- Illegal subcontracting whistleblowers…60 cases totaling 21.43 million won paid for reports of fire safety law violations, false labeling of restaurant origin, etc. - First system improvement effects from reports of breach of employment regulations for Gyeonggi Province subsidy project workers…civil service whistleblower inadequate investigation officials identified
- 'Citizens' Resonance Relay Policy Debate' over 5 sessions with online live broadcasts - Opinions can be presented through real-time chatting
Osan City website main page screenshot. [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Osan City announced on the 19th that it had completely redesigned its city website. The website redesign aims to enhance citizen convenience through user-centered layout and to establish an online communication space. The redesigned website applies responsive web design so that optimized screens can be viewed on various devices including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Additionally, Osan City's various information has been classified into 9 categories…
Mayor Sang-don Kim of Uiwang City (front row, fifth from left) takes a commemorative photo with newly appointed civil servants. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Uiwang City held new general civil servant appointments on the 20th at the city hall main conference room for 20 newly appointed general civil servants. The appointment ceremony proceeded in the order of appointment certificate presentation, civil servant oath, newly appointed staff pledge remarks, and commemorative photo session with Mayor Sang-don Kim and related civil servants in attendance. As a representative of new appointees…
Osan City UN Forces Initial Engagement Memorial Museum and 'Korean War Experience Expo' poster. [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] The Osan City UN Forces Initial Engagement Memorial Museum will hold the 'Korean War Experience Expo' from the 24th through November 8 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and United Nations Day. This event, held for the fourth time this year, has been held in June as the month of patriots and veterans until now, but was postponed this year due to COVID-19. The expo features self-directed experience activities by participants rather than previous face-to-face experiences…
Scene from last year's Pyeongtaek National Band Competition. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Pyeongtaek City plans to hold the '10th Pyeongtaek National Band Competition' for two days on the 28th and 29th of next month at Pyeongtaek City Lee Chung-shil Indoor Gymnasium and is recruiting participants by the 23rd of next month. The '10th Pyeongtaek National Band Competition,' held for the 10th time this year, saw a total of 203 teams participate last year with 10 teams advancing to the final after passing UCC and audio previews, and the grand prize…
Ganghwa-gun eco-friendly agricultural complex. (Photo=Ganghwa-gun) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Ganghwa-gun announced on the 20th that 'Ganghwa Dream' was finally selected as a new district in the 2021 Eco-Friendly Agricultural Infrastructure Development project hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, securing 210 million won in government funding. 'Ganghwa Dream' was established as an agricultural company in 2014 and obtained social enterprise and HACCP certifications, launching products such as 'seom jjuk' and 'Market Kurly,' with stores opening in Hyundai Department Store's 'Fisherman's Table' and continuing steady…
Chan-ho Kwon, head of Paldal District Office (center), is checking the on-site reception desk. (Photo=Paldal District) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Chan-ho Kwon, head of Paldal District Office, visited on-site reception desks for emergency livelihood support for households in crisis affected by COVID-19 on the 19th to check the overall situation and listen to opinions and suggestions. Head Kwon said, 'Please ensure that the second emergency livelihood support for households in crisis proceeds without disruption' and 'For residents experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19, living stability and…
Officials of Gwonseon District tour a business site. (Photo=Gwonseon District) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Dong-young Seo] Gwonseon District of Suwon City has been implementing 'visiting environmental technology support' for two weeks from the 19th to 40 business sites with civil complaints and environmental pollution discharge businesses with insufficient environmental technical capabilities. Environmental experts and civil servants visit business sites to diagnose operation methods of emission and prevention facilities, suggest improvements, and provide technical consultation on waste water, air, etc. As a result, discharge businesses with insufficient environmental management operational capabilities…
- Selection of vegan menu-handling establishments including general and rest stop restaurants…distribution of vegan restaurant designation signs
- Suwon City establishes and implements 'fall foliage season quarantine countermeasures plan' - intensively manages chartered buses, mountain trails, parks, restaurants near tourist attractions - severe punishment including business suspension if dancing or singing is detected inside chartered buses - basic direction of 'fall mountain hiking and outdoor activity quarantine guidelines' is 'discourage group hiking, recommend family unit activities'
Baek Kun-gi, Mayor of Yongin City (left) and Choi Chan-yong, President of Yongin Urban Development Corporation, take a commemorative photo.(Photo=Yongin City) [Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Mayor Baek Kun-gi of Yongin City appointed Choi Chan-yong, former head of Goyang Project Division at Korea Land & Housing Corporation, as president of Yongin Urban Development Corporation on the 19th at City Hall. The new president was selected as a candidate through an open recruitment process, with a three-year term ending October 18, 2023. Mayor Baek said, "As this is a difficult time with various pending issues including large-scale projects,
Exterior view of Osan City Smart City Integrated Operation Center.(Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Osan City announced on the 19th that it has upgraded security CCTV to high resolution and introduced an AI-based smart selective surveillance system to build a smart safe city. The city recently completed a 'low-pixel CCTV replacement project' and replaced all CCTVs in the city (547 locations, 2,175 units) with 2-megapixel cameras from the existing 400,000-pixel resolution. The city has been
Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City (center) presides over the interim report meeting.(Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Uiwang City held an 'interim report meeting for the 2nd Climate Change Adaptation Detailed Implementation Plan' on the 19th at City Hall's small conference room, attended by about 20 people including Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City, City Councilor Park Hyung-gu, field specialists, and related officials. The project has been conducted by Inha University's Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation since May. The city's current climate change status and
Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon (second from left) participates in the monument unveiling ceremony held in Gageo Island. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held a monument unveiling ceremony on the 17th in Gageo Island, Sinan County, South Jeolla, marking the first anniversary of the sister city relationship with Sinan County. The unveiling ceremony was attended by approximately 50 people including Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon, Sinan County Governor Park Woo-ryang, City Council Speaker Hong Seon-ui, County Council Speaker Kim Hyeok-sung, and residents from both cities. Pyeongtaek City and Sinan County entered into a sister city relationship on November 5th of last year…
Apartment residents enjoying the 'balcony healing concert' prepared by Uiwang City.(Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] On the 17th, Uiwang City held a 'balcony healing concert,' a music performance that residents can enjoy within apartment complexes to comfort citizens exhausted by COVID-19 and relieve psychological stress. The performance was by Dream World Philharmonic Orchestra, a classical music organization in Uiwang City, at Moraksan Modern Apartment in Oam-dong and Hyosung Harrington Place in Hagi-dong
Exterior view of Pyeongtaek City Hall.(Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek City held an information exchange meeting with officials from new construction sites in the city and representatives of local construction-related organizations on the 15th at City Hall. Officials from 13 new construction sites in the city, including Daelim Construction and Jeil Construction, participated. Local organizations included the chairman of the Pyeongtaek City Specialist Construction Association, chairman of the Pyeongtaek City Electrical Construction Association, chairman of the Machinery Equipment Association Pyeongtaek Branch, head of the Employment Service Association Pyeongtaek Branch, and representatives of each
- Changed following the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters' mandatory implementation of 'information disclosure guidelines for confirmed patient movement routes' - gender, age, nationality, detailed residential information, workplace name, etc. not disclosed - however, workplace name can be disclosed when there is concern of transmission to unspecified persons at the workplace - visiting locations are not disclosed when all contacts within the relevant space have been identified
- Starting with rapidly growing Vietnamese medical device market, aims to expand sales channels to key New Southern Policy countries - 23 companies in the province participate, individual consultations with Vietnamese buyers through preliminary demand survey
Complex-type agricultural shed.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 19th that it will conduct intensive crackdowns on complex-type agricultural sheds that are being used substantially as country homes. With increased interest in returning to rural areas and farming and changing lifestyle patterns due to COVID-19 preferences for weekend farming, demand for agricultural sheds has increased significantly. Reports of agricultural sheds in the jurisdiction increased sharply from about 600 cases in 2017 to about 900 cases each in 2018 and 2019
Suwon City YouTube capture. [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City produced a promotional video showing how to dispose of masks in connection with the 'masks are the answer' campaign and posted it on Suwon City's YouTube channel on the 16th. As mask usage increases due to COVID-19 spread, the amount of discarded masks is also increasing. Masks carelessly discarded on streets can cause secondary infection or environmental pollution problems. The promotional video shows how to properly dispose of used masks
- Direct exchange becomes difficult due to cancellation of Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival - convey mayor's letters and promotional videos to 20 cities by mail
Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province. (Photo=Gyeonggi Province) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province strongly pushed back against criticism that Gyeonggi Province is wasting budgets through excessive publicity spending. On the 18th, Governor Lee posted on his Facebook titled '5 million won Japanese dinner and miso soup for 10 people criticized as food waste...this is why it's ridiculed as the nation's burden,' with posts from People Power party National Assembly members and conservatives
- Composer Yun Il-sang of 'Amor Fati' and singer Lia participate in judging - step-by-step judging conducted through 1st professional expert screening, 2nd provincial resident audition, 3rd online provincial resident voting - new Gyeonggi-do song to be released in early January 2021 following arrangement in November-December
Yeongdeungpo-gu Office exterior.(Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Yeongdeungpo-gu, Suwon City, will begin guidance and inspection of 45 extended evening-hour daycare centers in the district starting the 19th. Extended evening-hour daycare centers care for children beyond standard childcare hours (7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) up to midnight to meet diverse childcare needs including increased dual-income couples. Key inspection matters include ▲compliance with evening extended childcare teacher working hours ▲maintenance of teacher-to-child care ratios ▲childcare fees
Suwon City Hall exterior.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City is recruiting applicants for the 'general restaurant upright table replacement support project' until the 4th of next month. The upright table replacement support project provides partial cost support when restaurants using floor-level tables switch to upright tables, taking into account the elderly, disabled persons, and others who find floor-level table use inconvenient. The target is 9 general restaurants. ▲installation of upright tables and chairs (2 or more sets) ▲infant dining chairs
- Held 3rd Gyeonggi Province Citizens Day commemorative ceremony and 2nd Gyeonggi Province Citizens Policy Festival at Gyeonggi Sangsang Campus on 17th - Gyeonggi Province Citizens Award presentation and Gyeonggi Province Citizens Charter recitation...policy festival discusses 15 policy debate agendas
Pyeongtaek City Hall exterior.(Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 17th plans to recruit 'excellent apartment complex landscaping for 2020' to discover excellent landscaping in shared housing and create a beautiful garden culture in daily life. Recruitment targets 253 complexes with 150 or more households that have completed occupancy permits by this year or are scheduled for occupancy permits. Landscaping area, tree planting, landscaping management, and facility management matters are reviewed. Screening goes through 1st written screening and 2nd on-site inspection
Rabies vaccination notice displayed at an animal hospital. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County will conduct 'second-half rabies prevention vaccination project' for resident safety until the 27th of next month. Rabies is primarily transmitted to dogs through wild animals and is a zoonotic infectious disease that can also be transmitted to humans. With a high mortality rate upon infection, dogs raised in households must receive vaccination once a year without fail. Within the free vaccination period, at designated
Mayor Yeom Tae-young (center), Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop (2nd from right), Lawmaker Hong Young-pyo (2nd from left), etc. are holding signs reading 'Good local policy reassures the people.' (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeom Tae-young, mayor of Suwon City and chairman of the Good Local Government Council, said "Please ask local governments to unite their efforts so we can move forward with decentralization-oriented constitutional revision." Mayor Yeom Tae-young held the 'Good Local Government Council'
