- Proper mask wearing is the basic foundation of personal quarantine…essential for indoor and outdoor activities - Minimize time spent in spaces with large crowds and maintain strict distancing - Suwon City actively works to reduce quarantine blind spots such as prevention activities against drinking and eating in parks
- Conducts overall business operation inspections on 15th-18th following remote learning transition for elementary, middle, and high schools in the Seoul metropolitan area
- Center 4 is Korean Resource Welfare Foundation, Center 5 is Dreamgrow Dreamdri - Scheduled to open in October...trust period is 5 years
Changes in quarantine measures in the Seoul metropolitan area under Social Distancing Level 2. (Graphic=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] With social distancing lowered from Level 2.5 to Level 2, Suwon City has stressed thorough compliance with quarantine guidelines. Kim Yong-deok, head of Suwon City's Safety and Transportation Division, said at the 'COVID-19 Implementation Status Inspection Report' held at the City Hall Disaster Safety Situation Room on the 14th, "Citizens should strictly follow the 'social distancing' guidelines until it is lifted, and people…
Starfield Anseong location map. (Source=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City is grappling with measures to address traffic congestion from the opening of Starfield Anseong. The city announced traffic measures related to the opening of 'Starfield Anseong' through an online briefing on the 14th. Starfield Anseong, which began construction in 2015 and was completed this year, is located at 3980 Seodong-daero, Gongdo-eup, Anseong City (Jinsa-ri). E-Mart, shopping mall, movie theater, kids park,
Ganghwa County Office building. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County will conduct special crackdowns on country-of-origin labeling of agricultural products in preparation for the Chuseok holiday through the 29th of this month. The county formed a crackdown team in anticipation of an increase in violations of country-of-origin labeling for major seasonal products such as ancestral rites supplies and gift items in preparation for Chuseok. Crackdown targets are agricultural products and agricultural processed food production and sales establishments, and sales establishments within traditional markets where country-of-origin labeling is vulnerable. Items include fruit for ancestral rites, wild vegetables, local agricultural
Indeokwon Purgio El Centro Apartment designated as a smoke-free apartment. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City designated Indeokwon Purgio El Centro Apartment located in Poil-dong as the fourth smoke-free apartment on the 14th. Smoke-free apartments, in accordance with Article 9, Paragraph 5 of the National Health Promotion Act, receive consent from more than half of household heads and submit smoke-free area designation applications and related documents to the health center for review; upon approval, common areas such as corridors, stairs, elevators, and underground parking lots are designated as…
- Publishes comic book about Gyeonggi Basic Housing that is easy for any provincial resident to understand - Plans to distribute 'Gyeonggi Basic Housing' comics and leaflets throughout all 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province
- Hackathon held online, recruiting participants until the 30th...Recruiting individuals and teams with Gyeonggi Province connections - All participants provided with expert invited lectures during the competition period and team-by-team mentoring support benefits
- By October 31st on Suwon City website… youth opinions reflected in Cheong Narae operations
- 486,000 people aged 11 to 18 with Gyeonggi Province addresses...first showcased this year in Yeoju City - participating municipalities and districts to receive provincial funding up to 30% of project costs. total of 64 billion won planned investment - Province to establish detailed project plans this month. requesting coordination with Ministry of Health and Welfare on new social security system
- On 13th via personal SNS presented 'basic loan rights' (long-term low-interest loan guarantee system) - "When minimum national debt ratio and maximum household debt ratio…commence low-interest long-term loan system"
- Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung at opening ceremony emphasized "basic income can be realized sooner with public support and interest as a policy alternative to overcome the economic crisis from COVID-19" - evaluated new initiatives including video opening ceremony, local government council launch, and 2nd International Basic Income Conference live streaming - Province considering operating as permanent exhibition format through year-end using online expo advantages and relevant content on homepage
- Recruiting intellectual property rights trial and litigation cost support businesses until October 2 - Gyeonggi Province Technology Protection Desk providing support from intellectual property damage consultation to litigation costs for small and medium enterprises - Patent attorneys stationed at Pangyo Techno Valley Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center providing free consultation
- Final round of "New Gyeonggi Startup Competition" held at Gyeonggi Startup Campus - prizes of 30 million won and eligibility to participate in government competition finals awarded
- Gyeonggi Province nearly lost facts buried due to inability of relevant municipalities to clarify, but detected violations through thorough reinvestigation - confirmed illegal subcontracting and technical personnel registration standard violations, requesting registration cancellation from relevant municipalities - promoting public interest whistleblowing through diversified reporting channels and increased reward amounts to eliminate shell companies
Ganghwa County Office exterior.(Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Ganghwa County assessed 66,798 cases totaling 11.808 billion won in September 2020 property taxes (housing, land). Property tax is a holding tax assessed on those owning property as of June 1st this year, the assessment reference date. Property taxes assessed this month consist of land portion and second installment of housing. For housing portion, it is taxes on one-half after deducting the first installment of housing assessed in July. Payment deadline is
Pyeongtek City influenza free vaccination notice.(Photo=Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter) Pyeongtek City announced on the 12th that it is promoting the 2020-2021 season influenza vaccination support project starting this month in preparation for COVID-19 resurgence and concurrent winter respiratory infectious disease epidemics. The city divided vaccination periods by age group and is providing free vaccinations at 182 medical institutions. Particularly this year marks the first year influenza vaccine converted from existing trivalent to quadrivalent vaccine. Vaccination target…
Right-side traffic campaign banner raised by Yeongdong-gu.(Photo=Yeongdong-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Yeongdong-gu, Suwon City announced on the 12th that it is conducting a right-side traffic campaign promoting mask wearing and social distancing on riverside walking trails to prevent rapidly spreading COVID-19. As evening hours (7pm-9pm) see increasing visitors enjoying walks along Yeocheon riverside and Woncheon-ri stream trails…
Jang'an-gu Office exterior.(Photo=Jang'an-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Jang'an-gu, Suwon City will inspect seasonal and gift foods including rice cakes and traditional sweets by the 18th in preparation for the Chuseok holidays. Inspections target large retailers and distributors (traditional markets, discount marts) and general and casual dining establishments for defective food manufacturing, distribution and sales. Considering COVID-19 situation, non-face-to-face inspections will be conducted in parallel. Main inspection items include ▲expiration date forgery and alteration ▲expired food
Results of Ganghwa County urban regeneration project Namsan Village.(Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 12th that it plans to announce the 2nd phase of urban regeneration project 'Namsan Village' within this month. The county explained that the Namsan Village urban regeneration project, where residents are directly shaping their living environment, is receiving favorable reviews from residents and gaining vitality. The Namsan Village urban regeneration project has residents directly conducting village field investigations, discovering village agendas, etc…
Gwonseon-gu Office exterior.(Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City announced on the 12th it will promote district public relations mailing service targeting local group leaders. This is to address parts where city and district policy news covered in monthly meetings could not be directly delivered to group leaders. Meanwhile, important matters including monthly policy news by sector and disaster safety notices were promoted via phone calls and text messages. However, detailed supplementary explanations…
- As of 0:00 on the 11th, confirmed cases in Gyeonggi-do increased by 47 from 0:00 the previous day to 3,839 - 11 related to Janghowon Elderly Day Care Center, 5 related to capital region online mountain cafe gathering, 3 related to Pyeongtaek Seohae Road Church, 3 related to Seongnam gosiwon - As of 0:00 on the 11th, 646 confirmed patient treatment beds secured in 15 hospitals, currently 476 beds in use representing 73.7%
Mayor Kim Sang-don (center) and Uiwang City officials boasting of the excellent award at the Manifesto competition.(Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Uiwang City received an excellence award in the super-aging response category at the '2020 National Local Government Leaders Manifesto Best Practices Competition' hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters. The competition had 144 basic municipalities nationwide submit 353 cases across 7 categories. On the 9th conducted online and untact…
Naver representative cafe Anpo Mom operator Ryu Jung-hwa, chief operator, presenting Pyeongtek City manifesto cases.(Photo=Pyeongtek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Pyeongtek City received the grand prize in the regional culture revitalization category at the '2020 National Local Government Leaders Manifesto Best Practices Competition' jointly hosted by Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters and Gyeonggi Research Institute on the 10th. The manifesto competition, marking its 11th edition this year, selected 353 cases submitted by basic municipalities nationwide…
Osan City Mayor Kwak Sang-wook.(Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Osan City announced on the 11th that it received excellence awards in the regional culture revitalization and job and employment improvement categories at the 2020 Manifesto Best Practices Competition that selects excellent pledge implementation cases by national local leaders. The event is an evaluation of national basic local government leaders across 7 categories: job creation, income gap reduction, super-aging response, climate and environment, safety and autonomy, regional culture revitalization, and newsletter.
Labor-Management-Civic-Government special consultation meeting held at Pyeongtek City Hall.(Photo=Pyeongtek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Pyeongtek City held a labor-management-civic-government special consultation meeting at City Hall on the 9th to support successful investor attraction for Ssangyong Motor. The city has composed a special consultation council with labor-management-civic-government participation since May 8th, recognizing that Ssangyong Motor's management normalization serves as major driving force for local economic revitalization amid COVID-19…
- 2020 National Local Government Leaders Manifesto Best Practices Competition 'income gap reduction category' - submitted as 'Suwon, a safe city for all citizens, a happy welfare city'
'Suwon City Hwaseong Haenggung Content Development Research Group' interim report meeting in progress.(Photo=Suwon City Council) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] The 'Suwon City Hwaseong Haenggung Content Development Research Group,' a member research organization of Suwon City Council, held an interim report meeting on research activities at the council seminar room on the 10th. The research group has been conducting field visits and related professional interviews since May, researching traditional liquor restoration and brewing experience program development etc. for expanding Hwaseong Haenggung infrastructure…
- Starting operation on the 12th…all sections connected for first time in 25 years
