Suwon City 70th Anniversary Celebration Held on 13th Rapid Growth from Rural City of 50,000 Population to Advanced City of 1.25 Million "Will Create a 4th Industrial Revolution Hub City Where Citizens Are Owners"
Province Wishes for Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Cooperation...Participates in 'Joint Soil' Event with Soil from Imjingak Area "Will Become Gyeonggi Province Exemplifying Core Values of Autonomy and Decentralization"
Gyeonggi Province will increase the number of vice heads of cities and provinces with a population of 1.2 million or more from the current 3 to 5 by 2019, and allow provincial assembly members to concurrently serve as vice heads, among other various local decentralization system improvements. On the 24th at 2 p.m., Gyeonggi Province held the 1st meeting of the 2017 Gyeonggi Province Local Decentralization Council, presided over by Lee Jae-yul, Executive Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province and Chair of the Gyeonggi Province Local Decentralization Council, and confirmed the 'Gyeonggi Province Local Decentralization Promotion and Support Implementation Plan' containing these details…
Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil said that relocation of the capital could be a fundamental measure for rationalizing Seoul metropolitan area regulations. Governor Nam, presiding over a "Dialogue Among National Assembly Members, Mayors, and County Heads in the Eastern Region" at Pangyo Startup Campus at 10 a.m. on the 29th, said "I believe the fundamental solution to Seoul metropolitan area regulations is capital relocation." Governor Nam further stated "If we don't devise a win-win strategy between the Seoul metropolitan area and non-metropolitan areas, rationalization of Seoul metropolitan area regulations will remain merely a slogan"…
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that it has requested 1.8845 trillion won in government funding to promote current projects. Vice Governor Park Su-young attended the Local Finance Consultation Meeting hosted by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance held at the Administrative Support Center in Sejong City on the 15th, explained major pending projects, and made this request. Vice Governor Park and provincial senior civil servants presented 35 pending issues across 4 sectors: 9 projects in economic budget, 8 in social budget, 10 in administrative budget, and 8 in overall budget, requesting government funds of 1.088 tri…
Education Minister Seo Nam-soo said on the 8th "We will thoroughly review safety education and disaster safety systems from scratch to ensure that incidents like the Sewol Ferry disaster never happen again in our country." Minister Seo, attending an 'Expert Conference on Safety Education and Disaster Safety' held at the Government Sejong Complex in Eojin-dong, Sejong City, stated "We will create a safe Korea"… The conference was attended by experts in safety education and disaster safety including Cho Byeok, Chair Professor at Dongguk University, and teachers from school sites…
Targeting Chungcheongnam-do, Daejeon, and Gyeonggi Province cities of Suwon, Osan, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong
Visit to Kyrgyz Republic, Agreement Signed on Hospital Construction, Etc.
Korean Administrative Association, Announces Results of Joint Research Project on Mountain-Water-Painting Local Administrative System Reform
Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok resumed his National Territory March at 3 p.m. on the 29th at Naju Bus Terminal in South Jeolla Province. Mayor Chae, who had suspended the National Territory March on the 27th due to Typhoon Bolaven, inspected typhoon-affected areas and fruit farms in Bibong and Mado districts from 6 a.m. on the 29th, then issued instructions on measures to support damaged areas and returned to Naju City to complete his remaining schedule. A city official said "Early this morning Mayor Chae inspected the damaged areas…
▲ Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok said at a press conference on the 23rd "I embarked on the National Territory March bearing issues that are difficult to resolve with our strength alone." Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok sets out on the National Territory March prioritizing resolution of local issues including attracting the National Natural History Museum. Mayor Chae will depart from Hanam's Land's End Village in South Jeolla Province on the 24th and complete a 528 km journey over 21 days, averaging 25 km per day, passing through Mokpo, Gunsan, Cheonan, and Hwaseong to the National Assembly Building on Yeouido in Seoul…
Hwaseong City will launch a signature campaign to attract the National Natural History Museum. A Hwaseong City official stated "In response to the government's move to pursue the National Natural History Museum in Sejong City for political reasons, we are launching a 530,000-citizen signature campaign to attract the National Natural History Museum." The city plans to collect signatures from 50,000 citizens by July 15th as a first phase and submit them to the government along with policy recommendations, with the signature campaign running through August 15th. Meanwhile, Hwaseong City on the 20th…
▲ Kim Haeng-nim, Director of Education and Welfare at Hwaseong City, said at a regular briefing on the 26th "We will concentrate all administrative resources on attracting the National Natural History Museum." Hwaseong City's efforts to attract the National Natural History Museum are expected to gain momentum. According to research results from the Gyeonggi Research Institute, Hwaseong City was evaluated as the optimal location for building the National Natural History Museum. According to Hwaseong City on the 26th, the government plans to spend 650 billion won in construction costs and specimen collection through 2020 on 330,600 square meters of land for space and solar system…
Hwaseong City will officially begin efforts with Gyeonggi Province to attract the National Natural History Museum. On the 29th, Hwaseong City announced plans to organize an Attraction Promotion Team and Advisory Panel with Gyeonggi Province to begin full-scale efforts to attract the National Natural History Museum to the Dinosaur Fossil Site area in Songsan-myeon, Gongjeong-ri, Hwaseong City. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is seeking museum locations under a plan to build the National Natural History Museum with 650 billion won in government funds by 2027. In relation to this, the city plans to work together with Gyeonggi Province…
Governor Kim Moon-soo of Gyeonggi Province in his fifth term of popular election takes office on the 1st and begins full-scale provincial administration. Governor Kim's inauguration ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. under the Ganung Station overpass in Uijeongbu City, with about 200 people expected to attend including beneficiaries of the Infinite Care program, Hansen village residents, new settlers, people with disabilities, traditional market merchants, and taxi drivers. After completing the inauguration ceremony without pre-event festivities, including national ritual, inaugural oath, and inaugural address, Governor Kim will…
Mayor Yeom Tae-young Requests Support for "Airfield Relocation and Samsung LED Attraction" Governor Kim Moon-soo Promises "Active Cooperation on Prestigious Middle and High Schools and Investment Attraction"
Kim Jin-pyo Supreme Council Member, Q&A Related to Gubernatorial Candidacy
Kim Jin-pyo Declares Candidacy for Gyeonggi Governor…Emphasizes Political Judgment
Third Production Line Construction Intensive Investment Plan Cannot Rule Out 'Concentration in Sejong City' Possibility Supplier Investment Also Halts Local Economy 'Bad News'
Could Include Companies Promoted by Province and Suwon City Governor Kim Moon-soo Raises 'Reverse Discrimination and Neglect' Issue and Protests "If Samsung Electronics Relocates Some Operations, Local Economy Will Be Shaken"
Ministry of Interior and Safety Decision…Over 50% in Favor Fast-Tracking Ahead Assembly Vote and Referendum to Be Confirmed by Next Month
Book Published Documenting Changes from 19746 Years After Liberation Through 2006
Expansion of overcrowding surcharge system, partial easing of factory cap system; Capital Region Maintenance Committee approves third plan
