1: Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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Established in 1970, the Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center has become one of the leading educational institutes for women in Gyeonggi Province. This center, which has produced more than 10,000 graduates,now celebrating its 40th anniversaryis determined to become one of the representative organizations for women in Koreathe world.
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The Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center, one of the largest educational institutes for women in Gyeonggi Province,celebrating its 40th anniversary.
This center has been playing the role of an educational hub for women in the province since its establishment in 1970. The center has also been the headquarters for the New Employment Support Program since earlier this yearhas become one of the general employment support centers.
From the Job Café Program for preparatory employment education to the organization of on-site employment consultation events, the Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center has been endeavoring to cultivate personal capabilitiesprovide employment services for job-searching women. The center has also been operating re-education programs in a variety of job areas, such as nail artchild nursing, that women can learn quickly when starting a new career.

The Gyeonggi Women’s Vision Center has been a reliable stepping stone for women looking for employment opportunitieswill continue to developbecome a potent symbol of education for women in Korea.

2: Social Entrepreneur Academy SupportedGyeonggi ProvinceSamsung

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Gyeonggi Province has been supporting society-conscious companies in a variety ways. This includes companies that have been helping the underprivileged become economically independenthiring them as employees. In order to promote the establishment of society-conscious companies, Gyeonggi Province will establish the Society-conscious Enterprise Academy to provide potential entrepreneurs with education on business establishment as well as financial support.
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.An educational academy for young potential entrepreneurs who will establish society-conscious businesses will soon open.
Gyeonggi Province signed an MOU with SamsungSeonggyungwan (성균관) University for the establishment of the Society-conscious Enterprise Academy.
Gyeonggi ProvinceSamsung will provide each participant with a loan of KRW 20 millionKRW 50 million, respectively, for the opening of a business,Seonggyungwan (성균관) University will provide educational facilitiesundertake the operation of related education programs.

The Society-conscious Enterprise Academy will operate a 3-month business commencement courseJanuary 2011for young entrepreneursyouths who intend to open society-conscious businesses.
Gyeonggi Province has already set up sisterhood relations with 110 society-conscious companies in the provincehas been providing them with management consultingmarketing support.

3: Asahi Kasei of Japan to Invest USD 10 Mil. in Hyeongok Industrial Complex

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A Gyeonggi delegation visited Japansecured an investment of USD 10 millionE-Material, a Japanese company of the Asahi Kasei Group that has a 40% share of the global secondary battery market.

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A large-scale secondary battery plant will be built in the Hyeongok (현곡) Industrial Complex in Pyeongtaek City of Gyeonggi Province in the second half of 2011.
With the signing of an MOU between Gyeonggi ProvinceE-Material of Japan, the Hyeongok (현곡) Industrial Complex will become a major production base of secondary batterieslate 2011.
E-Materialan affiliate company of Asahi Kasei in Japan that specializes in the manufacture of secondary batteries for notebook computersmobile phones; it currently has a 40% share of the global market

When the production of secondary batteries begins at the 3.5 acre plant in the Hyeongok (현곡) Industrial Complex, domestic s of secondary batteries willonly be assured of a stable supply but will also be in better position to develop new models of mobile phones, notebook computerric cars.

4: World’s First Civil Applications Office on Rail

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A civil applications office on a subway train… It may sound fantastic, but Gyeonggi Province has it. Let’s take a look at how it works.

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A Line 1 subway trainSeodongtan (서동탄)approaching the station platform. Through the crowd of passengers, we can see the civil applications office right inside the train.

This civil applications office was builtmodifying the central part of a subway carriage. It provides passengers with access to a variety of servicescivil applications to welfare, healthfinancial consultations they are commuting.

This special corner of the train office for seniorspersons with disabilitiesnow busy explaining the U-Anshim (안심) Call Service to inquirers.

Some passengers had no idea what the office was when they boarded the train, but were very pleased to discover that they could conveniently access a variety of services.

Passengers who visit this office can also use other services such as a library, mobile phone chargers,filtered water as well as a variety of Internet services.

This civil applications subway office operates on a train running four round trips a day between Seodongtan (서동탄) StationSeongbuk (성북) Station beginning at 6:48 a.m.,from Byeongjeom (병점) StationSeongbuk (성북) Station at 8:23 a.m.
8) Contact for Information: Gyeonggi Call Center (☎031-120)
This civil applications office on a train provides mobile administrative servicesis the first of its kind in the world.

5: Students Learn Pleasure of Harvesting at School

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Few things could be more educational than letting students learn the pleasures of harvesting. The after-school farms of primary schools are parts of an education project designedGyeonggi Province to allow children to grow cropsvegetablesharvest them themselves.

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On a small farm of approximately 5,000 square feet beside this primary school in Yongin (용인) City, childrena teacher are busy harvesting cabbages. Children are absorbed in the work as they follow instructionsthe teacher.

These children will never forget the memory of their first harvest in this very class.

These students have been caring for their little farm since they first planted lettuce, crown daisyvarious other vegetables in April. Thisalready the fifth time they harvested vegetables.

At lunch time, children are eager to eat kimchiother dishes made with ingredients that they harvested themselves.

There are a total of 20 primary schools that were ed for the School Farm Project. Gyeonggi Province plans to expand this experiential education project toprimary schools in the province.

6: Gyeonggi Province Donates KRW 500 Million to Yeonpeong Islanders

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Gyeonggi Province donated KRW 500 million to the residents of Yeongpyeong (연평) Island to help alleviate their suffering following the unprecedented artillery attackNorth Korea.

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Gyeonggi Province delivered relief funds of KRW 500 million to the Joint Social Fund to help the residents of Yeongpeong (연평) Island recoverthe damage causedNorth Korean artillery.

Governor Kim traveled to Yeongpyeong (연평) Island on November 26thvisited the damaged sites in the army campon civilian properties.

Gyeonggi Province plans to provide active support since this island was once part of Gyeonggi Province before being transferred to Incheon(인천) Metropolitan Cityis now stands at the forefront of national defense.

During the Emergency Integrated Defense Affairs Meeting, Gyeonggi Province proposed a revision of the rules of engagement so as to improve the on-the-spot responsesKorean military forces. The province also donated relief funds to Sichuan in Chinathe Haiti Republic, major earthquake disaster sites, earlier this year.

7: Gyeonggi Province Becomes Home to Lock & Lock

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The world famous kitchenware manufacturer, Lock & Lock, pledged an investment of KRW 80 billion in Anseong (안성) City.

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Gyeonggi ProvinceAnseong (안성) City signed an MOU with the world-renowned kitchenware manufacturer, Lock & Lock, for an investment that will help the local economy employment.

Lock & Lock will invest KRW 80 billion over five years in the construction of productiondistribution facilities on a 46-acre site in Anseong (안성) City.

When the plant in Anseong (안성)complete in December 2012, Lock & Lock will have the first automatic thermo products production plant in the world as well as a containersracks production teman automatic distribution tem.

Construction of the Lock & Lock plantexpected to at least 800 jobs. Residents of Gyeonggi ProvinceAnseong (안성) City will be given priority consideration for employment.

In order to support Lock & Lock with the successful implementation of its investment project, Gyeonggi ProvinceAnseong (안성) City promised to provide preferential treatment in administrative matters concerning the development of plant sitesthe processing of various permitsregistrations.
Having induced no less than 255 large companies to invest in Gyeonggi Province, the provincial government will continue to implement a variety of policies so as to a favorable environment for economic activities.