[International Pottery Fair!]

On April 25th an exhibition displaying luxurious pottery from around the world was held in KINTEX. Adding to the fun were the many things to see and the hands-on activities drawing much attention from residents.

The “2008 Gyeonggi International Pottery Fair”was held for the first time ever. Various exhibits displayed items including luxurious pottery from around the world at the foreign pottery invitational, and techniques for using of various handicrafts inside the home were introduced at the ceramic invitational.

A master potter from China also attended the exhibition giving a demonstration throughout the fair that caught the crowd’s attention.On April 28th Gyeonggi province and Gyeongdeokjin Pottery College, and the Uiheung Pottery Association concluded a working agreement for the research of pottery.

The special features of 1700 year old Gyeongdeokjin Pottery are that it is as thin as paper and transparent.
Gyeonggi will research and develop advanced pottery techniques which China has a proud tradition of.

[Moms to the Rescue!]

The banding ceremony for the mothers’police unit,‘Mommy Cops’ was held on April 30th with work to begin in earnest soon after.

While cases of child abuse and kidnappings keep reoccurring parents have stepped forward to protect the kids.
On April 30th a banding ceremony was held in celebration of the mothers’police, which was formed by the Gyeonggi Province Police Agency for the prevention of crimes targeting children.

The mothers’ police, or mommy cops are made up of 28,000 parents in about 1,000 elementary schools, and have begun patrol work in earnest.

With the heart of a mother, not only will the mothers, but starting from me all public servants will do our best to keep our children safe.

Mothers’ police plans to keep an eye on children on their way home from school, between 12pm and 5pm when crimes targeting children are most frequent.

[Blood Donations of Love]

Icheon Gyeonggi is holding a resident-wide blood drive for the first time in Korea. And there was a large turnout.

The Icheon City Hall’s Grand Hall is crowded with those who came for the blood drive; it’s the blood drive of love to help emergency patients who need blood transfusions. Blood needed for such patients has been decreasing each year.

Hynix, military bases, Icheon has seen it’s share of challenges. At those times our residents helped out so much, how could we ever repay them.. (was how the blood drive got started.)

Icheon’s blood drive began from the middle of March, and has had about 1800 donors until now.
Many public servants participated in this event from Icheon city civil servants to employees of various public agencies.

It would be useful when short on blood, we also never know what might happen to us…(at that time we can be helped..)

The blood gathered at the 7 hour blood drive is planned to be used for patients suffering from leukemia, and other patients who require a transfusion.

[Unite the Frontier Districts]

The frontier districts are important areas that have acted as a security buffer zone. Yet, there are still many such places that have fallen behind due to a lack of various government regulations and support. A joint countermeasure has been prepared by local autonomies.

People with interests in Gyeonggi’s Paju, Kimpo, Yeoncheon, Gangwon’s Cheolwon, Icheon’s Ganghwa 10 areas in total gathered together. A council was established that will cover frontier district’s balanced development, and drive the efficiency of the administration, as well as the districts’ markets, and military management.

The council discussed joint countermeasures for a joint development proposal, and the easing of regulations for frontier districts.

We have to build a system of mutual cooperation for frontier districts to become the center of economic development in Korea, and develop various activities to draw government support.

The importance of frontier districts was emphasized in the future era of unification.

Frontier districts)have suffered greatly in the past, however, in the future these districts will be the brightest, and most hopeful.

The council will help the frontier districts shed their image as alienated regions and lead joint development for improving economic development and the welfare of citizens.

[Adding a New Industry..]

All eyes are on the upcoming Gyeonggi Boat Show and Yacht Contest that is soon to be held. Gyeonggi plans for this contest to be a chance to develop boat related industries in the future. Active promotion and the attraction of investment has started abroad as well.

This June, in the areas nearby Jeongok Port, Hwaseong an assortment of recreational boats and yachts will be on display. Gyeonggi plans to not only to host this year’s show and contest, but to boost west sea tourism, and to develop the recreational boat industry as a new industry with few competitors in Korea.

Accordingly, from April 19th for one week Representatives from Gyeonggi visited Australia and New Zealand for further promotion abroad.

The representatives first informed interested parties in the overseas yacht industry about the Gyeonggi International Boat Show, and the investment environment in the ocean leisure industry, requesting interest and investment.

Also, it was an opportunity to benchmark the developed marina facilities and various types of yachts in both countries.

[Baek Namjun Art Center]

In memory of the creator of video art who left his mark in the modern art world, the late Baek Nam-jun, the Baek Nam-jun Art Center was built in Yongin to display his works.

The Baek Nam-jun art center dedicated to the world-renowned video artist was completed after 7 years of construction. Provincial Governor Kim Mun-su and related parties attended the completion celebration.

This art center is just a small reminder of the work Baek Nam-jun has left us.

The Baek Nam-jun Art Center, which was named ‘the house Baek Nam-jun lived in,’ was the first art center in the world named after the late artist, and was built by the German architect company, Kirsten Shemel.

We will move forward in leaps and bounds at the head of art centers, by globalizing Korean modern art.

The art center plans to display 60 main works including the TV Buddha, 2000 works in total, and video archives.
The Baek Nam-jun Art Center will open this October after all the displays have been set up and the opening preparations have been made.

[Terrace House]

Terrace houses, where the lower floor’s roof becomes the yard are planned to be developed in the Pangyo area, Gyeonggi.

This is a construction site in the west Pangyo region in the Pangyo new town area in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
Here, an environment friendly housing complex is going in that is quite different from regular high rises.

It’s a terrace house. The special features of the terrace houses are that they are built on terraces along the natural incline of a hill as single-family deluxe tenement houses that don’t harm the area they are built on, but maintain the natural surroundings.

The lower floor’s roof is none other than the upper floor’s terrace. The West Pangyo area is divided into three areas 3 famous architects from abroad designed the 4 story low impact housing complex.

With the formation of a complex by building environmentally-friendly along the incline of a hill, the terraces style is receiving applause from residents as it flows with the incline, this type of house is here to stay.

Construction will begin by May for the nearly 300 units that are planned for the West Pangyo complex with sales to begin in September.