1. Gwanggyo New Town Attracts Foreign Benchmarkers (0520-2)
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The Gwanggyo (광교) New Town in Gyeonggi Province has been frequently visitedforeigndomestic authorities for benchmarking purposes. Our reporter examined why.
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The Gwanggyo New Townemerging as a model for urban development.
1) Chinese Officials
With most of the housingsamenities as well as urban infrastructure already complete, this eleven square-kilometer modern town boasts its excellent design, constructionbehind-the-scene technologies.
2) Lee Shaioshi / Director of Urban Development Strategy Research Center, China
“I was deeply impressedthe lake park that serves multiple purposes perfectly”
3) TransportationEnergy Infrastructure
The integrated control tem of transportation, termed ‘U-City System’, that automatically controls traffic flows,the combined heatpower generation tem are two of the newest tems that attract the interests of many urban development officialsoverseas.
4) 13,000338 Organizations Viewed Gwanggyo New Town
Therea continuous flow of urban development officials arrivingoverseas, including China, Germanythe US, to view the success story of this new town first hand.
5) Kim Jong-il / Gwanggyo Project Manager, Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation
“While we share our know-how with them, we also learn a lotthem. We hope that this rising interest in us among international communities would help our construction industry globalize their businesses.
It wasmore than three years ago, thatfive construction zones of the town began fully functioning.
 
2. Online Education for Economic Minorities (0521-1)
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The life-long education website of Gyeonggi Province opened free preparatory courses for vocational qualifications for economically underprivileged individuals.
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1) Ensomloon, Cambodian Immigrant
Ensomloona marriage-based immigrantCambodia. Working twelve hours a day to run a restaurant with her husband, she has spare time for little else. However, she devotes what little time she has to studying for her social worker qualification examination.
2) Ensomloon
“My parents were very poorhave many children. I couldn’t go to school after I finished primary school. I want to study hard so that I can teach peopleme.”
This website named ‘Home Learn’operatedthe ‘Gyeonggi Women Development Center’ butopen to everyone. It offers hundreds of courses at different levels in many subjectslanguagescomputers, to preparatory courses for various vocational qualification examinations.
3) Gyeonggi Lifelong Education Site, ‘Home Learn’’(www.homelearn.go.kr)
These preparatory courses for national examinations are new features of this online education site. Attendees can also use one-on-one consultation service through the course café.
4) Kim Seon-yeong / Cyber Education Team Leader, Gyeonggi Women Development Center
“Courses are designed to help those who need supplementary education for job search, as well as for those who already have jobs but want to improve their educational experience.”
There are approximately 160,000 residents in the low-income brackets in Gyeonggi Province. These new education programs will provide them with additional opportunities to improve their economic status.
 
3. Recycled Do-Re-Mi (0522-1)
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An unusual musical performancechildren recently took place at a primary school in Yongin (용인) City. A GTV reporter was there.
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1) Maebong Primary School, Yongin
A musical performanceunderway at this primary school in Gyeonggi Province.
2) Musical Instruments Created with Recycled Waste
It isunlike any other primary school music performance. However, the musical instruments these children play areordinary instruments, but they were made with wheels of bicycles, plastic bottles, water jars,many unlikely materials. The children d these instruments using recycled waste.
3) Kim Min0shik / 3rd Grader, Maebong Primary School
“Itfascinating to see how these recycled materials can produce musical sound. I think we should reduce generation of wastesalvage those that can be reused.”
4) ‘Recycled Do-Re-Mi’
This primary school concert was organizedthe ‘Environment Division’ of Gyeonggi Province as part of its environmental campaign named ‘Recycled Do-Re-Mi’. This campaign was designed to promote awareness of the importance of the environment among youths.
5) Choi Hyun-soo / Producer of ‘Recycle Do-Re-Mi’
“The purpose of this showto promote environmental awareness among youthstelling them we can practice environment conservation through our daily lives.”
The Gyeonggi Provincial Administration also plans to organize a band, contestsexhibitions featuring recycled musical instruments.  
4. Industrial Resolution for Safe Handling of Hazardous Material (0516-2)
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Recent incidents of the leakage of dangerous chemicalsindustrial premises have raised social concern on the safe handling of hazardous materials in Korea. A number of companies that deal with such materials took the initiative to ensure zero leakage.
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1) Hydrofluoric Acid Leakage in October 2012
The leakage of hydrofluoric acidan industrial complex in Gyeonggi Province became national news in Korea last year. It was followedsimilar incidents that occurred in other parts of Korea.
2) Strengthened Monitoring of Dangerous Materials
This company uses highly toxic chemicals,it has recently installed the new outlets of chemicals that can easily be inspected for any leakage. It also increased the safety monitoring staffone to two personsbegan implementing self-developed safety inspection protocols.
3) Jang Ho-gyeong / Company Executive
“We changed our safety control temthe one based on conventional problem-solving to a proactive one focusing on the strengthening of inspectionspreventing accidents in advance.”
4) Zero Accident Resolution
In order to ensure zero accidents, more than a hundred companies in Gyeonggi Province gatheredadopted a resolution for the safe handling of hazardous materials. Their initiative came after the realization that most of the safety-related accidents are causedhuman errors instead of outdated facilities.
5) Byeon Jin-won / Director of Gyeonggi Province Industrial Complex Management Office
“We will intensify regular inspectionseducation. We also plan to invite managements of residential companies to informal meetings to request them to strengthen safety measures including the replacement of aging facilities.”
This resolution meeting reflects the concerns among residents as well as the awareness of social concernsthe industries themselves.
 
5. Gyeonggi-S. Jeolla Win-Win Cooperation Agreement (0520-3)
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Gyeonggi ProvinceSouth Jeolla (전라) Province signed an agreement for cooperation on the promotion of mutually beneficial industries.
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1) Gyeonggi-S. Jeolla Win-Win Cooperation Agreement
This agreement covers cooperation in a variety of fields including economy, culturetourism.
2) Joint Promotion of Marine Festival
Under this agreement, two provinces will jointly promote the ‘International Boat Show’ of Gyeonggi Provincethe ‘Marine Culture Festival’ of South Jeolla (전라) Provincecombining them as the Marine Festival.
3) S. Jeolla Province Governor Park Joon-yeong
“The boat show of Gyeonggi Provincethe marine leisure equipment industry of our province are mutually beneficial for each other. With combined efforts, we can jobspromote tourism more effectively.”
Some of the possibilities of cooperation in mutually beneficial endeavors have already been discussed between the two provincial governments. They include the use of food ingredientsSouth Jeolla Province at school kitchens in Gyeonggi Province, exchanges of information in eco-friendly farmingspecialized products, joint operation of direct transaction markets, as well as exchanges in many eventsactivities.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“We will work together as neighbors for economic advancement, agricultural product exchangespromotion, as well as in activities overseas.“
This agreementthe fourth cooperation agreement madeGyeonggi Province with other larger autonomous body. Ideally, it will have a synergic effect on both provinces.
 
6. Trade Insurance for Exporters (0521-2)
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The ‘Gyeonggi Provincial Administration’ recently announced that it would introduce an export-financing program in the form of trade insurance for small exporters who have difficulties in collecting payments.
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1) Small Manufacturers Fear Export Due to Cash Flow Problem
This embroidery thread manufacturing company relies on overseas buyers for their entire sales. With an increasing number of competitorsan unfavorable shift in the exchange rate, coupled with the difficulties in collecting paymentstheir buyers, this company has a serious cash flow problem.
2) Gang Yeong-wan / CEO of Yarn Manufacturer
“Market size has decreased, so there are fewer orders. The basic cost, however, increased. Problemdoubled because buyers are reluctant to part with a cheque.”
Such direct transactions without insurance or credit facilities such as the ‘letter of credit,’ leave small exporting manufacturers in a situation with high financial risks.
3) 50 Exporting Manufacturers to Be Supported with Trade Insurance
With cooperationthe ‘Korea Trade Insurance Corporation’the ‘Gyeonggi Export Enterprise Association’, the Gyeonggi Provincial Administration will provide fifty exporting manufacturers in the province with insurance coverage of up to 100,000 US Dollars for one year
4) Kim Hyun-soo / Director of Gyeonggi Province ExchangeTrade Division
“This insurance plan requires much simpler application procedure. We also plans to provide support to the companies that are sufferingthe decrease of the exchange rate of the Japanese Yen”
Such insurance against changing exchange rates will be designed to minimize damage that may be incurred to small manufacturers.
 
7. A Baby Boomer Landed 5,000th Employment via Suwon Job Center (0520-1)
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The number of successful placements of employment, arrangedthe job center at Suwon Station exceeded the 5,000 mark after just eleven monthsits opening. Whatmore meaningfulthat the 5,000th lucky person was a man in his 50s.
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Gang (강), the man with grizzled hair,a new employee of this printing company.
1) Gomoondang Printing Co. / Hwaseong
Helearning the ropes among younger, more skilled employees.
2) 5,000 Successful Employment PlacementsSuwon Station Employment Center
Hethe 5,000th lucky individual who found employment through the ‘Suwon Station Employment Center’. He has an impressive employment experience. However, after a devastating failure as a self-employer, he lowered his eye levelfound a new job.
3) [INTERVIEW] Gang Heung-man (aged 51)
“Itreally satisfying to wake up in the morningknow that I have a place to go to work. I am proud of the life that I have lived so far. I will continue to do my best in doing what I was allowed to do.”
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There are 1.7 million individuals of baby boomer generationGang (강) in Gyeonggi Province, accounting for fourteen percent of the entire population. Most of them are poorly prepared for their old ages. Sixty percent of those who started own businessup closing them within three years.
4) Baby Boomer Re-employment Support Program of Gyeonggi Province
The Gyeonggi Provincial Administration has been operating the ‘Baby Boomer Re-employment Support Program’. The provincial administration plans to expand the programintroducing additional matchingtraining programs
5) [INTERVIEW] Han Yeon-hee / Director of Gyeonggi Employment Center
“Since late last year, we gathered informationmany sources to identify job opportunities for baby boomers. We are now modifying the employment support programs based on our findings.”
Approximately half of those who participated in the ‘Re-employment Program’ last year successfully found employment afterwards.