Gyeonggi Province has been implementing a support program for compulsive internet s. The provincial government also recognized the problem with obsessive smart phone uselaunched an education program to prevent addictive use of smart phones among juveniles.
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1) 00 High School / Wuwon City
Thisone of the high schools in Suwon City. As you can see, there are students everywhere immersed in their smart phones.
2) [SOUNDBITE] A 2nd Grader of 00 High School
“I spend about seven hours a day using a smart phone. I feel nervous when I’musing it.”
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According to a survey, approximately 11 out of 100 juveniles in Korea show signs of addiction in their use of smart phones.
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The survey also revealed that the problem of compulsive smart phone usemuch more serious than that of internet use.
3) Smart Phone Addiction Prevention Education / Gyeonggi Physical High School (April 25th)
Recognizing this problem, Gyeonggi Province organized an education program for the prevention of addictive smart phone use. In this program, students underwent a self-test to identify addictive tendency in themselvesreceived an educational instructions to prevent further addiction.
4) [PIP. INTERVIEW] Park Mi-so / 1st Frade, Gyeonggi Physical High School
“I discovered that I was an addictive smart phone the result of the self-testing questionnaire. I learned how to reduce smart phone using time,I am trying to practice as I learned.”
5) Education Planned at 150 Middle/High Schools in Gyeonggi Province
This education program will be implemented in 150 middlehigh schools in the province during this year. The results of education will then be analyzedused for the preparation of addiction prevention manual. Education will combine the topics for the prevention of addictive internet use.
6) [INTERVIEW] Park Deok-soon / Director of Gyeonggi Province Information Planning Division
“We launched an education program for the prevention of addictive smart phone use among middlehigh school students, in cooperation with the Korea Telecom. KT. We will do the ing the schools KT will visit the schoolsprovide education.”
Such education for addiction preventionstill very new in Korea, but seems to be much needed since addictive smart phone usespreading rapidly among juveniles causing problems in their lives.

Title 2. Grand Arirang Concert (0425-1)
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Last year, China attempted to register the Arirang (아리랑) song, the representative traditional Korean song, with UNESCO, contending that ittheir cultural heritage. It revoked national resentment in Korea. Gyeonggi Province held an Arirang (아리랑) Concert as a gesture for safeguarding the national ownership of the song.
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1) Arirang Showcase / Seoul Plaza Hotel
Korean traditional musical tune of Arirang (아리랑) reverberate the auditorium at a five-star hotel in Seoul, women dance to the tune playedtraditional Korean band. Soon the stagefilled with the merriment Korean dancers.
2) [INTERVIEW] Kim Deok-soo / Director of Arirang Concert
“This concert aims to revive our culturereconfirm that Arirangours.”
3) Arirang Arariyo Festival to Be HeldGyeonggi Arts Center / Suwon Worldcup Stadium (June 2nd)
The Gyeonggi Arts Center also plans to hold an even larger Arirang (아리랑) festival at Suwon Worldcup Stadium in early June for the purpose of safeguarding the national ownership of Arirang (아리랑) song. Id, Arirang Arariyo (아리랑 아라리요) Festival.
4) Arirang Chorus45,000 Participants
This festival, whichthe sequel to last year’s ‘Universal Repercussions Concert’2,000 members participated, will feature 1200 members of music band playing Korean instruments, 1,000 choir members, a military band of 200 players,45,000 spectators, who will playsing Arirang (아리랑) in unison. It’s messageclear: Arirang (아리랑) songKorean’s,Chinese.
5) [Interview] Jo Jae-hyun / Director of Gyeonggi Arts Center
“We are determine to show to the world that Arirang (아리랑)historically ours. We will sing the song together with our heart in it.”
Gyeongii Arts Center will also devise an Arirang (아리랑) promotion project so as to safeguard this most beloved traditional song in Korea on ongoing-basis. This project will be ledthe director, Seo Gyeong-deok (서경덕), whoalso the leading figure in the public movement for the safeguarding the national ownership of Dokdo (독도) IslandJapanese territorial claim.
6) [INTERVIEW] Seo Gyeong-Deok / Director for Arirang Arariyo Festival
We will promote Arirangour ownership of itinstalling large posts in the cities throughout the world“
Arirang isjust one of the traditional song to Koreans, itconsideredthem as the representative song of their identity. Therefore, it issurprising to see their enthusiasm for the safeguarding the ownership of this song.

Title 3. Sales in Traditional Markets on Holiday of Super-Supermarkets (0423-2)
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Last Sunday was a compulsive holiday of more than 100 large supermarkets in Korea. On this day, traditional markets in Gyeonggi province staged a grand sales. Our reporter was at one of the traditional markets.
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1) 114 Super-supermarkets Closed on Compulsary Holiday
Last Sunday was the first compulsory holiday for super-sized super markets in Korea since the effectuation of the Distribution Law.
2) North Jeokgok Market / Bucheon City
This marketin the vicinity of a super-supermarket, butbustling with shoppers today. Many shops put up signs of special salesmerchants are busy trying to attract the attentionspassing shoppers.
3) Activities Returned at Traditional Markets on Super-Supermarket Holiday
Traditional markets throughout Gyeonggi Province went on sale on the day when super-supermarkets are closedthe law.
4) [INTERVIEW] Park Hee-sook / Merchant at Yukgok Market
“We do have more customers today. We are trying to make the most of this opportunity with special sales. I hope we have more daystoday.”
Many shoppers are satisfied with low processextras thrown into their basketsthe merchants in the way only traditional markets can see.
5) [INTERVIEW] Jeong Gyeong-hwa / Yukgok-dong Resident
“Prices in the traditional markets are usually cheaper. But they are even cheaper today. Foods are fresh, too”
6) First Special Sales Day in Traditional Market
There are a total of 34 traditional markets in Gyeonggi Province that participated in the special sales day initiatedGyeonggi Province as part of its promotion policy for traditional markets. The provincial government also plans to provide incentives to the merchants of traditional marketsexpand the special sales day program over the entire province.
7) [INTERVIEW] Ryu Gwang-ryul / Director General of Gyeonggi Province Investment % Industry
“Implementation of compulsory holiday of super-supermarkets began in April. We introduced special sales day to the traditional markets on the same day to promote their businesses.”
Special sales day of traditional marketsalso expected to add some weights to the shopping baskets of consumers.

Title 4. Smart Phone Application for Prevention of Farm Damage (0423-3)
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Smart phone applications has infiltrated in farming. With the ‘Smart Farmers’ application developedthe Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services, farmers in Gyeonggi Province can now receive real-time diagnosis for possible damageblightsharmful insects.
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Roses in this farm are witheringtheir leaves are covered with white powdery microorganisms. The farmervery concernedhe takes pictures with his smart phonesend the image directly to the Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services. The agency then makes immediate diagnosisadvises on remedial actions.
1) Gang jin-seok / Support Planning Officer of Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services
“Smart Farmers application helps farmers identify problems regarding plant damage,eventually, secure their incomeproductivity.”
The transmitted imagesfarmers via their smart phones are forwarded to the Cyber Botanic Hospital in this agencyexperts identifies the culpritsimmediately provides information about solutions.
2) Kim Jin-yeong, PhD / Expert in Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services
“Our Cyber Botanic Hospital provides real-time diagnosisconsultation service based on photographic images sentfarmers. Farmers can view our responses through our internet home pages.”
3) 20% Prevention of Damage, Saving KRW53 Billion Income
The agricultural damage in Gyeonggi Provincediseasesinsects amounts to KRW260 billion every year. The Gyeonggi Agricultural ResearchExtension Services estimates that this application will help prevent at least 20% of such damage, saving KRW 53 billion of income among farmers.
4) Support of Farmers with Smart Phones at Special Prices
Under the cooperative agreement with SK Telecom, Gyeonggi Province provides smart phones to farmers at prices lower than market pricesup to KRW 200,000 together with education on their usage.

Title 5. Gyeonggi Delegates Visit Japan for Business Inducement (0424-2)
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There are an increasing number of Japanese enterprises that are show an interest in purchasing goodsKorea as well as those wishing to invest in Korea. Delegates of Gyeonggi province visited Japan so as to induce more businessinvestmentsthese companies.
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1) 2012 G-Fair Tokyo / Tokyo, Japan (April 18th-19th)
Thiswhere 2012 G-Fairheld in Tokyo Japan. Visitors try cosmetics as well as soybean milk products. In this quality goods exhibition of Gyeonggi Province, 49 smallmedium-sized companies of the province participate, attracting the attentions of Japanese buyers.
CG) Results of 2012 G-Fair Tokyo
A total of 940 trade consultations took place at this year’s G-Fair in Tokyo, achieving an estimated KRW15 million sales. Outlook of export to Japanbright because there are increasing demands for household goodsfood products in Japan, although Japanese national economystill struggling to recoverthe effect of previous earthquakethe nuclear disaster.
3) Lee Jae-yul Gyeonggi Vice Governor for Economy
“There are 36,000 smallmedium-sized business enterprises in Gyeonggi province, of which 27,000 are involved in export in one way or another. We will do our utmost to help them achieve more export sales.”
4) Gyeonggi Investment Presentation / New Otani Hotel, Tokyo (April 17th)
While Japanese companies are experiencing difficulties due to high exchange rate of Japanese Yen, many of them are wishing to establish overseas business bases. Being aware of this new trend, Gyeonggi Province held a presentation on investment in the provincesuccessfully initiated negotiations with five companies for their investments, whichestimated to worth USD670 million in total. The purpose of the G-Fair in Japanto help provincial enterprises find opportunities for export to Japan as well as to secure investments in the provinceJapanese companies.

Title 6. Gyeonggi Bio Center Proves Effective in Supporting Venture Businesses (0425-1)
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Bio industryone of the major growth engines of Gyeonggi province. A venture business in the Gyeonggi Bio Center recently achieved a large sales contract with a large Japanese enterprise.
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This venture companyspecialized in the developmentproduction of gene recombination proteins,is an owner of core technology in this field. This company, however, wasdifficulties in establishing production facilities due to financial limitations, although it owns promising technology. This company was unable to purchase advanced equipment for productiontesting, until it could use the facilities of the Gyeonggi Bio Center.
1) Shin Cheol-soo / CEO of APTechnology
“We were only able to produce globally standardized goodsusing common facilities of the Gyeonggi Bio Center. We secured sales contracts for about 500,000 US dollars this yearwe expect to achieve a profit of about 1 to 1.5 million Dollars next year.”
This company had successfully developed a mass production technology for proteins that are essential for the purification of pharmaceutical products.
2) 26 Resident Companies of Bio Center Achieved KRW1.2 Trillion Sales in 2010
Including this company, there are a total of 26 companies resident in the Gyeonggi Bio Center. These companies achieved annual sales of KRW1.2 trillion in 2010.
3) Jeon Yeong-joong / Director of Gyeonggi Bio Center
“Gyeonggi Bio Center has an array of advanced production facilities worth KRW 12 billion, supportedGyeonggi Province. These facilities are available for useany company in the province at low fees.”
4) Pharmaceutical Production in Gyeonggi Province Account for 58% of National Production
Gyeonggi Provincehome to 58% of Korea’s national pharmaceutical productionhas very high success rate of 75% of new drug development, practically leading the pharmaceutical industry of Korea. Since bio industryan essential part of pharmaceutical field, Gyeonggi Province will continue to support bio industry in researchdevelopment.