Title 1. 2011 Beauty Design Expo (BEAUDEX) (1028-1)
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The third Beauty Design Expo, or BEAUDEX, was held at KINTEX in Goyang (고양) City. This national exhibition of beauty artcosmetic treatments has been sponsoredGyeonggi Province since its inception with the objective of promoting the beauty industry as a future growth industry.
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1) 2011 Beauty Design Expo / KINTEX (October 28th-30th)
The Beauty Design Expoa comprehensive exposition of beauty artproductsis the largest event of its kind in Korea. Italso an internationally recognized event consisting of a variety of elements such as hair shows, beauty art performancespromotional exhibitions.
2) Jeong Ye-rim / Incheon City
“There are so many interesting productspretty items.”
3) Kim Min-ji, Masan City
“I took part in a beauty care experiential program,it was very educational.”
The hair shows of famous designers were the highlights of the event, attracting the interest of a large number of spectators. Each year, BEADEX draws more visitorsaround the country as well asabroad.
4) Beauty Contest
This year’s event also included beauty contests in eight categoriessaw the participation of specialists fromareas of the beauty industry including hair designers, nail artists, skincare specialists, makeup artistseven wig specialists.
5) Gyeonggi Provincial Governor Kim Moon-soo
“The beauty industryone of the most promising industries for the future. It generates high added value,Gyeonggi Province will continue to provide support for the promotion of beauty industry.”
6) Lee Ji-hoon Reporter
“The Beauty Design Expo closed on October 30th after completing three days of festivities that included just about everything concerned with the beauty of womenmen.”

Title 2. Artistic Talent Donation Project (1031-1)
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‘Talent Donation’a new term used in Korea to describe the sharing of skills or know-howindividuals or private organizations such as companies for the benefit of society. One such endeavorthe Artistic Talent Donation Project, a cultural sharing project devisedthe Gyeonggi Art Center. Members of participating organizations donate their timeresources to provide artistic educationlessons to those who have limited access to such activities.
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Choi Jae-e (최재이) lives with her grandfatheris his sole source of support. She never dreamed of learning how to play any musical instrument. Before she began trumpet lessons three weeks ago, thanks to the Artistic Talent Donation Project, no one knew she had such amazing musical talent.
1) Park Dong-yong, Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra
“I was really surprised. I have never met a young student as gifted as her.”
Shestill living in a very disadvantaged situation, buther life’s difficultiessad memories are forgotten when she plays the trumpet.
2) Choi Jae-e, Suwon City
“I’ve been wanting to learn how to play a trumpet,I’m very happy to be able to do it now.”
It was the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra that has given her the hope of musicdonating a trumpetproviding free lessons.
3) Artistic Talent Donation Project
50 boysgirls who are either child household heads or in low-income bracket families were edthis orchestraprovided with free music lessons once a week. These students also received donated musical instruments through the Gyeonggi Art Center.
4) Choi Seok-jae, Conductor of Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra
“We decided to participate in this project so as to give hope toencourage the dreams of children facing difficulties”
The Gyeonggi Art Center plans to expand implementation of the Art Talent Donation Project to encompass a wider range of individuals.
5) Lee Ji-hoon Report
“The talent donation of the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestracreating a new wave in donation culture, because it isthe sharing of only money but also of the heart.

Title 3. Experiential Education on Historical Figures (1101-1)
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Historyusually taught through textbook-based classroom lecturesvisits to historical sites. But therean interesting history education program, entitled “Historical Figures Experiential Education,” in which students learn about historical eventsvisiting the actual scene of the eventseeing historical figures. One such program, “If I were Injo (인조)”,offered at Namhansanseong (남한산성), the historic mountain fortress in Gyeonggi Province.
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1) Namhansanseong, Gwangju City
Namhansanseong (남한산성) has seen some of Korea’s darkest historical events. In 1636, King Injo (인조) of the Choseon (조선) Dynasty took refuge in this fortress when a hundred-thousand-strong army of the Chinese Ching Dynasty invaded the Korean Peninsula. The courtiers were divided to two factions, one favoring a peace treaty with Ching under sovereign-and-subject relations as demandedthe Ching,the other resisting it. The conflict between the two factions added the suffering of Injo (인조). Students participating in or watching the play reenacting the scene at Namhansanseong (남한산성) feel the agony of Injo (인조) as it was their own.
2) Shin Seung-hee, Playing Minister, Choi Myeong-gil
“Your Highness must follow the demands of the Chingsave the peopledanger.”
3) Gang Gyeong-rae, Playing Minister, Kim Sang-hun
“No! Itabsolutely dishonorable to surrender to barbarians, Your Highness.”
4) Kim Yeong-hyun, Playing Injo
“Silence! I willhear no moreeither of you!”
Children are deep in their own thoughts, contemplating what they would have done to save the kingdomits people, trying to answer the question, “What would I have done I were Injo (인조)?”
5) Historical Figure Experiential Education, “If I were Injo”/ Namhansanseong
The education program “If I were Injo (인조)”currently being offered at Namhansanseong (남한산성) with the aim of providing students with history education through first-hand experiences at the historical scene with historical figures.
6) Experiencing History in a Historical Play
Students participating in this unique education program feel much closer to history watching the scene unfold as they were actually there.
7) Go Byeong-chan, 5th Grade, Yangyeong Primary School
“It washaving a picnic to come to Namhansanseong,I had a memorable experience because I watched a playtook my turn in it, too”
8) Kim Gyeong-eun, 5th Grade, Yangyeong Primary School
“I heard that we are trying to have Namhansanseong registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site with UNESCO in 2014. I hope that I can help to realize this.”
This “If I were Injo (인조)” program began in September for primary school students in Gyeonggi Province. It received such a favorable response that the organizer extended its operation until November.
9) Lee Ji-hoon Reporter
This Historical Figure Experiential Educationthe first of its kind to be providedthe authority of a cultural monument. Namhansanseong (남한산성) isonly valuable cultural heritage, it alsobecoming an important historical monument that can be used for first-hand history education

Title 4. Fungi-eating Insect (1031-2)
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Pest-eating insects have been used for some time as an environment-friendly agricultural technique. But the use of fungi-eating insects was first developed in Korea to control the spread of powdery mildew.
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The leaves of these cucumber plants are covered with a white powdery substance. They are infected with powdery mildew. Ita fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants, especially cucumberpepper,causes serious concern among farmers because it devastates vegetable yields.
1) [INTERVIEW] Choi Seon-jae / Pyeongtaek City
“Powdery mildewdifficult to controlit causes yields to 20 to 30%.”
2) Development of Powdery Mildew-eating Insect
For the first time in Korea, the Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services developed a technique to control powdery mildew using its natural enemy, insects”
3) Yellow Ladybirds
The natural enemies of powdery mildew are yellow ladybirds. Yellow ladybirds eat powdery mildew fungiscraping them off the leaves of cucumber plants without damaging the leaves.
4) Both LarvaeAdult Insects Eat Powdery Mildew Fungi
Unlike other ladybird species that eat aphids, these yellow ladybirds, both in their larvaeadult stages, thrive on powdery mildew fungi. The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services developed a year-round yellow ladybird breeding techniqueplans to further develop a mass breeding technique to make these insects available to farmers at a low cost.
5) [INTERVIEW] Lee Young-soo, Researcher, Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services
“We began studying to develop a new powdery mildew control technique using its natural enemy instead of pesticides.”
The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services also plans to develop other insect production techniques for various applications in environment-friendly farming.

Title 5. Kim Chang-jun Visits Gyeonggi International CeraMIX (GIC) Biennale 2011 (1101-2)
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The Honorary Promotional Ambassador of Gyeonggi Province, Kim Chang-jun (김창준), a former US Congressman, visited the 2011 Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale in Icheon (이천) City.
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1) Ambassador Kim Chang-jun Visits Icheon City
Honorary Ambassador Kim visited Icheon Cerapia in Icheon (이천) Citythe Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale 2011taking place.
2) Kim Makes Suggestions for Globalization of GIC Biennale
Kim was deeply impressedthe high caliber of the ceramic pieces dartists around the world,made useful suggestions on how to develop this event as a more widely recognized international ceramics festival.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Chang Jun, Honorary Ambassador of Gyeonggi Province
“I am very impressed. Itamazing that I could see such world-class pieces in Gyeonggi Province. These pieces are full of imagination.”
Honorary Ambassador Kiman established politician in the US,been elected the Mayor of Diamond Bar, California,a US Congressman.
4) Kim Became Honorary Ambassador of Gyeonggi Province in 2009
Since he was appointed an honorary ambassador of Gyeonggi Province in 2009, Kim has been helping the Gyeonggi administration through a wide range of advisory services. He also witnessed the operations of the Public Service Trainthe Visiting Domin Anbang (도민안방) Serviceprovided valuable suggestions.

Title 6. Korean Government Includes GTX Projects in Feasibility Study (1102-1)
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The GTX Metropolitan Express Railway Project of Gyeonggi Province was ed as one of the subject projects for preliminary feasibility studythe Korean government. This signifies a positive outlook for the early commencement of GTX construction. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government reaffirms that it will make multilateral efforts for the stable implementation of the GTX Project.
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1) GTX Project Included in Preliminary Feasibility StudyCentral Government
The three GTX Metropolitan Express Railway lines were included in a preliminary feasibility studythe Korean central government.
2) Ground-breaking in 2013 Becomes Possible
The implication of the inclusion of the GTX project in the governmental feasibility study, in addition to the fact that it was successfully included in the Second National Railroad Networks Plan in April,that the outlook for the early commencement of its construction in 2013even more positive.
3) Ilsan-Sooseo, Songdo-Cheongryangri, Uijeongbu-Geunjeong Lines
The GTX Project consist of three 3 lines running a total of 140.7 km: 46.2 km between Ilsan (일산)Sooseo (수서), 48.7 km between Songdo (송도)Cheongryangri (청량리),45.8 km between Uijeongbu (의정부)Geumjeong (금정). Gyeonggi Province continues to actively pursue the implementation of the GTX Project so as to proceed in accordance with the original schedule.
4) 경MOU between Gyeonggi ProvinceKorea Railroad Research Institute (November 1st)
Gyeonggi Province signed an MOU with the Korea Railroad Research Institute for the developmentsupply of technologies for the construction of GTX as well as for cooperation in the cultivation of specialists for the advancement of the railroad industry in general. The Korea Railroad Research Institute possesses world-class railroad technologies in Korean-type high-speed trainstilting carriages as well as lightweight electric railroad tems.
5) Application of World-class Railroad Technology to GTX
With administrative procedures progressing smoothlysuperior technologies already at hand, GTXwell on its way to providing provincial residents with an ideal transportation service.