1. The Korean Army Comes to the Aid of Stockbreeders in Gyeonggi Province with the ‘Agreement on the Use of CPRL Grass as Feed’

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The conclusion of Free Trade Agreements with United StatesEuropean Unionan outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease early this year were devastating blows to already struggling livestock farmers in Korea. To alleviate some of their hardships, the 1st Infantry Division of the Korean Army entered an agreement with Gyeonggi Province on the use of wild grass growing beyond Civilian Passage Restriction Line as livestock feed.
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In the presence of more than 100 witnesses including livestock farmers, Gyeonggi Provincethe 1st Infantry Division of the Korean Army signed an agreement that will make wild grass harvestedthe uninhabited jurisdiction of the 1st Infantry Division beyond the Civilian Passage Restriction Line (or CPRL) available to livestock farmers in Gyeonggi Province free of charge for use as feed. This agreementconsidered a feat in the creation of win-win benefits for the private, publicmilitary sectors. Gyeonggi Province promised to draw up demand projectionsprovide necessary equipment in return for the hospitality of the 1st Infantry Division.

Since there are few grass lands in Gyeonggi Province, 260,000 tons of grass feedstuff has to be importedoverseas every year.

Using wild grassthe CPRL fields, livestock farmers in Gyeonggi Province can save KRW 1.3 billion in substitution for importsprevent the infiltration of microorganismsoverseas that cause infectious livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease.
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This agreement willonly increase livestock farmers’ income but will also relieve Korean soldiersthe harsh manual work of grass weeding under the scorching sun.

2. Country-of-Origin Indication System Safeguards Foods of Gyeonggi Residents
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In order to promote the safety of traded foods, Gyeonggi Province began educating food sellers in conventional markets on the compulsory indication of country-of-origin on their commodities, since compliance with this requirementrelatively quite low in conventional markets.
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The classroomfilled with merchants. They may look tiredhectic work, but they managed to squeeze in time for this classare intent to listen as they are back to their school days.
Considering the busy nature of merchants’ lives, Gyeonggi Province organized on-site education. The class mainly focused on the indication of the country-of-origin on food items, but also served as an opportunity for merchants to voice their problems.
Topics: Methods of indicating country of origin, penalties for violationon-site issues
Gyeonggi Province spent a budget of KRW 30 million on 60,000 standard country-of-origin signspromotional handouts for distribution to the merchants of conventional markets in the province.

When the indication of the country-of-originobserved, Gyeonggi residents will be able to distinguish safe foodscheaphazardous imported products.

3. Mathew Richard Wins the Korea Match Cup

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The French sailing team ledMathew Richard won the Korea Match Cup of the 2010 World Match Racing Tour.
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The 2010 World Match Racing Tour – Korea Match Cup successfully completed its 5-day schedule without mishap.

The French team ledMathew Richard won the final against Ian Williams’ English team3 to 1. It was the first win of the Korea Match Cup for the French team, who sailed through the competition with excellent teamworkskill.

Winning the Korea Match Cup final, the French team scored a total of 65 points throughout the World Match Racing Tour,proved themselves to be the best sailing team in the world.

Ian Williams, leading his English team, has been able to reach the final every year since the first Korea Match Cup, but has unfortunately ended up in second place each time.
With world-class competitors exhibiting high level performances, the Korea Match Cup of the World Match Racing Tour has become one of the most prestigious international sailing competitions.

4. Muhandolbom Ties-up with Smile Microcredit Bank

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Muhandolbom , or ‘Unlimited Caring’,an on-going, one-stop welfare support service of Gyeonggi Province for families that are in critical situations but ineligible for welfare benefits or incapable of seeking such benefits. Gyeonggi Province Muhandolbom will launch a financial service to help distressed families with their self-support efforts in collaboration with the KB Smile Microcredit Bank.
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A new financing program will be made available to the beneficiaries of the Muhandolbom service, who are desperately in need of reviving their livelihood, to help them start new businesses.

Gyeonggi Province, the KB Smile Microcredit Bankthe Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation signed an MOU for business commencement support for low-income residents in the northern part of the province.

The main purpose of this MOUto assist families among the beneficiaries of the Muhandolbom service who have the potential for self-supportproviding small but substantialstable credits so as to help them establish new businesses.
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Gyeonggi Province will review applicationsrecommend candidates for the support, the KB Smile Microcredit Bank will then do further screeningdetermine beneficiaries before granting business commencement loans,the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation will assist the applicants with business commencement consultationfollow-up.

Following the signing of the MOU, the KB Smile Microcredit Bank developed a new credit product under the tentative name of ‘KB Smile Microcredit Bank-Gyeonggi Muhandolbom Support Loan’. This new loan for business commencement will be made availabletheof June.

In December last year, Gyeonggi Province successfully induced the Samsung Smile Microcredit Bank to establish an office in Suwon City; this was the first case of a company-invested outlet. The signing of the MOU with the KB Smile Microcredit Bank this year will provide much-needed assistance to families that are trying to achieve economic independence.

5. Korea International Boat Show, Now Acclaimed as a World-class International Show

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The Korea International Boat ShowWorld Match Racing Tour – Korea Match Cup that ended on June 13th was highly praisedinternational participants. These double events were regarded to have demonstrated the excellent organizing capabilities of the hostsprovided an effective, high-caliber environment for international business.
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The 3rd Korea International Boat ShowWorld Match Racing Tour – Korea Match Cup that took place over a five-day period at Jeongok Port in Hwaseong CityTando Port in Ansan City ended with resounding success. The boat show was considered a success in terms of industrial, internationalpublic promotion
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After a review of the results of international competitions held over the last three years, the authority of the World Match Racing Tour nominated the Korea Match Cup as the best competition of the 2008 World Match Racing Tour.

The main objective of the 3rd Korea International Boat Show was the promotion of the boatsailboat businesses. The number of participating overseas buyersinvestors, including many top-level international companies, increased187 last year to 216 this year. Thissubstantial growth in both volumequality. The Korea International Boat Showconsidered to have taken a step further in realizing the ambitious plan of Gyeonggi Province to transform the West Coast of the province into a hub of marine leisure in Northeast Asia.

6. Development of Larger Medium-sized Companies in Gyeonggi Province into Global Businesses

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When a larger medium-sized company seeks to takeoff as a global enterprise, it needs global human resources coupled with visionsstrategies that can upgrade the performance of the company. Gyeonggi Province began its endeavor to provide a better management-supporting environment to larger medium-sized companies to help them upgrade their performance.
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While the central government’s corporate support policies focus mainly on smallmedium-sized or large companies, larger medium-sized companies are often left in the dark when it comes to governmental support. Accordingly, Gyeonggi Province established the ‘Management Doctor Support Plan for Larger Medium-sized Companies’.
Gyeonggi Province will organize workshops for CEOs,in these workshops it will propose tematic visionsstrategies for the attainment of global business status. Gyeonggi Province will also nurture overseas marketing specialists for these companies.

Since April last year, Gyeonggi Province has been providing the conjunctive support of Technology Doctor, which addresses technical problems, as well as the Company SOS SystemEnvironment Doctor.

Ithoped that, with this new support program, larger medium-sized companies will improve their competitive advantages to grow into global enterprises creating many quality jobs.

7. Safe, Eco-friendly Farm Products for PrimaryMiddle School Students

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There are over 20,000 primary schoolsmiddle schools in Gyeonggi Province that provide school meals. In order to protect the health of young students, Gyeonggi Province supplies them with safe, eco-friendly food ingredients.
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Itearly in the morningworkers are already busy preparing food in the canteen kitchen of a primary school. The ingredients are fresh, eco-friendly productsvarious parts of Gyeonggi Province.

A total of 29 farmfood products arrived today. The date of production, quantity, sugar contentother information on the food packagingcarefully inspected upon arrival.

Today’s menua nutritious chicken porridgespaghetti. All 700 students in this primary school have put in their requests for school meals.

Gyeonggi Province supplies high-grade food products with G Mark certification to 215 primarymiddle schools in the province.
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Considering the fact that eco-friendly farm products are approximately 30% more expensive than general products, Gyeonggi Provincesubsidizing the price difference for schools thatusing G-marked farm produce instead of general food products.
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Gyeonggi Province plans to designate more G-marked farm complexes for exclusive production for school meals,will build an eco-friendly farm produce distribution centertheof next year in order to reduce the cost of school mealsshortening distribution routes between farmsschools.