culture Awards were presented at the Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center on December 6th.
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1) SK Tele Pangyo Research Center
The Pangyo (판교) Research Center of SK Telesurroundedtransparent glass.
2) Emphasis on Communication between CityBuilding
Unlike conventional buildings, this particular building emphasizes communication between the citythe building. One can enjoy a panoramic view of the surroundingsinside the building, inspiring its occupants with more freedomcreativity.
3) Nature in a House
This house has an outdoor café-style garden just inside the gate. It also has a greenhouse thateasily accessibleanywhere in the house. It offers closeness to nature.
4) 16th Gyeonggi Architectural Culture Awards / Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center (December 6th)
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government presented Gyeonggi Architectural Culture Awards to ed buildings with high cultural value,designated a total of 110 residentialnon-residential buildings as Representative Buildings of Gyeonggi Province.
5) Boo Dae-jin / Grand Prize Winner of Gyeonggi Architectural Culture Awards
“Communicationthe key word in the current architectural world. Italso the focus of the design of this building.”
Many buildings that incorporate high functionalitycultural values as well as harmony with peopletheir surroundings are adding to the elegance of the urban environment in Gyeonggi Province.