Article 1. Chinese TVTravel Programs Cover Gyeonggi Province (1014-1)
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Chinese television production crewspopular Chinese television travel programs, including thoseTV stations in the provinces of Shandong, GuangdongLiaoning, arrived in Korea to cover Gyeonggi Province.
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City Searcha popular 10-year-old travel programa satellite television broadcasting station in Guangdong Province. It introducesurban life around the world.
1) Chinese Travel Program ‘City Search’ Production Team
The production team ofthis program visited the Korean Folk Village in Yongin (용인) City, one of the recording locations of a Korean historical drama that was a major hit in China.
The Chinese also showed much interest in Ondol (온돌), a Korean traditional floor heating tem.
2) Liu Nienshi / City Search Presenter
“Gyeonggi Province offers an excellent combination of modernhistoric culture, whichwhy I believe many Chinese will love to visit Gyeonggi Province.”
The program also introduced the process for making kimchi.
The production teams of similar programspublic television broadcasting stations in the Chinese provinces of ShandongLiaoning also recorded programs about Gyeonggi Province, visiting various tourist attractions.
3) Tourism Promotional Effect Expected
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Gyeonggi Provinceexpected to increase after the airing of the programs about the province.
4) Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Park Soo-young
“Chinese tourists are liberal in their spending. We believe that Chinese visitors can play an important role in helping us overcome the current tight provincial economy.”
To induce more Chinese tourists, Gyeonggi Province plans to invite eight major Chinese tour operators for provincial toursnext month to jointly develop tourism products specifically tailoredfor the Chinese market.
 
Article 2.Gyeonggi Agricultural Institute Develops Cacti Dyeing Technology (1014-3)
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The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services, or GARES, recently disclosed its latestrather colorful development.
Ita simple artificial cacti coloring technology using special pigments applied with a sprayer.
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Like most other succulent plants, cactus species usually come in a single color, green.
However, the cacti presentedthe institute come in many different colors.
1) Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services Finds Cactus Dyes
GARES announced that it has found two dyeing agents that can be used on cacti without any harmful effect on the plants.
GARES has been experimenting using a large number of dyeing agents to find those suitable for use on cacti.
2) Lee Hae-gil / Director of the Cacti Research Center, GARES
“The artificial coloring of succulent plants has been gaining popularity in theEuropean market. We saw an opportunity for marketing our own colored cacti there.”
3) Simple Cactus Dyeing Using a Spray
The dyeing processas simple as spraying on a coloring agent.
After experimenting with various coloring agentsmonitoring growth characteristics after their application, GARES was finally able to identify two agents thatonly sustained the coloring effect after three months but that also d an add-on two-tone color effect when the cacti grew.
4) GARES Plans to Spread Dyed Cacti Production Technique
GARES plans to spread this cactus dyeing technique among cactus farmers to promote the production of colored cacti for overseas markets. 

Article 3.Gyeonggi Province Market Fair in Dongducheon(1014-4)
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There are 186 traditional markets in Gyeonggi Province alone.
A traditional market fair featuring 80 product types sold in these traditional markets opened in Dongducheon (동두천) on October 11th12th.
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The preserved seafood cornerone of the most popular corners at this fair.
1) Lee Jeong-suk / Resident of Dongducheon
“The preserved seafood tastes goodis cheaper. I bought some. I wish I had brought some more money so I could buy everything I wanted.”
OrganizedGyeonggi Province to promote traditional markets, this market fair was crowded with many visitors. Some came to shop, othersthis venerable couple came simply to enjoy the old tastes.
2) Kim Yeong-hee / Resident of Dongducheon
“Eating bean pancakes in a traditional market reminds me of my childhood when I ate it in a country market. This tastes just as good.”
The market fair primarily features specialty productstraditional markets in Gyeonggi Province, but it also has corners for productsother provinces.
3) Kim Soo-cheol / Market MerchantGanggyeong, South Chungcheong Province
“We, the market merchants, are endeavoring to offer high quality products, so please come visit traditional markets. I cameGanggyeong to promote our market.”
4) Gyeonggi Traditional Market Fair
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government has been supporting traditional markets to diversify retail marketsto help small businesses.
5) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“The Gyeonggi Provincial Governmentrealizing substantial changes in traditional marketsonly through their modernization but alsoproviding various supports such as for warehousingmerchant education. I hope many Gyeonggi residents use traditional markets.”

 
Article 4.Gyeonggi Province to Create 70,000 New Jobs for Women (1015-1)
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During the first half of this year, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government d more than 9,000 new jobs for women. It speculates that a further 70,000 new jobs will be d for womentheof next year.
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1) New Occupation Center for Women, Seongnam City
The New Occupation Centers for Women, such as this one in Seongnam (성남) City, provide employment consultationvocational education services for women returning to the workforce, mostly in their 30s40s.
More than 500 women successfully found employment through this Seongnam (성남) center.
2) Oh Gyeong-hye / Director of the Seongnam New Occupation Center for Women
“We work for both job searcherspotential employers. The employment success ratebetween 6065 per cent.”
Almost 8,000 women found employment through the19 New Occupation Centers for Women in Gyeonggi Province this year.
In the public sector alone, nearly 1,500 new jobs for women, including childcare workers, child welfare workers,local child center instructors, have been d.
3) Gyeonggi Plans to Create 70,000 New Jobs for WomenEnd of 2014
In addition to almost 10,000 new jobs, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to 70,000 more new jobstheof next year.
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These new jobs will be d through women employment projects, which consist of 30,000 jobs realized through part-time job creation, 20,000 jobs through career-interrupted women re-employment projects,20,000 jobs through middle-agedyoung women employment projects.
4) Kim Bok-ja / Director of the Gyeonggi Province WomenFamily Division
“Our part-time job project will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of EmploymentLabor. We will help women find jobs that ensure long-term employment.”
The ultimate goal of Gyeonggi Provinceto achieve the 70 percent employment rate targetedthe Korean government.
 
Article 5.Expansion of Yeoju Premium Outlets(1015-3)
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Following its promotion to municipal status last September, Yeoju (여주) City plans to take another big step.
It will expand the Yeoju (여주) Premium Outlets to mega shopping mall statusdoubling their size.
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1) Expansion to Double Sizeof Yeoju Premium Outlets
The economic effects of the establishment of the Yeoju (여주) Premium Outlets, which opened in 2007, included the creation of 9,000 jobsKRW 600 billion in sales annually.
In 2011, Gyeonggi ProvinceShinsegae(신세계)-Simonsigned an investment MOU for the expansion of the outlets to 1.8 times their original size.
On October 14th, groundbreaking finally took place for the expansion work which will be completed in 2014 at a cost of KRW 80 billion.
2) Kang Myeong-gu / President of Shinsegae-Simon
“Size-wise, the Yeoju Premium Outlets are smaller than the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in the United Statesthe Botenba Premium Outlets in Japan. However, the expansion of the Yeoju outlets will make themamong the largest in the world.”
This expansionexpected to 1,000 more new jobsinduce 6 million visitors annually.
3) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“There will be an increased number of shoppersoverseas as well as positive effects on the local economy through employmentlinkage with local trades.”
Linkage with local tradesGovernor Kim’s interpretation of the donation of a large agricultural specialty mall to Yeoju (여주) CityShinsegae(신세계)-Simon.
This unprecedented donationa foreign investorconsidered beneficial for both local farmersthe outlets.
 
Article 6.People’s Grand Cycle Parade (1015-4)
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On October 13th, a bicycle parade took placeImjingak in Paju (파주) City to the Inter-Korean Transit Officein the Civilian Control Zone of Gyeonggi Province.
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More than 3,000 cyclers fromover the country participated in this parade, carrying their own peace-wishing messages written on their backs.
1) Choi Jin-hak / Homaesil-dong, Suwon City
“I will ride the course wishing for peaceful reunification! God bless Korea!”
2) From Imjingak to Inter-Korean Transit Office
Officially titled the People’s Grand Cycle Parade for Peaceful National Reunification, the 21.9-km parade of cyclers began at Imjingak (임진각).
3) BaekEun-woo / Jung-dong, Bucheon City
“I am happy because I can ride a bicycle as much as I want.”
This year’s parade course was extended as far north as it could go into the Civilian Control Zone thanks to the cooperation of the Korean military.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“This parademore meaningful because we can go as close as possible to the north, to the DMZ.”
Every participant must have had bittersweet feelings when they reached theof the course andhad to turn back, unable to go any further north.
 
Article 7.Gyeonggi – Guangdong High Officials Meeting (131016-2)
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This year marks the tenth year of the establishment of sisterhood relations between Gyeonggi Province of KoreaGuangdong Province of China.
To mark the occasion, high-ranking officialsthe two provinces convened fora special meeting.
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1) Guangdong Province Delegation Visits Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office (October 15th)
The Chinese delegation ledGuangdong Province ViceChief Secretary Ju MingGuoarrived at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex on October 15th.
2) 10th Anniversary of Gyeonggi-Guangdong Sisterhood
Officials of the two provinces discussed ways to promote mutual cooperationexchanges.
3) [SOUNDBITE] Guangdong Province ViceChief Secretary Ju Ming Guo
“Trade between Guangdong ProvinceKorea amounted to more than USD 60 billion in 2012. This remarkable achievementlargely attributable to excellent cooperation with Gyeonggi Province.”
Being an economicindustrial center of China, Guangdong Province plays a key role in Sino-Korean exchanges, accounting for one fourth of the total trade between KoreaChina.
4) Guangdong Delegation Proposes Strengthening of Exchanges in 4 Fields
During the meeting, the Guangdong delegation proposed strengthening exchanges in administration, manufacturing, culture,tourism.
5) [SOUNDBITE] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“I hope that there will be closer relations between Gyeonggi ProvinceGuangdong Province infields.”
The two provinces have been maintaining close relations in many fields including commerce, cultureeducation since 2003.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government reaffirmed active cooperation with Guangdong Province so as to develop even closer, mutually beneficial relations between the two regions.