- Investigation on 6,067 auctioned agricultural products and 3,852 distributed agricultural products for residual pesticides of 341 types exceeding standards - 32 items including leafy vegetables and herbs with residual pesticides exceeding standards...problem agricultural products subject to seizure, disposal, and importation ban measures
- Publishing 'Reasonable Ritual Space. Suwon Hwaryeong Hall'
- Two sections totaling 34.2km from Mangpo Station~Dongtan Station~Osan Station and Byeongjeom Station~Dongtan Station~vehicle depot, targeting completion by 2027 - Dongtan New City residents to reach Samsung Station in Seoul in average 35 minutes
Jangan-gu officials attaching quarantine-related notices to the entrance of a noraebang (singing room). (Photo=Jangan-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon's Jangan-gu is conducting intensive inspections at 178 noraebang establishments through the 31st to verify compliance with quarantine guidelines. The inspection team will brief business owners on the revised quarantine guidelines, review compliance status, and provide notices on capacity limits per facility area and notices restricting entry of symptomatic individuals that must be posted at entrances. According to the guidelines, facility area of 8…
Last year's '2020 Second Half Talk Lounge' operated online. (Photo=Suwon International Exchange Center) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon International Exchange Center announced on the 24th that it will operate the '2021 First Half Talk Lounge' online to provide opportunities for citizens wishing to learn foreign languages to have conversations with foreigners. Talk Lounge is a program where foreign residents in Korea and Suwon citizens interact by discussing in foreign languages. Following last year, this year…
Paldal-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Paldal-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon's Paldal-gu will conduct comprehensive inspections until March 10 on payment status of subcontract payments and wages at facility construction sites currently in progress. This inspection is aimed at supporting small and medium-sized subcontractors facing financial difficulties ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and protecting workers as part of the government's COVID-19 livelihood stabilization policy. A total of 22 sites, including the Godeung-dong Administrative Welfare Center new construction site, will be inspected for worker wages, equipment costs…
Suwon City Hall exterior. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 23rd that it will support heating costs and briquettes to low-income households that have not received heating-related assistance. The city will provide heating costs (150,000 won per household) to 500 low-income households (120% of median income or below) who are not included in heating-related assistance projects such as energy vouchers and briquette coupon support, but are experiencing economic hardship. For 25 households using briquette boilers, support will be provided for 3 months…
Suwon Together Care Center establishment location recruitment promotional material. [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will open public recruitment for the location of the 'Suwon Together Care Center' from the 25th through March 26. The establishment location must be a space available for free lease (5-10 years) for a minimum of 5 years. Additionally, the center's dedicated area must be at least 66㎡, and it must be equipped with play spaces (program rooms), activity rooms, office space, restrooms, and cooking areas necessary for care services.
- Suwon City-Suwon Education Office-Namchang Elementary School business agreement - Program substantialization and cooperation for patient influx
Kang Geon-gu, director of Suwon City's Environmental Department (second from right), and Lee Beom-yeol, head of the planning and fundraising team at Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea (second from left), and other officials are present. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Five hundred households in Suwon City participating in the 'Carbon Point System' donated 6,813,940 won in first-half 2020 incentives, saying "Please deliver this to neighbors facing economic difficulties." Kang Geon-gu, director of Suwon City's Environmental Department, met on the 19th at City Hall with Lee Beom-yeol of Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea…
Suwon City Hall exterior. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City announced on the 19th that it is implementing the '2021 Housing Improvement Support Project for Vulnerable Housing Groups' to support residents living in 'non-housing' such as multi-occupancy rooms and goshiwons to relocate to public rental housing. The project is being promoted after the city was selected as a leading local government in the '2021 Housing Improvement Support Project for Vulnerable Housing Groups' competition led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. When non-housing residents move their residences to public rental housing…
- MICE complex with hotel (Courtyard by Marriott Suwon), department store (Galleria Gwanggyo), and aquarium centered on Suwon Convention Center
Youngtong-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Youngtong-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Youngtong-gu, Suwon City will conduct intensive inspections on daycare center information disclosure until the 28th of next month. 'Daycare Center Information Disclosure' is a system that objectively and transparently discloses major daycare center information on the information disclosure portal (http://info.childcare.go.kr) so parents can more easily and conveniently access information. The information disclosure targets include each daycare center's ▲basic information ▲infants and toddlers and…
- Suwon City Library begins online electronic magazine service via homepage and app from the 19th
Youngtong-gu staff inspect snow removal equipment on the afternoon of the 17th before operation. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City entered emergency operations from 2 p.m. on the 17th in preparation for heavy snow forecasted in the Seoul metropolitan area from the evening of the 17th to the afternoon of the 18th. On the 16th, the city held a 'heavy snow road snow removal countermeasures meeting for four districts' chaired by Vice Mayor Cho Moo-young at the City Hall Disaster Safety Situation Room, checking snow removal equipment, materials, and personnel. Excavators, graders, snow removal shovels…
- activating disaster safety response headquarters emergency level 1 due to snow forecast across the province on 17th-18th - province holding heavy snow response strategy meeting with 31 cities and counties on 17th afternoon and checking preparedness
- Completed survey on vacant houses in 28 cities and counties in the province (as of end of January '21) - In the process of establishing vacant house management plans (10 cities completed, remaining cities expected to complete by end of year) - Promoting '21 vacant house management projects (1.325 billion won - 4 cities, 86 units)
Youngtong-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Youngtong-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Youngtong-gu, Suwon City assessed 26,052 cases of 2021 regular registration and license tax totaling 1.1052 billion won for various licenses and permits on the 17th. This year's regular registration and license tax increased by 2,707 cases and 110 million won (11.96%) compared to last year. While housing rental business registration decreased, analysis shows the main factors are increased communication sales business licenses due to internet commerce activation and others
Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building exterior view. (Photo = Gyeonggi Province) [Suwon Daily = Reporter Park No-hun] While Gyeonggi Province is conducting preemptive COVID-19 tests for all employees, 6,327 people were tested at the Suwon Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building and Gyeonggi Institute of Human Resources Development on the 13th and 14th, with one employee from a directly-affiliated agency testing positive, announced on the 15th. The province promptly notified the health center of the confirmed case information. All colleague employees working in the same office tested negative
Baek Un-o, Paldal-gu Office Director, visits the new government building. (Center) [Suwon Daily = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Baek Un-o, Paldal-gu Office Director, visited the construction site of the Godeung-dong Administrative Welfare Center on the 15th ahead of the new building's operational launch and inspected the final construction status and relocation preparations. Godeung-dong temporarily relocated in September 2019 to a temporary office (3 Paldal-ro 110-beon-gil). At the existing site (37 Godeung-ro), a new building with a total floor area of 2,988㎡, basement 1 floor and 3 above-ground floors was constructed.
Gwonseon-gu Office exterior view. (Photo = Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City's Gwonseon-gu announced on the 14th that it plans to operate 8 non-face-to-face online programs for residents at Guun-dong, Homaesil-dong, and Gwonseon 2-dong Community Centers. Guun-dong Community Center plans to operate computer and acoustic guitar classes online, Homaesil-dong Community Center plans to operate basic conversational English, tarot, blog, and harmonica classes online, and Gwonseon 2-dong plans to operate harmonica and zumba dance classes online. Each program will…
- Attaches eco-friendly coated paper tags from this year to improve defect inspection and management efficiency - Carries information such as tree species name, specifications, planting date, etc... expects securing comprehensive data
- Yongin City exerting full efforts including exploring special case projects and demanding discretionary authority
A 'pedestrian safety guide' accompanies elementary students on their way to and from school. (Photo = Suwon City) [Suwon Daily = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 13th that it is recruiting 45 'pedestrian safety guides' to participate in the '2021 Children's Pedestrian Safety Guide Project'. Pedestrian safety guides escort elementary students to and from school and conduct traffic safety education to create a safe pedestrian environment for children. From March to December (excluding vacation periods) in 4 districts, Pajang…
Gwon Chan-ho, head of Suwon City's Planning and Coordination Division, presides over a special city T/F team meeting.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City is preparing in earnest for the special city ahead of marking one year since the launch of 'Suwon Special City,' by organizing a T/F team. On the 13th, the city held its first 'Suwon Special City Launch T/F meeting' at City Hall in the morning and shared the Suwon Special City promotion roadmap. Additionally, key initiatives by field including policy development, external cooperation, and publicity, and discovery of special city au…
Jangan-gu Office exterior view. (Photo = Jangan-gu) [Suwon Daily = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City's Jangan-gu conducted 'COVID-19 quarantine rules surprise inspections' twice in the morning and afternoon on the 12th targeting all staff at the district office and 10 administrative welfare centers. Main inspection items include ▲mask wearing ▲compliance with indoor air purification campaign ▲presence of health check log. The inspection results showed that quarantine rule compliance was good across all departments. Employees and departments not wearing masks correctly were…
- Testing frequency from 13th: existing once per week (PCR test) → changed to twice per week (PCR test + rapid antigen test) - In case of positive test result, immediate reporting to health center and quarantine measures, PCR test implementation
Suwon City Hall exterior.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City announced on the 13th that it levied 3.614 billion won in registration and license tax (91,625 cases) for the regular installment in January 2021. Registration and license tax is levied on those holding various licenses and permits as of the tax base date (January 1 each year). When a license has no fixed validity period or a license valid for more than one year is held, it is differentially levied in categories 1-5 depending on the type and scale of the license. Registration and license…
Baek Un-oh, Chief of Paldal-gu (center), receiving work reports.(Photo=Paldal-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Baek Un-oh, Chief of Paldal-gu, will conduct major work reports by department over five days starting from the 11th. The briefing session began with the Green Space and Parks Division, where department heads and team leaders attended to present major department work reports and hold discussion sessions for rapid understanding of major pending projects. Shared progress on major pending projects in the district, and discussion on anticipated problems and implementation directions…
Jangan-gu Office exterior.(Photo=Jangan-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Jangan-gu, Suwon City announced on the 12th that it has been providing meal support to children at risk of missing meals during the winter break since December to protect the health and safety of children in legal blind spots. A total of 890 children from households such as ▲basic livelihood security recipients ▲near-poor households ▲single-parent families ▲households with 52% or less of median household income are provided meals worth 6,000 won per person. Additionally…
