Weekly English News(2020) : 경기도뉴스포털

Gyeonggi Governor Announces Measures to Curb COVID-19 Spread by Club Goers

Weekly English News 2020.05.22 조회 : 27

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi Governor Announces Measures to Curb COVID-19 Spread by Club Goers (0511-1) Following the recent emergence of a new COVID-19 cluster linked to visitors to nightclubs in the Itaewon area of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province introduced a new policy that enables anyone to be tested during a one-week period without having to reveal details about their movements or activities. ► Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex (May 10) Gyeonggi Governor’s Press Conference on COVID-19 Group Infection Involving Itaewon Nightclubs Making this announcement during a press conference on May 10, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (이재명) added that he has also issued a 2-week ban on gatherings at all entertainment facilities in the provinc...

Gyeonggi Pursues Eradication of Illegal Real Estate Transactions

Weekly English News 2020.05.15 조회 : 51

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi Pursues Eradication of Illegal Real Estate Transactions (0504-1) Gyeonggi Province announced a policy to eradicate real estate transaction-related crimes. This policy is comprised of a number of proactive measures including those for the pre-emptive identification of speculative investment risk areas and others for the prevention of such investments. ► Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex (May 4) Announcement of Illegal Real Estate Transaction Eradication Policy Announced on May 4, this policy is geared to eradicate illegal real estate brokerage practices as well as speculative investments through effective, practical measures. ► Kim Jun-taek, Assistant Governor, Gyeonggi Province Urban Housing Office “The provinc...

Don’t Buy Pets, Adopt Them

Weekly English News 2020.05.08 조회 : 106

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Don’t Buy Pets, Adopt Them (0427-1) With people spending more time at home since the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of families in Korea looking for animal companions has been increasing. The Gyeonggi Assistant Dog Sharing Center is a good place to find such a life-long companion. ► Gyeonggi Assistant Dog Sharing Center, Hwaseong City At this center, a number of well-groomed dogs are waiting for new owners. Most of these dogs are small breeds rescued from the euthanasia lists of regional animal pounds. However, these dogs can be adopted by new owners as companion or assistant animals after receiving vaccinations, necessary treatments and training. ► Hwang Yu-ran, Dog Adopter “I was nervous at first. However, my worries were...

Gyeonggi Disaster-related Basic Income – Where to Use it

Weekly English News 2020.05.01 조회 : 68

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi Disaster-related Basic Income – Where to Use it (0417-1) The online application period for Gyeonggi Province’s disaster-related basic income began on April 9. The received payment can be used as soon as the applicant receives a text message confirming approval. GTV examined some of the establishments at which these funds can be used. ► All Shops with Annual Sales of Less Than KRW 1 Billion These establishments include businesses with annual sales of less than KRW 1 billion that are located within the same city or county as the recipient’s registered address. Department stores, large supermarkets, entertainment and speculative businesses and franchise shops are excluded. ► Usable at Virtually All Establishments T...

Gyeonggi COVID-19 Efforts Receive Aid from South Cheolla Province

Weekly English News 2020.04.24 조회 : 47

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi COVID-19 Efforts Receive Aid from South Cheolla Province (0413-2) Gyeonggi Province recently received truckloads of aid for medical facilities from Jindo (진도) County of South Cheolla (전라) Province for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Such interregional cooperation exemplifies the solidarity of Koreans in the battle against this contagion, and stands in contrast to the lockdowns of affected regions seen in other nations. ► COVID-19 Treatment Center (April 9) At this center, boxes of aid items are being reloaded on waiting trucks. [Sync] “Thirteen boxes will go to Paju. There are more for Pocheon…” These boxes will be delivered to patients and medical personnel who are fighting to overcome COVID-19. ...

Gyeonggi Helps COVID-19-affected Farmers through Sales Events

Weekly English News 2020.04.17 조회 : 281

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi Helps COVID-19-affected Farmers through Sales Events (2020.04.06) With the beginning of the new school year postponed in Korea due to COVID-19, farmers who supply ingredients for school meals are having difficulties selling their products. To help these farmers, Gyeonggi Province held sales events that included special menu deals as well as drive-thru sales stands. ► Jeong Yeon-su, Green Onion Farmer, Icheon City Jeong (정현수) is extremely worried since he is unable to find buyers for the 10 tons of eco-friendly green onions he produced for school meals. ► Jeong Yeon-su, Green Onion Farmer, Icheon City “I can go to market but the prices there are too low to justify the labor and transport costs. I was relying on...

Gyeonggi to Expand Export Credit Insurance Support for COVID-19-affected SMEs

Weekly English News 2020.04.10 조회 : 215

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi to Expand Export Credit Insurance Support for COVID-19-affected SMEs (0331-2) Gyeonggi Province plans to increase its export credit insurance support for SMEs so as to help those enterprises whose exports are plummeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province will increase the maximum amount of support from the current KRW 1.2 million to KRW 2 million per enterprise and has prepared an emergency revised supplementary budget of KRW 1.35 billion for this purpose. Any SME whose main office or factory is situated in the province and with exports of less than USD 20 million last year, or an export group with exports of less than USD 30 million last year, is eligible for support. Support will be provided on a first-come, fir...

COVID-19 Treatment Center for Mild Cases Opens in Yongin City

Weekly English News 2020.04.03 조회 : 78

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week. 1. COVID-19 Treatment Center for Mild Cases Opens in Yongin City (0320-2) On March 19, Gyeonggi Province opened a COVID-19 treatment center in Yongin (용인) City so as to provide convalescing patients with quarantined recovery assistance in a comfortable living environment. ► Life Park Training Center, Hanwha Life, Yongin City First Gyeonggi COVID-19 Treatment Center for Mild Cases Opens Established at the Life Park Training Center of Hanwha (한화) Life, this is the first such center to be designated by the province. This center consists of 160 single rooms, each equipped with a bed, toilet, shower and a TV as well as other daily necessities. At this center, patients who are transferred from other hospitals will receive recover...

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