Article 1. Back Alleys of Hwaseong∙Haenggung Reborn As Art Town (131125-1)
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The surrounding old back alleys of the historic fortress Hwaseong∙Haenggung (화성행궁), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Suwon (수원) City, are slowly emerging as an art town as an increasing number of Korean artists arrive to work there.
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1) Haengung-dong Residence / Haenggung-dong, Suwon
This building with a mosaic mural was once threatened with demolition, but has now become a haven for aspiring artists. It was simply named the ‘Haenggung-dong (행궁동) Residence’.
2) [INTERVIEW] Son Chae-soo / EducatorArtist
“Through my work, I try to communicate with public that we are just part of living creatures.”
3) Haengung-dong Residency, an Incubator for Resident Artists
Opened in 2009, this artists’ residence houses the studios of twenty four teams of artists representing a variety of genres including painting, sculpture,video art.
Its first floorused as an exhibition hallthe resident artists.
4) [INTERVIEW] Bae Jong-oh / Resident Artist of Haengung-dong Residence
“Most art college graduates find it very difficult to find a place to work after graduation. This placegreat because it offers space as well as use of the facilitiesexhibition opportunities.”
5) Haenggung-dong Mural Town
With the encouragement of enthusiastic town residents, the walls of the buildings, housespublic structures in the town are also used as canvasartists, resulting in the creation of the Haenggung-dong (행궁동) Mural Town.
6) [INTERVIEW] Lee Yoon-suk / Haenggung-dong Resident
“By staging a continuous series of interesting events, artists areonly transforming the visual image of our town, but they are also making villagers happier.”
7) Cameraman: Lee Hyo-jin, Editor: Na Yoon-seon
This art town in a neglected part of the city has been turned into an art center as well as a tourist attractionartistsits residents.

Article 2. WHO Designates Gwacheon as an International Safe Community (131125-2)
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Gwacheon (과천) City of Gyeonggi Province was recently designated as an International Safe Communitythe WHO. Itthe second such designation in Gyeonggi Province following Suwon (수원) City.
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1) Declaration of International Safe Community Designation of Gwacheon City (November 25th)
The declaration ceremony was held at the Citizens’ Hall in the city. Itthe result of five years of effort madethe Gyeonggi Provincial Government under its safety policies.
2) [INTERVIEW] Choi Byeong-shik / Chief Officer of the Gwacheon City Safe Community Team
“Through intensive safety policies, we became the only city in Gyeonggi Provincethe suicide rate decreased. The number of traffic accidents has also decreased14 percent since 2010.”
The designation of an International Safe Communitybased on an evaluation of civilpublic participationtheir results in safety assurance against accidents, violencesuicide.
3) 285 Officially Safe Communities in 31 Countries
So far, 285 communities in 31 countries have been designated as safe communitiesthe WHO.
4) SuwonGawcheon Join International Safe Community Group
The cities of Suwon (수원)Gwacheon (과천) in Gyeonggi Province are two of them.
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However, Gyeonggi Province still ranks first in Korea in terms of the total number of traffic accidents, forty five thousand a year,second in suicides, two thousand four hundred a year, according to official statistics.
5) International Safe Community Management Agreement with Ajou University (November 25th)
For the better management of International Safe Community requirements, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government signed an agreement with Ajou (아주) University during the ceremony.
6) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“We will endeavor to improveensure safety inareas including public security, firefightingroads.”
7) Cameraman: Lee Soo-chan, Editor: Kim Do-yoon
The ultimate goal of Gyeonggi Provinceto achieve the standards of an International Safe Community inof its 31 citiescounties.

Article 3. Gyeonggi Seeks Specialists’ Services for Communal Building Disputes (131126-3)
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There are an increasing number of civil complaints filed at public offices in Gyeonggi Province regarding communal buildings. Complaints are most often raisedresidents of commercialresidential buildings to protect their interests.
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To facilitate the settlement of communal building disputes, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government signed an agreement with specialist organizations for their voluntary services.
1) Service Donation Agreement for Communal Building Disputes (November 25th)
The organizations are: the Gyeonggi Central Bar Association, the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountantsthe Korea Institute of Registered Architects.
2) Specialists to Suggest Customized Solutions
Under the agreement, the specialists will donate their time to review individual casesprovide suggestions for customized solutions.
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The bar association will provide advice on legal matters the accountant institute will provide advice on taxationaccounting mattersthe architect institute will cover matters pertaining to building design.
3) [INTERVIEW] Jang Seong-geun / Chairman of the Gyeonggi Central bar Association
“I believe that the collective services of specialists in different fields will be able to help resolve complaints more quicklyeffectively.”
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government will coordinate job management among specialists.
4) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“With enhanced specialization, I hope that we will be able to handle public complaints more quicklyeconomically.”
5) Cameraman: Lee Soo-chan, Editor: Kim Eun-hye
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government also hopes to be able to expand the utilization of specialist services in a wider range of areas to improve overall administration efficiency.

Article 4. Gyeonggi HealthWelfare Administration Inspections (131126-1)
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The administrative inspectionsthe members of the Health, WelfarePublic Information Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council took place at the Gyeonggi Province Institute of HealthEnvironment on November 15th.
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1) Health, WelfarePublic Information Committee Inspections (November 15th)
During the inspections, the tee members asked administrative officials a number of questions about healthwelfare matters. The members showed particular interest in the replacement of aging health facilities.
2) [INTERVIEW] Ryu Jae-gu / Health, WelfarePublic Information Committee Member
“We supported the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Centerthe Gyeonggi Province Institute of HealthEnvironment in acquiring equipment.”
3) EstablishmentAmendment of Regulations
This year, the tee also actively pursued substantial improvement of welfare quality despite economic difficulties,led the establishment of the Disabled Support Regulationsthe amendment of the Senior Job Creation Support Regulations.
4) [INTERVIEW] Go In-jeong / Chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council Health, WelfarePublic Information Committee
“There are bound to be blind spots in welfare administration regardless of the nationalprovincial budgetary investment. We simply have to prioritize the spending on people in low income brackets.”
The tee was also actively involved in field visits, political forumsadministrative counseling.
5) [INTERVIEW] Park Jong-deok / Health, WelfarePublic Information Committee Member
“The effectiveness of welfare policies can be improvedinvolving more people rather than more budgets.”
6) Field VisitsCouncil Members
The members of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council frequently make field visits.
7) Cameraman: Ryu Min-ho, Editor: Kim Do-yoon
By communicating directly with residents, the council members aim to optimize provincial welfare tems.

Article 5. Last Bundang Line Segment Opens (131129-2) 없음 한글파일에
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The last section of the Bundang (분당) Subway Line opened between Mangpo (망포)Suwon (수원) in Gyeonggi Province on November 29th, completing the linecentral Seoul to Suwon (수원) Station.
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The opening of this long-awaited line will alleviate traffic inconvenience experiencedSuwon (수원) citizens.
1) [INTERVIEW] Baek Hee-ra / Ansan City Resident
“It has been very inconvenient to travel to Seoul or Bundang. Even the transfer connections are very complicated.”
2) Opening of Mangpo-Suwon Section of Bundang Line
It took eleven years for this last segment of the Bundang (분당) Line to open since the Gyeonggi Provincial Government began its efforts to extend the line to Suwon (수원).
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Following the opening of the 5.1 km section between Jukjeon (죽전)Giheung (기흥) in 2011,the 7.4 km section between Giheung (기흥)Mangpo (망포) in 2012, the opening of this final extension now completes the entire Bundang (분당) Line.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Gwang-jae / President of the Korea Rail Network Authoirity
“The travel time to Seongnamnow reduced to 30 minutesto Gangnam to 55 minutes. The opening of this section signifies the completion of traffic networks that connect Suwon to Yongin, BundangSeoul”
4) 216 Departures a Day with 6.3 Minute Intervals during Rush Hours
There will be 216 departures a day with shorter intervals of 6.3 minutes during rush hours.
5) 4 Transfer Stations on Bundang Line
With the connection of the Bundang (분당) Line, the four transfer stations on this line can now be accessedGyeonggi residents for quick transfers.
6) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“This extension of the Bundang Line willonly make transportation more convenient but also contribute to the redistribution of populationcommerce.”
7) Cameraman: Lee Hyo-jin, Editor: Na In-seon
As statedthe governor, the opening of this extension will ease the traffic problem in the central southern area of the provincecontribute to local development.

Article 6. Smart Phone Contents Lead Creative Economy in Gyeonggi Province (131127-3)
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Since the establishment of the Smart Contents Valley in Anyang (안양) City last year, its resident enterprises specializing in the development of smart phone contents have been realizing remarkable success.
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1) Smart Contents Valley, Anyang City
This resident company of the Smart Contents Valley develops contents for music education.
It first started its business with almost nothing but ideas.
However, moving to the Smart Contents Valley allowed it to join various contents networksto acquire know-howmany others.
2) [INTERVIEW] Lee Jun-ho / Director of Tailwind Ltd..
“(As a resident company), we had a lot of helpvaluable information including seminarsothers. Being here makes it much easier to survive the initial stage, gain experience in smart contentsdo business in general.”
Another resident company in the same building also benefitsjoining the Smart Contents Valley through exchangesjoint development with fellow resident companies.
3) [INTERVIEW] Hong Min-seop / CEO of Luffy Story Ltd.
“We felt isolated before we moved here. Here, we have great opportunities to socializeconsult with other companies, which help us a lot.”
4) 125 Resident Businesses with 581 Employees
Establishedthe Gyeonggi Provincial Government to promote the smart phone content industry, the Smart Contents Valley now houses 125 businesses with a total of 581 employees.
5) Information Exchanges with Successful Peers
The greatest benefit of this mini industrial complexthe synergistic effect of information sharingcooperation among resident enterprises.
6) [INTERVIEW] Lee Gyu-Wan / Fusion Project Team Leader, Gyeonggi Contents Agency
“We plan to add larger offices for 8, 1220 workers for new comers with a certain degree of growth.”
7) Cameraman: Kim Hyeon-woo, Editor: Yoon Ji-seong
Having achieved more than USD 4 million in exports, the valleyexpected to become the backbone of the smart phone contents industry in Korea, leading the creative economy

Article 7. 38 Gyeonggi Enterprises Designated as Good Workplaces
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Gyeonggi Province recently awarded Good Workplace Certificates to thirty eight enterprises that practice exemplary family-friendly programs. The recipient enterprises will be provided with administrative incentivesprovincial institutes.
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1) ITCS Nambu / Maetan-dong, Suwon City
Eom Se-ho (엄세호) had to leave his aging parents alone in his hometown when he started working in an information service company two years ago. Recognizing his worries about his parents, his employer granted him free travel with them.
2) [INTERVIEW] Eon Se-ho / Manager, ITCS Nambu Ltd.
“It was a rare chance for me to travel with my parents. I am very pleased because I could show themI worklet them feel proud of me.”
Eom (엄)also grateful to his company’s Happy Family Creation program.
3) Performance of Company Improved
This employee welfare program, which includes free travelhealth checkups with family, has had positive effects on the performance of the company.
4) [INTERVIEW] Cho Geun-mook / CEO of ITCS Nambu Ltd.
“The company’s policy to a happy workplacehomes has had a positive influence on our sales, which I believe increasedup to 8%.”
5) 38 Good Workplace
The 38 certified enterprises will be provided with priority treatment in their applications for financingvarious memberships.
6) [INTERVIEW] Kim Bok-ja / Director of the Gyeonggi Province WomenFamily Division
“We conducted evaluations of 157 enterprises for the ion of the Good Workplaces. We plan to expand incentives to promote family-friendly culture among enterprises.”
7) Cameraman: Park Dong-jin, Editor: Kim Do-yoon
The Good Workplace Certification programpart of Gyeonggi Province’s policy of nurturing a workplace culture in which both workersenterprises benefit.