Title 1. 2012 SecurityDisaster Equipment Exhibition (0821-2)
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The SecurityDisaster Equipment Exhibition was held for four day running at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Complex on the occasion of the annual Eulji (을지) Drill, whicha nationwide emergency exercise for civilians, the military,government. The exhibited items included advanced military hardware such as CobraApache helicopters.
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1) 2012 Security & Disaster Equipment Exhibition / Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Complex (August 20th-23rd)
Visitors were allowed to enter the cockpit of the helicopters. Children, in particular, were enthusiastic about being able to sit in the pilot seat of a real helicopter.
2) Lee Han-ho / 6th Grade, Hyojeon Primary School
“Itfascinating to see real combat equipment first hand.”
A large array of military hardware currently usedthe Korean armed forces covered the central quad of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Complex.
3) Variety of Combat Equipment on Display
This exhibition, which ran until August 23rd, was organizedGyeonggi Province to promote public awareness of the importance of national security.

Title 2. Gyeonggi Technical School Free Education Programs (0823-1)
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The Gyeonggi Technical Institute, the provincial school for professional technicians,providing free education programs to provincial residents.
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1) Gyeonggi Technical Institute / Hwaseong City
Residents of Gyeonggi Province arrive at the Gyeonggi Technical Institute, a prestigious institution that produces professional technicians. They came to attend a class,today’s class subjectauto mechanics.
2) Choi Young / Hwaseong City
“I have never known anything about the mechanics of a car. I think this education course will help me managedrive my car better.”
3) Free Education Programs for Gyeonggi Residents
These free education programs are providing residents with an opportunity to receive lessonstechnical professionals on various subjects.
4) Lee Moon-haeng / Principal of the Gyeonggi Technical Institute
“We are providing these free courses to transfer technical expertise to the residents of Gyeonggi Province.”
Established in 1995, this school has produced more than 14,000 industrial technicians,boasts a high employment rate of 94%.

Title 3. G-Marked Livestock Products (0821-1)
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The Donong (도농) Unity Program was organizedthe Gyeonggi Branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to publicize the processing of G-marked livestock products –breeding to processingdistribution – among members of the public concerned with school meals.
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These livestock animals are bred in a clean environmentprotectedstrict preventative measures against epidemics throughout their lives. Once they leave their sheds, they are delivered directly to processing centers via non-stop transportation without external exposure. A tematicstrictly hygienic processthen employed to ensure consumer safety.
1) [Interview] Song Min-gyeong / Burim Primary School Student Parent
“Having seen that cows are bredfarus but in hygienic conditions, I feel assured that school meals are safe for our children.”
2) 2012 Donong Unity Program for G-Marked Livestock Products (August 13th-17th)
This 3-day program was designed to provide parents of primary schoolmiddle school students as well as school nutritionistseducation officials with an opportunity to have a first-hand view ofthe processing procedures of G-marked livestock productsproduction to consumption.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Bang-jin / National Agricultural Cooperative Federation Gyeonggi Branch Official
“The purpose of this programto show the parents of studentsschool meal staff how safely G-marked livestock products are processeddelivered.”
G-marka unique official guarantee tem initiatedGyeonggi Province. The provincial government plans to promote G mark as an internationally recognized quality mark through the meticulous inspectionfollow-up management of products.

Title 4. 2012 Eulji Drill (0821-2)
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The Eulji (을지) Drillan annual securitydisaster exercise during which emergency scenarios are organizedpracticed at local levelsmembers of the public as well asmilitarygovernment units throughout the nation. A realistic drill against biologicalbiochemical terrorism was held at Wolgot (월곶) Station of Gyeonggi Province.
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1) Wolgot Station, Shiheung City
Thisone of the busiest subway stations in Gyeonggi Province. An explosionheardthe stationsuddenly gripped in a hostage situation stagedan unidentified man taking a citizen hostage. A special strike force immediately arrives in response to a 112 call followeda special response team of the military policea 119 rescue team. The terroristsoon apprehendedthe hostage rescued.
2) 2012 Eulji Drill Exercises (August 21st)
This was part of exercises dealing with armedchemical terrorism organizedall provinces of Korea in which 300 members of 22 private, publicmilitary organizations participated throughout the nation.
3) [INTERVIEW] Suh Haeng-won / Shiheung Civil Defense Corps Team Leader
“This time, the drill was an antiterrorist exercise against a terrorist act that occurred at a public facility of high utilization. It was a joint exercise of publicmilitaryadministrative organizations.”
4) SecurityDisaster ExhibitionEmergency Security Training
During the Eulji (을지) Drill, which ranAugust 21st until 23rd, other exercises including the SecurityDisaster Exhibition as well as emergency callsecurity education of public officials were also organized.

Title 5. Tourist Information Boards in Chinese (0823-3)
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The number of Chinese tourists who visited Korea last year surpassed the two million mark. In order to facilitate the convenience of Chinese tourists, Gyeonggi Province began restructuring tourism facilities, including tourist information boards, in their favor.
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1) Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
Suwon Hwaseong (수원 화성) Fortressone popular destination among Chinese tourists. More than 4,000 Chinese tourists visit this royal fortress of the Choseon Dynasty each month.
2) 580,000 Chinese Tourists Visited Gyeonggi Province in 2011
Of the 2.2 million Chinese tourists who visited Korea last year, nearly 40% included Gyeonggi Province in their itineraries. However, Chinese visitors are being inconvenienceda lack of facilities for their needs.
3) [INTERVIEW] Chinese TouristQingdao
“I wanted to learn more about the places I visited, but I couldn’t because there was no information available in Chinese. If there were tourist information boards in Chinese, we would be able to learn much more about the places.”
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According to a survey of Chinese visitors, the three most serious inconveniences are the shortages of accommodations, Chinese foodtourist information in the Chinese language.
4) Gyeonggi Province to Install Chinese Tourist Information Boards
Gyeonggi Province now plans to install tourist information boards in Chinese at 88 tourism sites.
5 [INTERVIEW] Shin Wook-ho / Gyeonggi Province Tourism Resources Division Official
“The provincial government will spend KRW 170 million to install new traffic signstourist information boards offering information in Chinese.”
Chinese visitors are known to spend an average of KRW 2.6 million per person in Korea. Ittherefore important to raise their satisfaction levels,the installation of Chinese information boards will certainly improve the experience of Chinese visitors in Korea.

Title 6. New Technology to Counter the Proliferation of Green Algae (0820-2)
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Paldang (팔당) Lakethe source of water for the 25 million inhabitants of Korea’s capital region. However, the water of the lake turned green this summer,tap water in the area was tainted with a foul odor.
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The culprit was green algae, which grew exponentially during the heat wave when water temperatures roseall the necessary ingredients for its growth – such as sunlight, carbon dioxide, nitrogenphosphate – were available in abundance.
1) Other Algae That Lives on NitrogenPhosphate
Fortunately, the Gyeonggi HealthEnvironment Research Center announced that it has developed a new technology to counter the proliferation of green algae. This new technology uses another algae species that digests nitrogenphosphate, two of the major nutrients for green algae.
2) [INTERVIEW] Gang Dong-han / Researcher of the Gyeonggi HealthEnvironment Research Center
“The nitrogenphosphate that comessewagelivestock waste treatment plants accounts for 40 to 50 percent of the total concentrations in the lake. When the cultured algaedischarged (into a treatment tank), green algaedeprived of its food(eventually disappears).”
3) Countermeasures at the Sewage Treatment Stage
The proliferation of green algae can be preventedstocking sewage treatment tanks with cultured algae. Tests show that 95% of the nitrogenphosphate are removedthe tank before the treated waterdischarged.
4) Reduction of Exhaust GasPower Plants
This new technology also uses exhaust gaspower plants in the artificial culturing process of algae, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
5) [INTERVIEW] Gang Hong-han / Researcher of the Gyeonggi HealthEnvironment Research Center
“There triple benefits. Power plant greenhouse gases are reduced as they are used at the sewage treatment plant; sewage treatment efficiency increases;sewage treatment energy consumptionreduced.”
According to the center, this technology will be made available for practical usethe year 2016.

Title 7. Gyeonggi Receives 2012 Korea SNS Award (0816-2)
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Gyeonggi Province received the Korea SNS Award. These awards are presentedthe Korea Blog Business Association to private enterprisespublic organizations that effectively utilize SNS services for communication with clients.
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1) 2012 Korea SNS Award Presentation Ceremony / Platinum Tower, Seoul (August 14th)
Gyeonggi Province was ed as the best of SNS communication among the autonomous bodies of Korea. Winning this awardall the more meaningful because it was the result of the overall assessment of private enterprises17 public offices of the provincea judging panel comprised of citizensspecialiststhe private sector.
2) [INTERVIEW] Kim Jong-rae / Chairman of the Korea Blog Business Association
“The assessment was performed in two steps. The primary assessment focused on communicabilityinteraction,the secondary assessment was based on the results of a ballot among specialistsnetizens.”
Gyeonggi Province has been a winner for two consecutive years, receiving the Gold Prize in 2011the Grand Prize this year.
3) [INTERVIEW] Lee Chang-soo / Gyeonggi Province New Media Division Official
“We will continue to mobilizeadministrative resources to enable the blogger journalist teamsocial networkers to engage in their activities with maximum efficiency.”
4) Social Hub Planning through SNS was Valued Highly
Recognition of Gyeonggi Province as the leading of SNS communication was based on active communication with social networkersan efficient SNS hub utilizedthe province.
5) Gyeonggi Twitter Account Boasts 340,000 Followers
There are over 340,000 followers of the Gyeonggi Province Twitter account,anyone who tweets to this account can receive a response in real-time.
Gyeonggi Provinceoperating its SNS accounts in the spirit of openness, participationsharing. Active utilization of SNS servicesthe provincial administration also contributes to better communication with residentsimproved policy creation.