Title 1. “Village Visits for Farm Experience” Program (0121-3)
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There are a number farm villages designatedGyeonggi Province for visitsoutsiders for farm experiences. These villages offer ideal places for outings with children during their winter vacation. Programs include a variety of events designed to entertaineducate visitorscities with traditional gamescountry life.
[Report]
1) Sumi Village in Yangpeong County
Childrencities are intent on keeping the hand-made shuttlecock in the air with their feet. Childrenadults alike try to perfect their skills at this shuttlecock game, one of the traditional Korean games played among children. They feel awkward as they keep ping the shuttlecock. Nonetheless, everyone isgreat fun.
2) Traditional Children’s Games
Woodenspinningkite flying are also traditional children’s activities that these children enjoy but seldom experience. Therealso a steamed bread-making event in which participating families aresmiles they make rolls of batter filled with sweet red bean paste. A large steaming potfilled with bread rolls ofsizesshapes.
3) Shin Ji-won / 3rd Grader of Muwon Primary School
“I enjoyed steamed bread makingsmelt fishing. I had a lot more fun sinceof my family members enjoyed these things together.”
There are 73 villages designated for farm experience visits,each of them offers a different set of events that help participants enjoy a day of country life.
4) Kim Seok-jong / Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Tourism Team Leader
“This programonly provides urban residents with opportunities to enjoy traditions, but it also helps local economy.”
5) Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tourism Web Site / Kgtour.gg.go.kr
Detailed information on villages for farm experience can be found on the Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tourism web site.
 
Title 2. On-site Gyeonggi Officials Meeting at Senior Facilities (0122-2)
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Members of the On-site Senior Officials Meeting visited welfare facilities for seniorsviewed the implementation status of provincial senior welfare policies. A G-News Plus reporter was there.
[Report]
1) ◯◯ Welfare House / Gapyeong County
Senior officials of Gyeonggi Province ledGovernor Kim Moon-soo visited a nursing home for seniors in Gapyeong (가평) County as well as homes of solitary seniors. Governor Kim listened closely to senior residentschaired a meeting to discuss ways to address the problems of dementiasenior suicides. Gapyeong (가평) Countyone of the regions in which the senior suicide rate has been substantially reduced through the county’s successful suicide prevention measures, which Governor Kim suggested that provincial policy must benchmark.
2) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Dialoguemost important for the prevention of suicides. We will apply the successful suicide management policy of Gapyeong County tocitiescounties of the province.”
According to solitary seniors, the feeling of lonelinesstheir hardest problem.
3) Lee Won-moon / Solitary Senior
“Simply talking with othersvery important for us to avoid suicidal thoughts. Itnice that Gapyeong County gives us a call or two every week.”
4) Gyeonggi Province to Establish a Senior Welfare Management System
Gyeonggi Province announced that it will conduct a survey to determine the total number of solitary seniors,will implement a tematic senior welfare management tem. The provincial government will also establish detailed policies for the management of dementiasuicides among seniors based on the outcomes of today’s meeting. In addition, the provincial government will speed up the installation of solar power tems at facilities for seniors.
 
Title 3. Gyeonggi Oyster Mushroom Exports Increase (0123-)
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Gyeonggi Province accounts for fifty percent of the national production of oyster mushrooms. Exports of oyster mushroomsGyeonggi Province increased fourfold last year.
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1) ◯◯ Farm Corp. / Gwangju City
Workers at this mushroom farm in Gwangju (광주) City are busy packaging their harvested mushrooms.
2) Export of Bottle-grown Oyster Mushrooms Grew Fourfold in 2012
During 2011, this company marked USD 78,000 in bottle-grown mushroom exports. Last year, its exports quadrupled to USD 280,000. More than a thousand boxes of mushrooms are now shipped to overseas destinations every two weeks, a significant challenge even for seventy workers.
3) Kim Ui-shik / Managing Director of ○○ Farm Corp.
“We achieved exports of USD 280,000 in 2012, four times as much as in 2011. We have a shortage of workers.”
Bottle-grown oyster mushrooms are one of the leading income generators for farm houses as well as a fast-increasing export item among agricultural products. Total exports of oyster mushroomsGyeonggi Province also grew fourfoldUSD 100,000 in 2011 to USD 440,000 in 2012.
4) Gonji-7 Breed
The Mushroom Research Institute of the Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services recently succeeded in developing a new breed of oyster mushroom, Gonji (곤지)-7,began supplying it to mushroom farms in the province.
5) Reporter Shin Hee-yeon
“This Gonji-7 that was supplied to mushroom farms in Gyeonggi Province has superior colortastecan remain fresh for a longer storage period. Itexpected to contribute to the further increase of mushroom exports.”
6) Ha Tae-moon / GARES Researcher
“We will continue to supply mushroom breeds with longer storage periods so as to help mushroom farms increase exports.”
The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services will also provide mushroom farms with technical support for effective mushroom production.
 
Title 4. Communication Event Between YouthsGyeonggi Province (0124-2)
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A communication event between Gyeonggi Provincecollege students, termed ‘ListenTalk Concert’, was held at the Gyeonggi Arts Center with writer Lee Oi-soo (이외수) as a special guest. This annual event has been receiving positive responses among youths who appreciate the communication initiative of the provincial government.
[Report]
1) Gyeonggi Arts Center / Suwon City
The lectureLee Oi-soo (이외수), a famous Korean writer, was intermittently supplemented with ‘Restaurant Delivery Box Project’ performances, a gig typical of this writer whowell known for his understanding of youth culture.
2) “Youth with No Defeat” LectureLee Oi-soo
Lee delivered a message of hope telling the youths stories about the difficult times he experienced when he himself was a student.
3) Lee Oi-soo / Writer/Professor
”There was a time when I only ate one package of ramyon for a whole week. You endure the wintera tree,the spring will always come.
This ‘Listen Concert’ was followeda ‘Talk Concert’ featuring Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Talk about ordeals, Professor Lee. I had my share of ordeals being imprisoned for twoa half years when I was young. During that time, I was tortured so many times. Guess I outdid you in the ordeal department.”
Ordeals then became the topic that followed in a friendly game of one-upmanship between the writergovernoramong students in their questionsopinions.
5) Communication with Youths
This annual communication event has been an opportunity for youths to voice their honest thoughtsfor the provincial government to listen to them.
Gyeonggi Province values the voices of youths very highly,will also introduce more opportunities for youths to nurture their dreamshopes.
 
Title 5. Education Programs for ChildrenMulticultural Families (0121-2)
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Parents in multicultural families often fail to take advantage of educational opportunities for their children simply because they are unfamiliar with the Korean languagetems. Visiting local authorities can be a good way to find suitable education programs for their children. Our reporter examined such programs.
[Report]
1) Special Programs for Multicultural Children / Suwon Children’s Center
This room at a children’s center in Suwon (수원) Cityfilled with childrenmulticultural families. They are attending an education program that operates during winter vacation. Children are shy at first, but they graduallyto talk about persons of the opposite sexdraw faces that they think represent the resemblance between themselvestheir mothers. They slowlyto learn about sextheir identity. Parents are pleased to let their children learn what they couldteach themselves.
2) Oah Dae-hyeon / Primary School 6th Grader
“It was hard for me to follow at school. Itnice that I can review difficult subjectsmake friends here.”
Through various educational institutes such as this children’s center, Gyeonggi Provinceproviding a variety of educational programs including Korean languagecultural instruction for childrenJapan, China, Uzbekistanother foreign countries.
3) Huh Seong-yeon / Director of the Children’s Center
“We offer a variety of programs for multicultural children who are experiencing difficulties in their schoolsocial life.”
Parents in multicultural families are encouraged to talk to local public offices about educational programs for their children because there are a wide variety of programs currently being offeredvarious institutes including children’s centers.
 
Title 6. Eulji University to Build a General Hospital in Uijeongbu City (0122-3)
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Eulji (을지) University’s plan to construct a campushospital in Uijeongbu (의정부) City has finally been made officialan agreement signedthe university, the Korean Ministry of Defense, Gyeonggi ProvinceUijeongbu (의정부) City.
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1) First Development Project in Areas Returned/DonatedUS Military
This construction project represents the firstlargest private investment in the areas returned or donatedthe US military.
2) Park Joon-yeong / Chancellor of Eulji University
“We are the first university to build a college campus in this region86 percent of high school graduates have had to go to universities in other regions. We will also construct the largest hospital in northern Gyeonggi Province with 1,028 beds.”
3) First 4-year College in UijeongbuLargest Hospital in Northern Gyeonggi Province
This new campus, whichto be constructed in an area returnedthe US military, will house a medical school, the first four-year college ever established in this part of Gyeonggi Province. Its new hospital will also be the largest general hospital in northern Gyeonggi Province with more than a thousand beds. When the construction of this campushospitalcompleted, Uijeongbu (의정부) Cityexpected to emerge as an educationmedical center in the northern part of the province.
These projects will also have a significant impact on the local economy, generating production.
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“The Eulji University campusits hospital willonly help local residents improve their health but also help youths in this region with their university education.”
Uijeongbu (의정부) City, which has been endeavoring to induce universities to the city, plans to provide Eulji (을지) University with extensive support to help them provide quality education. The Uijeongbu (의정부) campus of Eulji (을지) University will be completed in 2017its hospital in 2021, with construction of both beginning during the second half of this year.
 
Title 7. Gyeonggi Cyber Market Launches Various Sales (0123-1)
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With Lunar New Year’s Day approaching, many housewives are concerned about preparing for this costly holiday. To alleviate the economic burdens facedhousewives, a number of cyber markets of Gyeonggi Province launched various sales events offering quality food products at low prices.
[Report]
1) Rapid Increase of Agricultural Product Prices
Influencedthe prolonged cold weather, the prices of agricultural products soared recently, causing worries among housewives in homesa New Year’s Day family ancestral memorial serviceheld.
2) Goh Jeong-hee / Housewife in Suwon City
“It usually costs 200,000 to 300,000 won, but I think we need to spend 100,000 won more this year because of high prices.”
According to a survey, the cost of food for an ancestral memorial service on Lunar New Year’s Day for an average householdestimated to be KRW 203,000 this year, 6.4 percent higher than last year. To address the economic difficulties facedhousewives, the cyber markets of Gyeonggi Province began special sales events offering quality agricultural products at discounted prices.
3) Gyeonggi Cyber Market
The Gyeonggi Cyber Market, among others, operates a special sales event for New Year’s gift itemsancestral memorial service food items at prices discounted up to 40%.
4) Mobile Market
Special sales can also be accessed through mobile phones. Rice cake sets, fruitsKorean beef can be purchasedthe Gyeonggi Kok (콕) Mall at prices reduced up to 40%. The public cyber markets of a number of citiescounties in the province also offer discounts on various New Year’s Day items. Detailed information on their special offers can be accessed either directly or via the Gyeonggi Cyber Market home page.