Title 1. Child & Mom Cafés in Gyeonggi Province (1015-1)
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Earlier this year, Gyeonggi Province launched the Child & Mom Café Project to establish childcare facilities in public offices. These new facilities combine child nursing servicesa café for waiting mothers who had difficulties gaining access to nurseries or kindergartens.
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1) Child & Mom Café / Munsan General Social Welfare Center, Paju City
Opened on September 12th, this Child & Mom Café in Paju (파주) Citythe first of its kind to be openedGyeonggi Province for the provision of free childcare serviceslounges to mothers.
2) Educational Programs for Both ChildrenMothers
Unlike other childcare homes or the non-educational ‘Kids’ Café’, the Child & Mom Cafés provide educational programs operatedresident teachersassistants for both childrenmothers.

3) Child & Mom Café Project to Expand to Apartment Complexes
The provincial government recently announced that this project would be expanded to support the establishment of similar facilities in apartment complexes.

4) Han Jeong-won / Nursery Teacher
“The Child & Mom Caférapidly gaining popularity among mothers, especially because itclose to homes.”
The Child & Mom Caféeven more popular among mothers, since it offers, in addition to quality childcare services, educational programs as well as a separate area for the comfort of mothers.
5) Kim Mi-jin / A Mother in Munsan-Eup
“My childtoo young to be admitted to [standard] childcare yet, so itwonderful to have a childcare facilitythis one nearby.”
Workunderway for the establishment of Child & Mom Cafés at other public offices as well as apartment complexes in other cities of the province including Suwon (수원), Anyang (안양)Bucheon (부천).

Title 2. Employment EducationGyeonggi Women’s Development Center (1016-3)
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The Gyeonggi Women’s Development Center began employment education for graduating vocational high school studentsvisiting the schools to provide guidance in preparationstrategies for job applications.
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1) Gwangju Gonjiam High School / Gwangju City
Finding employmentthe foremost concern among graduating vocational high school students. During the employment education, students are intent on learning about how to make career choices, write résumés,perform in interviews.
2) Visiting Employment EducationGyeonggi Women’s Development Center
This employment education programbeing providedthe Gyeonggi Women’s Development Center at vocational high schools in the cities of Gwangju (광주), Hanam (하남), Ansan (안산)Yangju (양주).
3) Various Employment Application Techniques
The employment education also includes mock interviews based on different scenariosemployment requirements.
4) Kim Seon-yung / Gyeonggi Women’s Development Center Cyber Education Specialist
“The purpose of this visiting employment educationto increase the employment rate of vocational high school graduates.”
In addition to the visiting employment education program, the Gyeonggi Women’s Development Center also provides vocational high school students with free online employment educationone-on-one employment consultation services.

Title 3. Gyeonggi Tops National Sports Festival 11 Consecutive Years (1018-2)
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The 93rd Korean National Sports Festival ended on October 17th. Gyeonggi Province achieved overall championship for an amazing 11th consecutive year.
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1) Gyeonggi Province Became the Overall Champion in National Games

2) Gyeonggi Achieved Overall Championship for 11th Consecutive Year
In this annual National Sports Festival, whichmore widely referred to as the National Games, Gyeonggi Province kept its overall championship for an 11th consecutive year.
3) 133 Gold, 131 Silver148 Bronze Medals
Athletes of Gyeonggi Province won 133 gold, 131 silver148 bronze medals among the 17 provincesmetropolises of Korea, leaving second-place winner Daegu (대구) City, which won a total of 227 medals, far behind.
4) Gyeonggi Strongholds: TrackField, JudoHockey
Gyeonggi Province achieved an impressive 21st consecutive general victory in trackfield events, as well as a 14th consecutive general victory in judo. Such remarkable achievements are credited to the Gyeonggi athletes, who have worked hard to achieve outstanding results, as well as to related organizations that provided extensive support.
5) Lee Tae-young / General Manager of the Gyeonggi Province Team
“There have been a number of obstacles, but thanks to the unified efforts of everyone involved, we realized a great achievement in the end.”
Next year’s National Sports Festival will be held in Incheon (인천) City, the host city of the 2014 Asian Games.

Title 4. Gyeonggi Province Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products Distribution Center Opens (1018-1)
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The first large distribution center in Korea for environment-friendly agricultural products, with comprehensive tems rangingorder processingpackaging to storagetransportation, opened in Gwangju (광주) City of Gyeonggi Province.
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1) XX Farm Corporation / Gwangju City
Ha Seong-soo (하성수) grows some twenty varieties of vegetables in these greenhouses using environment-friendly farming methods. Although he produces quality vegetables, high labor costsdifficulties in finding stable purchasers have always been major obstacles in making ends meet.
2) [INTERVIEW] Ha Seong-soo / CEO of XX Farm Corporation
“Finding a marketthe most difficult problem. Thereno direct, stable market for us to rely on.”
3) Gyeonggi Province Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products Distribution Center / Gwangju City
To address such difficulties, a large-scale distribution center exclusively for environment-friendly agricultural products was established in Gwangju (광주) City on October 15th.
4) Common Facilities for Collection, Storage, SalesDistribution
Complete with large cold-storage facilitiescommon collectiondistribution tems, this – the largest environment-friendly agricultural product distribution center in Korea – will provide agricultural enterprises with cost-saving services as well as stable linkage with retail markets.
5) Great Growth Potential
Attracting many farm operations that have been relying on individual, small direct markets, this new distribution center as well as its affiliated farming enterprises have high potential for growth.
6) [INTERVIEW] Lim Seong-hyup / CEO of an Affiliated Company
“Joining this distribution center has great advantages because it offers usage of facilities at about half the cost of other smaller facilities as well as a much greater exposure to the market.”
7) Strict Safety Inspections
Joint inspection facilities with high quality standards are also slated to be established within the center so as to guarantee the safety of the products.

Title 5. Samnamgil, the Ancient Road in Korea, Reopens (1015-2)
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A section of the Samnamgil (삼남길), an ancient road connecting Seoul with the provinces of Chuncheong (충청), Cholla (전라)Gyeongsang (경상) that was usedtravelling merchantsthose who travelled to Seoul to take state examinations during the Choseon (조선) Dynasty, re-opened in Gyeonggi Province as part of a cross-country promenade.
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1) Samnamgil Gyeonggi Segment Opening Ceremony / Seoho Park, Suwon City (October 13th)
A section of the Samnamgil (삼남길) opened in Gyeonggi Province on October 13th. This walkway assumes the name of the ancient road that originally stretchedSeoul tothe way to the southern provinces of Korea,thatnow associated in modern times with the sentiments of ancient long-distance travelers.
2) [INTERVIEW] Joo Ji-hyun / Seoul
“Walking on this road, I could almost feel as I was literally following in the footsteps of our ancestors. Italso romantic.”
There are a number of cultural assetsrevived cultural sites such as local wash stations en route, enhancing the historic atmosphere.
3) Choi Ji-hyun Reporter
“Samnamgil was the longest walkway among ten major roads of the Choseon Dynasty that connected Seoul with the provinces of Chungcheong, ChollaGyeongsang via Gyeonggi Province.”
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This re-opened section of the ancient road spans 34 kmSuwon (수원) City to Hwaseong (화성) City. The remaining section of the road will also be opened after restoration of the original routes.
4) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“We restored Samnamgil first. We will also restore four more ancient roads next year.”
Samnamgil (삼남길) had beenbut forgottenmodern Koreans, but has now been revived as a scenic promenade that connects the present with the past.

Title 6. Green Farm Experiential Village in Gyeonggi Province (1015-3)
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Gyeonggi Province introduced a farm experience program for urban children. Entitled ‘Green Farm Experiential Village’, this program was designed to provide children in cities with an opportunity to experience farmingthe pleasures of harvesting.
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1) Garumae Village / Yangpyeong County
The children participating in this program area great time harvesting pears. This village has been renowned for the use of traditional farming methods without any agricultural chemicals for the past twenty years. Agricultural productsnature-friendly farms in this village are of high quality.
2) [SOUNDBITE]
“Thank you pear. I am going to enjoy you.”
Children are fascinatedwormsinsects that have almost disappearedmost other farming villages in Korea but that abound in this village.
3) [INTERVIEW] Park Yoo-sang / 5th Grader of Seoul Gawon Primary School
“I have never seen real grasshoppers. I caught them with my hands. It was so fascinating.”
Children are alsogreat fun making scarecrows using castoff clothes.
4) Lee Yeong-jin Reporter
“In this harvest season, children make unforgettable memorieslearn to view farm productsa new perspective through their farm experience.”
There are a total of 53 farming villages in which Gyeonggi Province operates the Green Farm Experiential Village program, offering different programs in each village that feature unique elementsfarm products.
5) [INTERVIEW] Lee Yong-hyun / Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Policy Division Official
“The purpose of this programto help children better understand the importance of agriculturepromote farming among future generations.”
6) Information: Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tour Homepage (kgtour.kr)
Applications to participate in the Green Farm Experiential Village program can be made through the Gyeonggi Province Farm Experience Tour homepage.

Title 7. ‘Fusion’ Dominanbang, On-site Public Service (1016-1)
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Borrowedthe term ‘fusion technology’, the Fusion Dominanbang (도민안방) was introducedGyeonggi Province to provide additional services in combination with the original on-site public services.
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1) Introduction of Visiting Fusion Dominanbang (October 15th)
Hearing that the visiting public service team opened its on-site Dominanbang (도민안방) office in Gunpo (군포) City today, Cho Mi-hee (조미희) hurried to the site. She wasdifficulties cancelling a resort membership as her cancellation request was refusedthe resort operator. However, her problem was solved through a consumer consultation at the on-site public service office.
2) [INTERVIEW] Cho Mi-hee / Gunpo City
“It was much easier for me to get helpthe visiting consultant than through online inquiries. I am very satisfied with the service that led to a much more comfortable settlement of my problem.”
This on-site public service tem handles civil application services as well as various legal, employmenthealth consultation services.
3) 430,000 Civil Applications Resolved to Date
Since its launch in August of 2010, Dominanbang (도민안방) has processed over 430,000 civil applications to date.
4) Additional ServicesFusion Dominanbang
The Gyeonggi provincial administration expanded this visiting public serviceadding more services, including fraud preventionvarious other consultation services,entitled the service Fusion Dominanbang (도민안방).
5) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Kim Seong-ryul
“Dominanbang in the past provided a limited range of services. But the rates of resolutionsatisfaction have become much higher since the expansion of its services which include legal, employmenthealth consultations.”
This visiting on-site public service operates service teams that circulate tocorners of the province. This popular service now includes comprehensive consultation services. Itpart of the provincial policy of bringing administrative services tothey are needed.