Article 1.Documentary Films Created by Gyeonggi Youths (140210-1)
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Supported by Gyeonggi Province, the sponsor of the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival,ajuvenile documentary production workshop has been provided to selected aspiring documentary producersover a five-month period since September last year.The resulting works were recently previewed.
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Held at Indi Space in Seoul on February 8th, the preview featured visual records of humanity, life and natureas seen through the eyes of youths, including one that compared the fate of neglected animals with that ofthose cared for by their owners, and another that depicted the grueling lives and loneliness of youths livingunder the heavy pressure of study.
1) Lee Ju-bin / Director of “Addiction”
“This program gave me a valuable opportunity to learn about filming, production and editing. I feel I am well oriented about what goes on when it comes to documentary production”
2) Preview of 30 Documentaries by Juveniles
A total of thirty documentary moviesproduced by middle school and high school students were featured at the preview.
Supported by the organizers of the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival for the promotion of the documentary industry, fifty selected youngsters received intensive education while creating their own documentaries
3) Cho Je-yoon / Viewer, Incheon City
“Unlike documentary movies we usually watch at cinemas, the films produced by thestudentsandcreated from the perspectives of youths were refreshing and quite interesting.”
Students must have learned a great deal about documentary production through the creation of their own films.
4) Park Hye-mi / Gyeonggi Film Commission Team Leader
“We plan to show these films to the public through various media channels. We will open a juvenile documentary production education program again this year, recruiting youths from four districts.”
In September, the best among the previewed films will be featured at the 6th DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival in a competition in the youth production category.
 
Article 2.Gyeonggi Inconvenience Reporting AppProves Invaluable (140211-1)
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Since its introduction in 2011, the Gyeonggi Province Inconvenience Reporting application for smart phones,used by a large number of provincial residents,has proven to be highly beneficial.
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1) More Than 50,000 Cases of Inconvenience Reported
In the two years since the introduction of the application, the number of inconveniencereports filed via smart phones has exceeded the fifty-thousand mark.
Such popularity stems from the fact that reports can be filed easily via GPS without the need for membership subion or the identification of reporting individuals.
2)Song Jae-hee / Hwaseo-dong, Suwon City
“The Inconvenience Reporting app is really convenient and wonderful. We had a problem with cars parked in front of our shop, but the problem was resolved when an official arrived immediately after we reported it via the app.”
3) Complaints Resolved within 2 Days
Since the reported complaints are usually resolved within two days, the application is especially popular for inconveniences that require immediate attention.
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The mostoften reported inconveniences were those pertaining to illegal parking, followed by road damage and problems with public facilities
4) Lee Se-jeong / Head of 24/365 Public Service Office
“We do our utmost to resolve inconveniences bycommissioning private organizations with 600 telephone receptionists who also act as public complaint monitors and relay reports received via SNS or direct calls to us.”
Based on an analysis of the inconvenience reports, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to develop ways in which to take regional preventive measures against possible occurrences of inconveniences.
 
Article 3.Green Light on Gwangyo Convention Center Project (140212-1)
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The construction of the Gwangyo (광교) Convention Center has finally become a reality after more than a decade of deadlock due to disagreements with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
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1) Gwangyo Convention Center Project to Go Ahead
The project had been drifting for the past fourteen years due to disagreements with the Korean government on land supply.
Following the recent agreement with the central government, acooperation MOU was signed by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, the Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation and Suwon City on details of project implementation.
2) Suwon City to Lead Project Implementation
According to this agreement, Suwon City will oversee construction in general while the Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation will oversee planning and design.
However, the project still requires thelifting of the Special Development Zone designationby the Korean ministry.
3) Park Ae-ran / Yeongtong-gu, Suwon City
“There will be many benefits such as more visitors to the area as well asthe promotion of local development and local commerce.”
The total area of the center will be 88,000 square meters.
One third of it will be used for the convention center complex while the remaining two thirds will be designated for amenities including hotels, shopping facilities and landscapes.
4) Hong Joong-hwa / New City Development Division,Development and Management Team Leader
This center will act as a center for the MICE industry. Also,nearbyfacilities such as the administration town, HosuPark, Econ Hill, andthe business park will create synergy effects.”
Once the Special Development Zone designation of the construction area has been lifted by the ministry, Suwon City plans to begin construction next year for completion in 2017.
 
Article 4.Gyeonggi Province to Promote Eco-friendly Farming(0210-3)
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The Gyeonggi Provincial Government disclosed plans for the promotion of eco-friendly farming which include the expansion of organic farming areas byup to five percent.This reflects rising public concerns regarding the chemical contamination of food and increasing demand for clean, safe food.
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Eco-friendly farming is essentially organic farming in which agricultural chemicals and chemical fertilizersare used sparinglyto protectfarming environment and cropsornot used at all.
1) Total Area of Organic Farms in Gyeonggi Province: 6,334ha
Organic farms in Gyeonggi Province encompassa little more than six thousand hectares,accounting for 3.5 percent ofall farming area.
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This is thirty times larger than in 2000, when the area amounted to a mere 207 hectares.
2) Gyeonggi Plans to Increase Organic Far Areas to 5%
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to increase the eco-friendly farming area to five percent at 8,600 hectaresby 2015.
3) Targeted Chemical Use Reduction of 15%
To this end, the provincial government will supply organic fertilizer to farmers to reduce the usage of agricultural chemicals by 15 percent by the end of next year. The provincial government also plans to promote investments in advanced eco-friendly farming technologies and facilities.
4) Moon Je-yueol / Gyeonggi Province Eco-friendly Environmental Policy Team Leader
“We will designate eco-friendly farming zones and eco-friendly agricultural clean belts and provide support for the foundation of organic farming.”
A Gyeonggi Province spokesperson said that the provincial government will invest a total of KRW 106 billion in 39 eco-friendly agricultural promotion projects this yearto improve the farming environment and food safety.
 
Article 5.600th Anniversary of Gyeonggi Province(0211-2)
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This year marks the 600th anniversary of the naming of Gyeonggi Province.The name Gyeonggi was first used during the latter part of theGoryeo (고려) Dynastyin reference to East Gyeonggi Provinceand West Gyeonggi Province. The two provinces were later merged into the single province we know today during the early Choseon (조선) Dynasty.
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From the Paleolithicage, the Han River basin and the surrounding areas, which now form Gyeonggi Province,havelong been a major place of habitation on the Korean Peninsula.
This has also been a region of military and political importancefor two millennia since the period of the Three Kingdoms.
1) The Name ‘Gyeonggi’Began in 14thCentry
In 14th century, the name ‘Gyeonggi’ was first used when this region was referred to asEast Gyeonggi Province and West Gyeonggi Province.
2) Present Gyeonggi Province Began in 1414
It was precisely six hundred years ago,in 1414, that the two provinceswere merged into Gyeonggi Provinceby King Taejong (태종) of the Choseon (조선) Dynasty. Its administrative jurisdiction has remained essentially unchanged ever since.
3) Lee Ji-hoon / Researcher of Gyeonggi Studies, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation
“The present Gyeonggi Province dates back to January 18th, 1414,in the lunar calendar when East Gyeonggi Province and West Gyeonggi Province were officially named Gyeonggi Province.”
Strategically located on the Korean Peninsula, Gyeonggi Province has been a center of power struggles among political factions. Those who gained power in this region have also ruled the entire peninsula.
4) Economic, Academic, and Political Center
Historically, Gyeonggi Province has been the economic, academic and political center of Korea to which regional commodities and cultures from around the country flowed and intermingled.
Its role has not changed. Today, Gyeonggi Province still plays a leading role in economic and political localization as well as globalization.
 
Article 6.Gyeonggi Province- Past and Present(0212-2)
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An exhibition of photos of Gyeonggi Province taken by a Europeana century ago is being heldto commemorate the 600th anniversary of Gyeonggi Province. It might be interesting to see how the province has changed through time.
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1) Photos of Gyeonggi Province Taken by French Consul 100 Years Ago
How did Gyeonggi Province appeara hundred years agoas seen through the eyes of a European?
2) Suwon Station
When the Seoul-Busan railwayfirst opened in 1905, Suwon Station had tiled roofs.
3) Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon City
Hwaseong(화성) Fortress in Suwon City was surrounded by rice paddies. There were farm houses with thatched roofs at the foot of the fortress walls.
4) Namhansanseong
Namhansanseong (남한산성)Fortress in Gwangju looked the same as it does now, but people were seen passing through the gate riding on d//sor carrying back racks.
5) Choi Hyeong-geun / Director General, Gyeonggi Province Planning and Coordination Office
“Gyeonggi Province has endured through hard times and overcome many difficulties during the past 600 years. Revisiting the past of the province will give us insights in the formation of its future vision.”
Gyeonggi Province has become one of the major trade centers of Northeast Asia in a relatively short period of time.
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With population of more than twelve million and an area seventeen times larger than that of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province is home to twenty percent of the enterprises and thirty-five percent of the manufacturing facilities of Korea.
It is also the national center for information technology and life sciences as well as the marine and aviation industries.
5) Gyeonggi Province’s Foremost Mission: To Become an Outpost for National Reunification
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government considers fulfillingthe effective role of an outpost for national reunification as its foremost mission.
The utilization of the Korean Demilitarized Zone as a venue for activities for peace and education and economic exchanges with North Korea forms part of such endeavors.
7) Reporter, Choi Chang-soon
“Its influence reaching as far as Siberia and Europe, Gyeonggi Province has changed tremendously over the past decades and is becoming an axis of the nation for national reunification and globalization”
 
Article 7.Political Forum on Institutional Regulation Reform(0213-2)
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On February 12th, the Gyeonggi Provincial Governmentinvited a number of National Assembly members and industrial leaders to a political forum on institutional regulation reform. The forum was held at the member’s office building of the National Assembly in Seoul. A GTV reporter examined the details.
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1) Electronic Parts Manufacturing Company in Hwaseong City
This company urgently needs to expand its production facilities.
However, legal restrictions in development restriction zones havebarred any facility expansion.
2) [INTERVIEW] AhnByeong-cheol / CEO of Daejin Chemical
“We produce many of our products through OEM in China because we cannot produce quality products in canvas buildings.”
Restrictions on construction that were formulated forty years ago are now a chronic problem that makes Korea a less than ideal place for manufacturing.
3) 70% of New Jobs in Korea Created in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province
Although the business potential in Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province is increasing rapidly, accounting for seventy percent of job creation possibilitiesin Korea, the growth of individual enterprises in these areas is difficult to realize due to a myriad of regulations and restrictions.
Regulatory reform is what the Korean government vows, but actual reformation efforts are far from realistic while industries suffer from restrictions in sixteen different administrative areas.
4) Forum on Institutional Regulation Reform/ National Assembly Members Office Building
During the forum, in which Gyeonggi provincial officials, national assembly members and industrial leaders participated, a fundamental change of thinking was proposedto enable industries and the economy to grow.
5) [SOUNDBITE] Kim Jeong-ho / Professor, Yonsei University
“There is no possible solution but to simply lift the regulations. Regional differences do not matter. Just dismantle the restrictions, and then new jobs will be created.”
Although methodologies differed, the general consensus was that restrictions should be aggressively abolished to enable industry to grow and create new jobs.
5) [INTERVIEW]Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“We suggest that surplus land areas for housing be alternatively utilized for industrial purposes so that new jobs can be created.”
7) Gyeonggi Provincial Government Proposes Enactment of Job Creation Special Law
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government and National Assembly members belonging to the Saenuri (새누리) Party agreed to propose the enactment of a special law for job creationthat also specifies the abolition of restrictions.