[Support for Youth Employment]

In this frozen job market Gyeonggi Province decided to carry out the Gyeonggi Youth New Deal to support job seekers.

Even during vacation, college towns are bustling with students looking for jobs.

Classes providing certification for English or computers are jam-packed.

Colleges are boosting job support programs, but still, each semester, the number of students taking a year offon the rise.

Gyeonggi Province has come up with the Youth New Deal to handle the problems of youth unemployment.

Further, Gyeonggi Province has plans to increase the number of jobs through hiring administrative internscarrying out other hiring activities.

[Gifts of Local Produce]

Gyeonggi Provincethe Gyeonggi GreenAgriculture Foundation have joined forces in coming up with the G-mark agricultural products gift set, just in time for the Lunar New Year.

Gift sets start appearing everywhere just before one of the biggest holidays of the year, Lunar New Year.

After a major increase in inflation this year consumers are busying themselves trying to find qualityaffordable gifts.

Gyeonggi Provincethe Gyeonggi GreenAgriculture Foundation have joined forces in coming up with a Lunar New Year gift set made up of local Gyeonggi produce thatboth affordablemeets the needs of consumers.

Gyeonggi ricegrains as well as G-mark agricultural products certifiedthe provincial governor are for sale at 10-20% off the market price.

The Gyeonggi GreenAgriculture Foundation has plans to carry out the `let`s send Gyeonggi produce Lunar New Year`s Gifts` until February 6th,will conduct sales activities at various companiespublic agencies.

[Welcome the Mart DJ!]

Previously existing only in memories, music cafe DJ`s have recently resurfaced. Now they can be found at supermarkets giving customers a chance to remember fond memories.

“If therea song you wouldto hear please jot it down on the memo pad in front of the music box.”

A middle-aged male`s voice can be heard together with the music in the supermarket.

DJ boxes which were a common sight in the 70s80s have reappeared in packed supermarkets.

The DJ box has also gained a steady stream of fanschildren through adults.

The DJ box for customers` enjoyment has become a feature attraction in many stores.

Music cafes disappeared leaving the DJ`s with noto work. While stirring up the atmosphere, DJs breathe new life into supermarkets.

[Protecting Buddhist Temples]

Buddhist Temples are important cultural assets, but at the same time are very susceptible to fire damage. Gyeonggi has stationed fire trucks at temples in the province.

Thisa temple in Gyeonggi.
A fire truckalready mobilized adjacent to the temple.

This fire truck has been donatedthe Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters. Even though itmore than 10 years old itstill operational,runs without hitch.

When turned on, a thick stream of water shoots outthe hose. This provides adequate coverage in the initial stages of a fire.

The fire trucks are planned to be maintained through routine inspectionswill participate in training exercises making them useful for a long time.

Gyeonggi has fire trucks stationed in 7 places in the province.

[$887,000 Land Donation]

An individual who requested to remain anonymous donated a plot of land located near the Namhansan Fortress Provincial Park. The endowmentthe talk of the town.

The Namhansan Fortress Provincial Park measures a total of 3,645 hectares. Privately held land makes up about 76% of the total area.

Under the present conditions, the tematic managementpreservation,to mention the sale of such landquite difficult.

Recently, 6 privately held plots located in the Sanseong-ri Jungbu-myeon, Gwangju region have been donated to the province, free of charge.

They total 6,770 square metersare valued at over $877,000

With this donation, we can look forward to the Namhansan Fortress Provincial Parkand being developed with more flexibility.

[Outdoor Market Gift Certificate]

Gift certificates are being issued incorners of the province. The results of Seongnam`s outdoor market gift certificates are drawing a lot of attention.

Thisan outdoor market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.

The side dishes are being purchase with gift certificates,cash.

The outdoor market gift certificates can be used in markets in the Seongnam regionin small participating stores.

When purchasing gift certificate coupons that can be used with the certificates in the amount of between 6-10% of the purchase are also issued.

Since nothingsold below face valuesellers don`t lose profits they have become popular among merchants.

Last year, 8 billion won worth of market gift certificates were sold in Seongnam.

Outdoor market gift certificates in circulation are expected to shrink rapidly ahead of the holidays, a breath of fresh air for the working class.

[Child Care Available]

Starting this year, a child care service will be available inareas of Gyeonggi Province.

Shin Shi-won runs an art class twice a week she leaves her 3 year old son with a caretaker.

The child care service costs an $3.60 an hour.

They cook for the children, readshower them with attention.

From 2007, the number of families using this service runthe Public HealthWelfare Bureau have greatly increased each year reaching 65000 last year in Gyeonggi alone.

This service which was carried out in a limited part of Gyeonggi Province was expanded toareas of the province helping working couples,single parents engaging in economic activity.

The child care service helps to care forprovide loveattention for the children of busy parents.