Article 1. International Beauty Symposium on Specialist Development (9.16)
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An international beauty symposium was held during the ‘2013 K-Beauty Expo’, which took place at KINTEX earlier this month.
Featuring the leaders of the beauty industry in Korea, JapanChina, this year’s symposium focused on ways to develop beauty specialists.
A GTV reporter was there.
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Since the very first beauty salon opened in Korea in 1933, the Korean beauty industry has grown into one of the key industries of the nation
1) International Beauty Symposium / KINTEX, Goyang (September 12th)
The specialist development as the main topic for the symposium was chosenthe Gyeonggi Provincial Administration to address the growing need for more specialists in this field.
2) 60 Beauty SpecialistKorea, Japan,China
60 participantsthree countries discussed ways to develop beauty specialists of high caliber,shared information about successful cases in their countries.
The introduction of lifelong education coupled with career management, as well as the strengthening of the standards of the national certification examinations, were some of the suggestions that gained general sympathy.
A Korean professor suggested the development of standardized training programstextbooks for common usebeauty education in the three countries.
3) Lee Nan-hee / Professor, Seokyeong University, Seoul
“I hope to be able to develop suitable programs for Korean studentscombining the better teaching tems of ChinaJapan with ours.
The advancement of the Korean beauty industry has been hindereda lack of qualified specialiststhis symposium may be a starting point to change the situation.

Article 2. Special Measures for Thanksgiving Holidays (0916_3)
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September 18th to 20th was the biggest traditional holiday in Korea, Chuseok (추석), or Thanksgiving, or literally, the dusk of autumn.
Italso the time of ‘great annual migration’ in which a large proportion of Koreas’ population take to the roads to pay homage to their ancestors’ graves, or to visit elder members of their family, often causing traffic chaos.
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Sandwiched between weekends, this year’s Chuseok (추석) holidays were also the longest in many years.
1) Comprehensive Measures for Chusoek Holidays TakenGyeonggi Province
To ensure that residents spend their long holidays safelycomfortably, the Gyeonggi Provincial Administration introduced special measures during the holidays.
2) Real-time Traffic Information Services (☎1688-9090, gits.gg.go.kr)
Long distance buses ran extended routesreal-time traffictravel information was provided via telephoneonline services.
The five routes most used during these holidays including the National Roads 547 were supplemented with nine neighboring routesthe opening of the connection routes.
3) Hospitals Ready for Emergency Medical Service
Medical staff at62 larger hospitals were put on an alert for emergency servicesmore than 4,000 pharmacies were arranged to operate non-stop during the holidays.
4) 24-Hour Public Service System
Most Public Service Departments of public offices opened 24-hour service desks for emergency public enquiriescivil applications.
5) Han Teak-seok / Director of Gyeonggi Province Self-Governance Division
“We are mobilizing the emergency operation mode to ensure the normal service status inareas including firefighting, road traffic, environment,utility services.”
Provision of free meals for the homelesscrackdowns on commercial opportunists were also carried out as part of the special Chuseok (추석) measures.

Article 3. 2013 Gynpo Book Festival Ended with Great Success (0917-3)
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Autumnfrequently referred to as the book-reading season in Korea.
To help the public familiarize themselves with libraries, a variety of events took place in Gyeonggi Province including ‘Gunpo (군포) Book Festival’a family event in Seongnam (성남) City.
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1) Seongnam Central Library, Seongnam
Families were invited to this library for toy-making activities. Childrentheir parents help each other to perfect the shape of their project using old newspaperstape.
2) Eco-friendly Toy Making with Waste Materials
Using only waste materials such as old paperyogurt bottles, children learn about environmental conservation familiarizing themselves with the library atmosphere.
3) Lee Hak-gu / Seongnam Citizen
“I seldom get to spend time playing with my children. This program gave me a good opportunity to do just that. And ita good program, too. I think we should have many programsthis.”
In another city, a book festival attracted residents to library promotion programs
4) 2013 Gunpo Book Festival Attracted 400,000 Participants (September 6th-8th)
On September 6th, the ‘2013 Gunpo Book Festival’ opened with a variety of programs under the theme of ‘Library for People’.
This festival was also designed to bring libraries closer to the public. It was a great success, drawing as many as 400,000 participants in a variety of programs associated with libraries.
5) Yim Jong-il / Director of Seongnam Central Library
“We plan to develop other programs such as open lectures on human science as well as familiarizing programs, so that libraries can actively contribute to the improvement of the quality of people’s life.”
Libraries in Gyeonggi Province are creating a new library culturetaking the initiative themselves in promoting their use among the public.

Article 4. Gyeonggi Mobilizes Flood Damage Restoration Team (0916-1)
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The Gyeonggi Provincial Administration announced that it has already finalized the restoration plan for this year’s flood damagea special team to speed up the restoration work. A GTV reporter examined the details.
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Every summer, heavy rainfall invariably leaves flood damage in Korea,this year was no exception.
1) IcheonYeoju Saw Record Downpour in July
Last July, torrential rain poured down in Yeonju (여주)Icheon (이천) in Gyeonggi Province at a record-breaking 114 mm per hour rate, causing flood damageslandslides.
2) LandslidesFlood Cost 80 Billion Won Damage
Propertiesfarm fields in wide areas were damaged costing an estimate 80 billion Korean won.
3) Gyeonggo Province Set Up Flood Damage Restoration Team
Immediately after the rainy season, the provincial government acted quickly to assess the damageestablish plans for restoration. It has already set up a special restoration team which will oversee the restoration work in five different categories including roadsrivers.
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Seven local restoration teams headedthe deputy chief of the local governments were also organized in the districts that suffered greater damage.
4) Work Process to Be Speeded upAdministrative Priority
To speed up the work, the provincial government will grant the restoration projects an administrative priority inprocedures including designing.
5) Jepng Hyeon-chae / Gyeonggi Province Disaster Countermeasures Division Officer
“We will get supportacademiesthe military so that we can finish the work in a much shorter period of time than in other years.
The most urgent sites such as the entry roads to villages will be completedtheof this year, larger-scale works including bigger bridges will take longer – until at least after June next year – to ensure the reliability of the structure. 
Article 5. Free Laundry Service for Physically Challenged Individuals (0917-1)
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The first free laundry house for individuals with disabilities in Gyeonggi Province, titled ‘HeeHee Laundry Service’, opened in Bu∙cheon (부천) City. Supportedvolunteers, this laundry house will provide one-stop laundry servicesthe collection to the delivery of laundry.
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1) A Home of an Individual with Disability, Bucheon
Lee has a class-2 disabilityis a registered individual with a disability.
2) [SOUNDBITE]
“Hello, we are‘HeeHee Free Laundry Service’. Are you the one who called for our service?
“Yes…It’s over there”
3) One-Stop Laundry ServiceCollection to Delivery on Call
Opened for individuals with serious disabilities, the laundry house provides full laundry services for free,s are even informed of the expected delivery time of collection.
4) [INTERVIEW] Lee Yeong-hee / Individual with Registered Class-2 Disability, Bucheon
“Laundry visit has been a big challenge. Now it’s so good to know that I don’t have to carry the laundry myself anymore.”
5) HeeHee Laundry House Opening Ceremony / Bucheon (September 17th)
HeeHee Laundry House was opened in collaboration with a private foundationan association of people with disabilities
The Gyeonggi Provincial Administration plans to open similar houses in 31 citiescounties of the province.
6) [INTERVIEW] Park Deok-soon / Head of Gyeonggi Province Muhandolbim Center
“Users pay nothing. Ita one-stop, same-day full service including the collectiondelivery, whichcarried outvolunteers.”
7) Service Call: ☎032-665-7305 (incl. Solitary Seniors)
In addition to seriously disabled individuals, solitary seniors can also use the service of this laundry house. The general public will also be able to use its service after 6 pmduring weekendsholidays.

Article 6. 2013 K-Beauty Expo (0916-2)
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‘The K-Beauty Expo’, a comprehensive beauty exhibition, ended with a great success, breaking many records including the numbers of both visitorsforeign participants. Our reporter examined the details of its results.
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1) 2013 K-Beauty Expo / KINTEX (September 12th – 15th)
This year’s exhibition marked its fifth occasion.
2) Large-scale Beauty Exhibition ParticipatedAll Fields of Beauty Concerns
Designed under the theme of Popularization, Industrialization,Globalization, the ‘K-Beauty Expo’ became the undisputed largest event infields of beauty in Korea.
This year’s event also included healthcare, plastic surgery, medicinebeauty tourism,attracted interestmany overseas buyers.
3) [PIP] Christina / VisitorSingapore
“It’s impressive as a programis very good. And I think it’s a good promotion to ….I want to have surgery, this expo will help me make the decision”
4) 300 Buyers34 Countries Signed for U$13 Million
More than 300 foreign businessmenwomen were invited34 countries, which led to signing contracts worth 13 million US Dollars.
A further 58 million-dollars-worth of business deals, are currently being discussed. The business side of this exhibition certainly proved to be a huge success also.
5) Number of Visitors Marked over 40,000
There were also a record-breaking number of visitors to the exhibition reaching more than 40,000.
6) [INTERVIEW] Yoon Hyeon-seok / VisitorSeoul
“I expected to only see cosmeticsrelated equipment. It was a pleasant surprise to see health food supplementsexercise equipment as well.
This year’s ‘K-Beauty Expo’ undoubtedly achieved greater-than-expected success inits three thematic categories,drawing more visitorsparticipants, foreign business interest as well as beauty specialists.

Article 7. Cultural Festival of Disabled
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A cultural festival of disabled individuals, featuring musical performancepublic participating events was held in Suwon City on September 12th.
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1) Suwon Disabled Individuals Choir
The beautiful sounds of choruses fill the air of an outdoor musical hall mesmerizing the audience. Itthe sound of a choir consisting of members with disabilities.
The players of percussion instruments are visually handicapped, the singers have other physical disabilities. However, their performance shows no sign of disability.
2) Yang Suk-ja / Gunpo Citizen
“Ita great performance. I came with my children,we area wonderful time. There are lots of things to enjoy.”
3) Cultural Festival of Disabled / Outdoor Music Hall 2, Suwon Manseok Park
The ‘Cultural Festival of Disabled’ has been a venue for communication between the people with disabilities with those without.
4) Booths of Various Cultural Programs
In addition to choir concerts, booths are set up to house a variety of cultural programs in which everyone can participate.
In one booth, a well-known artist with a disability paints a picture using his foot.
In others, visitors witness nail artistshand painting artists with much admiration on their faces as they see the artist beauty.
This festivalalso an opportunity for artists with disabilities to come closer to the publicshow their skills.
5) Choi Bong-seon / Chairman of Gyeonggi Province Disabled Welfare Association
“I hope that this festival will help people with disabilities regain hope, independenceself-sufficiency.”
The ‘Cultural Festival of Disabled’ also helped people without physical difficulties to recognize the necessity of better communication with those with disabilities