Article 1. Gyeonggi Discloses Youth Rental Housing Designs (161226-1)
[Anchor’s Headline] At the beginning of his term in office, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil announced the development of low-cost rental housing known as Ddabok (따복) House for college students, career starters and young married couples. Gyeonggi Province plans to construct 10,000 Ddabok housing units by the year 2020.

▶ Ddabok House, Anyang City
Gyeonggi Province has already been operating a pilot Ddabok (따복) housing complex in Anyang (안양) City with monthly rent and deposits that are approximately one third lower than local market rates.
These apartment-style housing units consist of fully equipped rooms and kitchens as well as common facilities suitable for youths.
▶ Jeong Sa-rang, Ddabok House Resident
“The rent is reasonable and the facilities are well supplied and very convenient for youths like myself who have just entered workforce.”

▶ Gyeonggi Province Disclosed Ddabok House Designs
Gyeonggi Province recently disclosed detailed designs for these rental units. The disclosed Ddabok House designs encompass different housing types for young couples and single youths.
▶ Lee Jeong-eon / Director, Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corp. Ddabok Project Division
“Since young couples and single persons have different lifestyle and require different types of housing…”

▶ Ddabok Housing Units for Young Couples Designed for Parenting and Community Relations
The Ddabok housing units for young married couples were designed to facilitate childrearing and community relations. Communal facilities include childcare centers, vegetable gardens and libraries.
[CG] New parents will be provided with prioritized deposit payment support and extended rental periods.
▶ Ddabok Housing Units for Single Youths Designed for Young Lifestyles
The Ddabok housing units for single youths have more common facilities appropriate for the needs of younger individuals such as common kitchens and dining rooms as well as sports facilities and study rooms.
▶ 1st Announcement of Invitation for Applications Made on December 29
On December 29, public notification was made to invite residence applications for the first Ddabok (따복) housing complex that is being constructed based on these designs.
 

Article 2. Gyeonggi Farm Product Corners Open in Large Supermarket Chain (161226-2)
[Anchor’s Headline] The Korean supermarket chain Homeplus recently opened Gyeonggi Province farm product sections in their retail outlets in the province. The opening of these special sections that feature products supplied directly by Gyeonggi farmers was realized by the provincial government.

▶ Vegetable Farm, Namyangju City
Workers at this eco-friendly vegetable farm in Namyangju (남양주) City are busy harvesting and packaging lettuce. This is one of the farms selected to supply the new Gyeonggi Province farm product sections at Homeplus.
▶ Hwang Bok-man / Vegetable Farmer, Namyangju City
“Becoming a supplier to Homeplus ensures an increase in your income. All you have to do is to grow quality vegetables.”

▶ North Suwon Homeplus
Special Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Product Section
Gyeonggi Province negotiated with Homeplus to secure a stable market for farmers. These special retail sections will feature fresh eco-friendly fruits and vegetables as well as G-mark processed foods produced in the province.
▶ Kim Seong-su / Vegetable Sales Manager, Homeplus
“The primary purpose is to assist Gyeonggi farmers with their sales while providing consumers with quality farm products.”

▶ 10 Homeplus Outlets Feature Gyeonggi Farm Products Sections
These special sections featuring products supplied by more than 40 Gyeonggi farmers opened at 10 Homeplus outlets in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. They will operate for two years.
▶ [PiP] Mun Jae-yeol / Director, Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Product Distribution Division
“We target each outlet’s annual sales of eco-friendly vegetables and certified G-mark products at KRW 200 million for a total of KRW 2 billion.”
Gyeonggi Province will continue its efforts to establish Gyeonggi farm product sections at other agricultural retail markets in the province and Seoul.
 

Article 3. Gyeonggi Successfully Aids New Businesses with Online Exports (161226-3)
[Anchor’s Headline] Last year, Gyeonggi Province launched a business startup support program for online overseas direct sales enterprises established by youths. This new type of online international sales support program has proven beneficial for participating new businesses.

▶ Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Center
Lee (이병윤) is a 38-year-old online business founder who operates a one-person enterprise that sells domestic auto parts and home electrical appliances via overseas online shopping malls.
After receiving international sales education as well as operational space and cost support for business startups from Gyeonggi Province, he was able to achieve sales of KRW 150 million in only eight months.
▶ Lee Byeong-wun / Online International Sales Business Founder
“The rates of growth and profitability of an online business are much higher when it targets overseas customers compared to those selling domestically. With support from Gyeonggi Province, I have been able to maintain competitive prices and increase sales exponentially.“

▶ Gyeonggi Province’s Online International Sales Business Startup Support
Last year, 20 youths received online sales education and established businesses with support from the Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center. In only the six-month period since they began trading in July, they achieved sales totaling more than USD 750 thousand.
Gyeonggi Province’s networks with renowned internet auction and shopping site operators also helped their success.
▶ Lee Hyung-gu / Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center Business Startup Team Official
“We decided that this program has been successful and plan to increase the number of recipients next year.”
[CG] Online international sales are growing rapidly and recently surpassed online domestic sales in Korea.
Gyeonggi Province’s active support in this business field is achieving positive results in promoting both business startups and the export of domestic products.
 

Article 4. Small Technology Business Support Program of Gyeonggi Province (161227-2)
[Anchor’s Headline] Gyeonggi Province has been operating a technology-based small business startup support program. According to statistics in Korea, seven out of ten small businesses end up closing within five years of their launch.

▶ Safety Program Developer, Yongin City
Established in 2014, this safety training program developer has been struggling to survive through the development of products that can be differentiated from those of competitors.
▶ Gyeonggi Province’s Technology-based Small Business Startup Support
When this company had almost reached a dead-end, Gyeonggi Province’s life-giving support enabled it to develop new products for which the company is now receiving a steady flow of overseas orders.
▶ [PiP] Park Jong-min / Founder of Safety Program Enterprise
“Small businesses are often unsure of the technologies they have. Gyeonggi Province’s support helped us regain confidence in our technology and enabled us to continue development.”
Gyeonggi Province’s technology-based small business startup support program is aimed at revitalizing small businesses with high technical potential like this company.
[CG-Small] In addition to product development and marketing support, this program assisted in 10 trademark and 6 patent registrations last year alone.
[CG-Small] A total of 20 new businesses received provincial support, and the number is increasing each year.
▶ Lee Tae-yeong / Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center Small Business Support Team
“We are providing support to small businesses with excellent technologies that should not be wasted and helping them to succeed. The collective power of their businesses should not be underestimated.”
Gyeonggi Province will expand its support for technology-based small businesses including financial support that will be increased to KRW 10 million per enterprise.
 

Article 5. Face Museum in Gyeonggi Province (161227-3)
[Anchor’s Headline] In Gyeonggi Province, there is an unusual museum that features everything about faces. Titled ‘Face Museum’, this unlikely museum was established by a former theater actor and features a personal collection of thousands of human face depictions.

From the face of mid-20th century Hollywood actress Marylyn Monroe to the facial expressions of musicians absorbed in playing instruments and the cigarette-smoking faces of a various personalities, the exhibits at this museum display an infinite variety of human emotions and inner worlds conveyed by facial expressions.
▶ [PiP] Choi Seon-yeong / Viewer from Gwangju City
“Looking at the faces of many individuals made me look back into myself and even think about how I should live and accept getting old.”

▶ Face Museum, Gwangju City
All items displayed at this museum have been collected personally by the curator himself over a span of 50 years.
▶ More Than 3,000 Face Depictions Displayed
This museum has more than 3,000 human face depictions including stone engravings, wood carvings, ceramic dolls, masks, photographs and portraits. Most exhibits are displayed openly instead of being locked in showcases, making them more readily appreciated.
▶ Kim Jeong-ok / Director, Face Museum
“I hope that, at this museum, viewers appreciate the exhibits in their own way following their thoughts, instead of simply reading the notes.”
Coming out of the exhibition hall, viewers are led to the backyard of a traditional Korean tiled-roof home that was relocated from South Cheolla Province.
Arrayed in this backyard are stone engravings and statues collected from all over the country including those of aristocrats, scholars and mischievous boys as well as totem poles, many of which have been weathered through centuries of exposure to the elements.
 

Article 6. Gyeonggi Provincial Administration in 2016 (161227-1)
[Anchor’s Headline] GTV looked back over the past year and summarized the important achievements of the Gyeonggi provincial administration in 2016.

▶ Gyeonggi Ranks 1st in National Autonomy Assessments
Gyeonggi Province ranked first in national autonomy assessments, receiving the highest scores in six administration categories.
▶ Kim Yang-ho / Director, Gyeonggi Province Inspection & Evaluation Division
“Although the local government bears massive administrative demand, we worked with and motivated local officials through education and consultation.”
Gyeonggi Province realized notable achievements in job creation through multifaceted efforts.
▶ Variety of Job Creation Projects Launched
[Multi-screen] These efforts included the creation of the Startup Campus, the Employment Foundation, and most recently, Korea Gyeonggi Province Incorporated.
▶ Kim Gyeong-ri / Director, Startup Campus Operation & Planning Headquarters
“We endeavored to indentify what society really needs, what people want, and what people want to do.”
A number of working-class support projects such as the Working Youth Account, Ddabok (따복) Childcare House, and Ddabok (따복) House projects were launched during the year
▶ ‘E-Seek’ Free Online Education Services Began with Positive Public Response
The integrated free online education website ‘E-Seek’ received an enthusiastic public response as shown by more than 14,000 registrations within one month of its opening.
Gyeonggi Province has also received the highest ratings in regional safety indices in Korea for two consecutive years.
Last year, Gyeonggi Province announced 10-year development plans for northern Gyeonggi regions and entered the second half of its political coalition period.
The key phrase for the provincial administration in 2017 as outlined by Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pi is ‘job creation’.
 

Article 7. Groundbreaking for Rental Housing for Newlyweds (161228-2)
[Anchor’s Headline] On December 27, the groundbreaking for the construction of rental housing for young married couples took place in Suwon (수원) City. Gyeonggi Province had announced the construction of 10,000 rental units for youths under the title of Ddabok (따복) House.

▶ Iui-dong, Suwon City (December 27)
Suwon Gwangyo Ddabok House Groundbreaking
This Ddabok housing complex, the first of its kind, will consist of 204 housing units in a 12-story building; 182 units are allocated for newly-wed couples and the remainder for unmarried youths who face difficulties in finding accommodations.
▶ Rents at 40 – 64% of Local Rates
Ddabok housing units are available at only 40 to 64 percent of local rates.
▶ Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil
“Young married couples face difficulties in having and rearing children due to high housing costs. That is why we are developing rental housing that is economical and suitable for child rearing.”

▶ Deposit Payment Support Provided upon Childbirth
New parents will be provided with support for 60 percent of the deposit amount, and for the entire deposit amount upon the birth of their second child.
[CG-Small] The maximum period of residence will also be extended up to 10 years depending on the number of childbirths.
▶ Jeong Yu-jin / Suwon City Resident
“I think Ddabok House is good for young married couples since it is economical and they can stay for an extended period. I hope that many such housing units will be constructed in the future,”
This Ddabok (따복) housing complex consists of two-room apartments of 36 to 44 square meters as well as common childcare facilities.
▶ Resident Occupation to Begin in April 2018
A public announcement inviting residence applications was made on December 29.
Resident occupation is slated to begin in April of 2018. Ddabok (따복) House construction at other sites will follow through to the year 2020.