Article 1. Smoking Clinics at Public Health Center Work Wonders (0923-3)
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Quitting smoking has been proven to be much easier when assistedhealthcare professionals. Thisexactly the case that can be seen at the smoking clinics in Public Health Centers.
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Yoon (윤) had been a heavy smoker until only a year ago. When his health deteriorated seriously, he came to the smoking clinic at the local Public Health Center. He has been under continuous care ever since.
1) Yoon Dae-jung / Successful Ex-smoker
“The anti-smoking care providedthe Public Health Centeran excellent tem. Since I quit smoking, I can actually feel something quite different in my body,some revived functionality…”
The anti-smoking care providedthe Public Health Centers consists of preions for suppressing the urge to smoke as well as educationcontinuous medical monitoring. Monitoring includes regular urine tests that identify smokers when the test results show two red stripes.
This year, more than 50,000 Gyeonggi residents have joined the program,more than 60 percent of them have already succeeded in staying awaycigarettes for at least six months.
2) Free Lung Cancer Screening for Successful Ex-smokers
In Gyeonggi Province, those who succeed in quitting smoking are provided with a free lung cancer screening service.
3) Cha Yoo-gyeong / Korea Health Management Association Gyeonggi Branch
“Quitting smokingnever easy. If you want to quit smoking, itbest to visit the local Public Health Centerget helpits smoking clinic. You will find it much easier (to quit smoking).”
The smoking clinics at the Public Health Centers are proving themselves to be the best helpers for smokers seeking to regain their health.

Article 2. Gyeonggi Youths Ready to Top National Skills Competition (0924-2)
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The 48th National Skills Competition opened on September 30th in Gangwon (강원) Province. The entrantsGyeonggi Province are ready to win for their province for the second time in a row. Gyeonggi Province has been the winner of most games in the history of this national competition.
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1) Gyeonggi Team Inauguration Ceremony, Suwon IBS Hotel (September 23rd)
A formal inauguration of the Gyeonggi Province team for the 2013 National Skills Competition took place at a ceremony held in Suwon (수원).
The skills competition, whichheld at provincialnational levels annually, aims to boost moralepromote skills among young technicians.
2) Gyeonggi Ranked First at 16 National Skills Competitions
Since the beginning of the National Skills Competition in 1966, Gyeonggi Province has been the winner in as many as 16 gameshas produced the most individual winners.
3) 157 Competitors Represent Gyeonggi Province This Year
This year’s Gyeonggi Province team consists of 157 competitors who were ed during a provincial competition that took place in April.
4) Cho Gwang-hee / Competitor, Suwon Industrial High School
“I practiced very hard, sleeping only a few hours a day. I will do my best, just as I practiced, as I hope to see a medal hung on my neck.”
During the ceremony, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo (김문수) gave a speech of encouragementurged the members of the provincial team to become world-class technicians.
5) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“For victory at the national skills competition! Hurray! Hurray!”
6) The 48th National Skills Competition , Gangwon Province (September 30 ? October 7th)
Beginningthe opening ceremony at Gangwaon (강원) University, the 48th National Skills Competition will run until October 7th in five categories.
The individual winnersGyeonggi Province will be awarded up to KRW 12 millionthe provincial government as well as employment opportunities at large industrial companies including Samsung (삼성)Hyundai (현대).

Article 3. Yeoju Steps UpCounty to City (0925-2)
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After waiting 118 long years since its demotion to county status in 1895, Yeoju (여주) has finally acquired a municipal title. A celebration ceremony was held on the 23rd of September. Our reporter was there.
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1) Yeoju City Hall Opening Ceremony, September 23rd
The former Yeoju (여주) County was reborn as a city more than a century after her demotionthe status of Mok, or a city in old Korean, to county.
Despite some obstacleshurdles due to conflict with some residents after it began attempting the transfer in 2008, Yeoju (여주) County finally succeeded in qualifying as a city.
2) Kim Choon-seok / Yeoju Mayor
“The expectations of the citizens of Yeoju are high. We will do our utmost to fulfill the targets to transform the city into a great place in which to live.”
Situated between Seoulthe southern provinces, Yeoju (여주)a geographically important transportation center in Korea. It features a population of 110,000a financial self-sufficiency rate of 38.2 percent as well as abundant cultural heritage assets.
3) Increased Subsidiesthe CentralProvincial Governments
As a municipal government, Yeoju (여주)now entitled to more subsidiesvarious supportsboth the provincialcentral governments.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“I offer sincere congratulations on the promotion. It has been a difficult journey, but Yeoju finally made it. She really deserves congratulations and.
Although Yeoju suffered the greatest damage in Korea due to heavy rainfall this year, hopes are high among its citizens for the realization of a city of excellence.

Article 4. Waste Material Reform Exhibition (0923-1)
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An unusual exhibition featuring artworkvarious artistically d items for living made of waste materials was held in September. A GTV reporter examined the details.
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1) ‘The Landscape of the Subconscious’Lee Jong-hee
This artwork was dutilizing cement blocks with discarded glass bottles. With this artwork, the artist attempted to express the subconscious world.
2) ‘Bundle’Lee Hye-gyeong
Odd pieces of cloth were transformed into table mats,
3) ‘Initiation’Han Sang-A
.. discarded fabrics were reborn as beautiful artwork.
4) ‘Reform, an Art Form’ / Organized‘Alternative Space, Eyes’ (September 30th)
Viewers are fascinatedsuch unimaginable transformations of discarded materials such as a mops, chairsglass lenses.
5) Takahashi, Japanese Viewer
“Itbrilliant to such beautiful artworkutilizing items that were thrown awayreturning them to life.”
6) ‘Reform, an Art Form’ / Dae-an-gong-gan (Until September 26th)
In another room for a different sub-exhibition, items of living are being displayed. They are also made with waste materials.
7) Ayra Choi / Artist
“(Thismade with) onion sacks. I wanted to show that the things we normally throw away can be used for the creation of artwork.”
8) ‘Reform Life Exhibition’ in Haeng-gung-dong, Suwon
This exhibition was organizeda private art group as part of their ‘Reform Life Exhibition’ during the ‘Eco-friendly Transportation Festival’, which took place throughout September in Haenggung-dong (행궁동) in Suwon (수원).
9) Lee Yoon-suk, Exhibition Organizer
“Through the works of artists, this exhibition carries a message that the things we throw away can be beautiful seendifferent perspectives.”
This exhibitiononly brings art closer to the public, but also reminds us of the meaning of resource recycling in a more beautiful way.

Article 5. Groundbreaking for Joongbu University Goyang Campus (0924-2)
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The construction of the Goyang (고양) City campus of Joongbu (중부) University began two years after the MOU for its construction was signed between Gyeonggi Province, Goyang (고양) CityJoongbu (중부) University in October 2011.
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1) Daeja-dong, Goyang City
This campus will be constructed on a 264,000 square-meter site returnedthe US military. It will be the second 4-year university in Goyang (고양) City.
2) Northern Gyeonggi Province Lacks Higher Education Facilities
Northern Gyeonggi Province seriously lacks higher education facilities, with only 12 percent of high school graduates advancing to colleges within the same area.
3) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Education facilities are importantjust as places of studysources of quality human resources but also for the creation of jobs themselves.”
4) Groundbreaking 2 Years after MOU between Gyeonggi, GoyangJoongbu
Two years after the signing of the MOU, groundbreaking finally took place for the construction of two 11-story buildings for teachingresearch.
5) Green Campus Plan
It will be a green campus in a natural environment. The university plans to open the campus in 2015, accommodating 865 students in 22 departments.
6) Yim Dong-oah, Chancellor of Joongbu University
“This campus will house study in the fields of journalism, broadcasting, cinematheater. We hope to be able to achieve synergic effects with our Geumsan campus…
The additional population of 15,000 this campus will induce over four years will also have great positive effects on the local economy.
7) 11 More Universities to Be Constructed in Gyeonggi Province
The Gyeonggi Provincial Governmentcurrently working on the inducement of 11 more universities into the province to address high demands for higher education.

Article 6. DMZ Film Festival to Open in October (0925-1)
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The fifth DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival, or DMZ DOCS,scheduled to open on the 17th of October. This year, the venue has been movedits original seat in Paju (파주) to Goyang (고양) to accommodate more viewers.
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1) DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival (October 17th ? 23rd)
This festival will run for 7 days under the theme of peace, lifecommunication symbolizedthe Korean Demilitarized Zone.
2) Opening Ceremony at US Army Camp Grieves, Imjingak
The fifth documentary festival this year will be held around Ilsan Lake in Goyang (고양) City for a week.
A trailer for the festival was shown before the ceremony, raising anticipation among localinternational reporters.
Interestingly, the trailer was producedthe chief producer of the festival, Cho Jaehyun (조재현), who was himself one of the persons featured in the last year’s trailer.
3) Cho Jae-hyun, Chief Producer of DMZ Film Festival
“I wanted to show that each of the items in a cart of a waste paper can be the subject of a documentary. The broken clock, for instance, symbolizes the time that has been held in the DMZ…”
4) “Manshin” (Female Shaman)Park Chan-gyeong Chosen as the Opening Showcase
For the first time in the history of this festival, a Korean film was ed as the opening gala film.
5) 119 Movies38 Countries
A total of 119 films38 countries will be shown during the festival, quenching the thirst of documentary fans.
6) Kim Moon-soo, Head of DMZ Festival
“I hope that this film festival will spread a message of peace among the people of the world through the images of a globally unique place of tragedy.”
An actoractress were designated as public relations ambassadors for the festival; they promised to work hard for the popularization of documentaries in their acceptance speeches.
This year’s DMZ film festival will feature a variety of accompanying programs including a photo exhibition, a cinema concerta folk festival.

Article 7. 2013 Childcare Professionals Conference (0925-3)
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The 2013 Childcare Professionals Conference was held to boost morale among childcare professionals in Gyeonggi Province.
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1) The 11th Childcare Professionals Conference (September 24th)
During the meeting, which took place at the Suwon Sports Complex, childcare professionals fromlocal districts of the province were entertaineda children’s performance.
2) [INTERVIEW] Jang Eun-hee, Director of Tomato Childcare House, Suwon
“This conference provides an excellent opportunity for us to get togethercollectively voice our concernshopes.”
During the conference, the participants reviewed works for the first half of the yearadopted a resolution for improvement.
3) Childcare Professionals Urge the Increase of National Support for Free Child Nursing
This year, in particular, the childcare professionals unanimously urged that the national subsidy for free childcare should be increased. There was also an award presentation to 200 exemplary childcare workers.
4) More Than 10,000 Childcare Professionals31 CitiesCounties Attended
More than 10,000 childcare professionalsthe 31 citiescounties of the province attended the conference, filling the gymnasium to capacity
5) [SOUNDBITE] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“This (free childcare) issue must be addressed as apriority we are to do better than to remain below 200th in the world in terms of birth rate…”
Free childcare servicesquality improvement have been thepriorities of the provincial government.