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Gyeonggi Seeks Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Information

Weekly English News 2020.02.21 조회 : 32

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 Seeks Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Information (0210-1) While information on the movements of confirmed COVID-19 carriers is being disclosed to the Korean public, Gyeonggi Province has requested more detailed information on the movements of such individuals from the central government. ► Public Anxiety Over Lack of Detailed Patient Tracking Information When the 19th confirmed patient was revealed to have travelled from home to his workplace and to his parents’ home in Bundang-gu (분당구) of Seongnam (성남) City, the lack of information on the exact locations of his visits fueled fears of virus contamination in those areas. ► Gyeonggi Requests Detailed Patient Tracking Information The request for more detailed inf...

Gyeonggi Province Governor Reveals Animal Welfare Policies

Weekly English News 2020.02.14 조회 : 45

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 Province Governor Reveals Animal Welfare Policies (0203) On January 31, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (이재명) met with members of the public to gather opinions prior to the implementation of provincial animal protection and welfare policies, for which the province has earmarked KRW 30 billion. ► Lee Seon-yeon, Ansan City Resident Two years ago, Lee (이선연) adopted two abandoned dogs she met while working at the Gyeonggi Province Assistance Dog Sharing Center. While her initial motivation was to help these animals, they have since become valuable family members that she relies on. ► Lee Seon-yeon, Abandoned Dog Adopter, Ansan City “Just looking at those puppies makes me smile. My physical activitie...

Gyeonggi to Improve ‘Child Meal Card’ System

Weekly English News 2020.02.07 조회 : 28

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 Improve ‘Child Meal Card’ System (0128) In Korea, there is a national meal cost support system for children from low-income families. When school meals are not available, this system enables such children to have meals outside of school through the use of a ‘Child Meal Card’. Gyeonggi Province recently announced that it will improve this system so as to relieve children from the embarrassment of using the card. In Gyeonggi Province, the Child Meal Card is known as a “G-Dream Card.” ► Convenience Stores Account for 77% of Child Meal Card-affiliated Locations The G-Dream Card can be used at more than 10,000 affiliated locations in the province, of which 77 percent are convenience stores. ► Kang Jeong-ae, ...

First Paldang Lake Watershed Cleanup of 2020

Weekly English News 2020.01.31 조회 : 44

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. First Paldang Lake Watershed Cleanup of 2020 (0120-1) This year’s first cleanup of the Paldang (팔당) Lake watershed, a source of water for the 26 million residents of Gyeonggi and Seoul, recently took place. ► Paldang Watershed With its surface water remaining unfrozen during the warm winter, the Paldang (팔당) Lake watershed cleanup was performed two months earlier than has been the norm in past years. ► Paldang Watershed Cleanup by Gyeonggi Province Water Resource Headquarters Approximately 30 Gyeonggi Province Water Resource Headquarters officials worked to clean up the shoreline. ► Lim Yeong-jin, Gyeonggi Province Water Resource Headquarters Paldang Water Resource Management Team Official “This is the first time...

Gyeonggi Continues Inter-Korean Peace Efforts Despite Difficult Circumstances

Weekly English News 2020.01.24 조회 : 74

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 Continues Inter-Korean Peace Efforts Despite Difficult Circumstances (0113-1) On January 13, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will pursue inter-Korean peace and cooperation programs including the resumption of the Gaeseong (개성) Tour and the development of a tree nursery in Gaepung (개풍). ► Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex (January 13) Announcement of 2020 Gyeonggi Inter-Korean Peace and Cooperation Programs Making this announcement at a press conference, Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-yung (이화영) stated that the province will pursue its own peace and cooperation policies despite soured inter-Korean relations. ► Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-yung “With the c...

Gyeonggi to Develop Idle Public Lands as Vegetable Gardens for Urban Residents

Weekly English News 2020.01.17 조회 : 43

Greetings, everyone,thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV. I’m Don Valiantthisthe newsGyeonggi Province this week. 1. Gyeonggi to Develop Idle Public Lands as Vegetable Gardens for Urban Residents (200107-1) Gyeonggi Province recently announced its plan to develop publicly owned idle lands in the province, including those reserved for public utilization, as vegetable gardens for useurban residents. ► Heungdeok District Gyeonggi Vegetable Gardens, Yongin City Developed last year on a 14,000 square-meter site in Yongin (용인) City, these provincial vegetable gardens are usedmore than 2,000 residents. ►Gwanggyo Gyeonggi Vegetable Gardens, Suwon City Other provincial vegetable gardens in Suwon City provide local children with ecological experiences. Encouragedtheir popularity, Gyeonggi Province plans to supply an even greater number of vegetable gardens this year....

Former Industrial Region in Gunpo to Be Transformed into R&D Innovation Hub

Weekly English News 2020.01.10 조회 : 38

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. Former Industrial Region in Gunpo to Be Transformed into R&D Innovation Hub (1230) Gyeonggi Province recently announced that it will transform a former industrial region in Gunpo (군포) City into an innovative R&D hub with comprehensive research, cultural, residential and commercial facilities. ► Development Site, Gunpo City This former industrial area of 182,000 square meters has been left unoccupied since resident factories vacated the area in 2006 for relocation to other regions. ► Selected as Industrial Region Development Promotion Trial Project by Korean Government This announcement follows the selection of this project as an industrial region development promotion trial project by the central government. ► ‘Gunpo C...

Suwon and Hwaseong Reach Agreement on Border Area Jurisdiction Issue

Weekly English News 2020.01.03 조회 : 72

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. Suwon and Hwaseong Reach Agreement on Border Area Jurisdiction Issue (191223-1) The cities of Suwon (수원) and Hwaseong (화성) recently agreed on a solution to a jurisdiction issue involving an area lying on the border between the two cities. This issue can now be resolved during the first half of 2020 after a related proposal is approved by the central government. ► Apartment Complex / Mangpo-dong, Suwon City Thirty percent of this apartment complex is situated in Hwaseong (화성) City while the remainder is in Suwon City. ► Division of Administrative Jurisdiction to Cause Inconvenience for Apartment Residents Residents of the Hwaseong (화성) City area of the complex have to travel long distances to access public servi...

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