-Established '2020 Inland Fishery Promotion Implementation Plan'...pursuing 4 priority fields including aquatic resource recovery and aquaculture business activation -Provincial inland fishery production increased from 2,593 tons in 2017 to 3,686 tons in 2019
Yeongtong-gu Health Center screening clinic. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] A Suwon City resident who had contact with Itaewon club visitors has been confirmed infected with COVID-19. Through Suwon City COVID-19 Response Notice 342 on the 11th, Suwon City announced that a woman in her 20s residing in Dongsin Apartments at Cheongmyeong Village in Yeongtong 1-dong, Yeongtong-gu was confirmed as a patient. The confirmed patient is a workplace colleague of Seoul Jungnang-gu confirmed patient-17 who visited an Itaewon club on the 2nd. On the 7th, fever and body aches…
Due to family of Suwon City patient no. 52, temporary closure on 11th; all first floor employees of district office in self-quarantine until diagnostic test results are released
Ganghwa County office building. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 8th that it will work closely with the Presidential Commission on the Truth about Military Deaths to enable families of military death victims to file more petitions. The commission receives petitions from bereaved families and witnesses regarding deaths that occurred in the military and investigates the truth through fair and objective investigation. The commission's activities will end on September 13th next year…
Yoon Gyeong-seon, Suwon City councilwoman. (Photo=Suwon City Council) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The 'Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on Operation and Management of Suwon City Disaster Management Fund,' sponsored by Yoon Gyeong-seon, councilwoman of Suwon City Council, was announced for legislative notice on the 8th. The amendment establishes grounds for providing Suwon City disaster basic income to married immigrants and permanent residents. Following the enactment of the 'Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on Provision of Gyeonggi Province Disaster Basic Income' on the 4th, Suwon City will also…
Pyeongtaek City officials check disaster warning facilities. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek City is conducting a comprehensive inspection of disaster warning facilities from the 27th of last month through the 11th of this month to protect citizens' lives and property from summer disasters and effectively respond to real-time changing disaster situations. This inspection covers a total of 189 facilities including meteorological observation equipment, river water level gauges, disaster surveillance CCTV cameras, automatic voice notification systems, and disaster text billboards…
Uiwang Bird Ecology Science Center. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The Bird Ecology Science Center under the Uiwang Urban Development Corporation, which closed due to COVID-19, reopened on the 9th. To prevent disease spread, group customers of 10 or more are currently restricted from entering. Additionally, admission for individuals and families is available on a first-come, first-served basis with time-limited entry. Meanwhile, considering that the science center attracts many child visitors, some facilities such as 3D experience rooms are not currently in operation…
Officials from Jangan-gu check illegal advertisements. (Photo=Jangan-gu) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Jangan-gu in Suwon City will conduct nighttime crackdown on illegal mobile advertisements on the 12th. This enforcement is aimed at eliminating illegal advertisements installed on sidewalks at night that obstruct drivers' vision and cause inconvenience to citizen pedestrians. The district will organize 24 building department staff into 3 teams to check the areas around central shopping districts in Jeongja-dong, Pajang-dong, Yeonghwa-dong, and Songjuk-dong. First, illegal ad…
Uiwang City Hall building. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Uiwang City announced on the 11th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the '2020 Gyeonggi Province Fine Dust Reduction Excellence City and County Evaluation' conducted by Gyeonggi Province. This evaluation was conducted across three groups divided by city and county population, covering 27 indicators across 6 fields including seasonal management. The city established protective measures for vulnerable health groups including children and elderly people and provides support for facilities used by vulnerable groups such as kindergartens, daycare centers, and senior centers…
Dumulmatnae Park in Homaesil-dong, Gwonseon-gu. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon announced on the 11th that it has completed maintenance work on the slope of Dumulmatnae Park in Homaesil-dong, which has been underway since 2019. The slope of Dumulmatnae Park is a section that the district had been specially managing due to concerns about soil erosion during heavy rain. From March last year to May this year, the district carried out stone stacking and shrub planting on the entire section (414m) where soil erosion occurs, preventing damage from soil…
Front view of Gwonseon-gu Office. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon is operating the Suwon Joint Declaration Center (2nd floor conference room of Gwonseon-gu Office) from the 1st to June 1st, where comprehensive income tax and individual local income tax confirmation reports can be filed simultaneously. Eligible users are taxpayers with comprehensive income in 2019, either single-income filers (Type F·G) or religious persons (Type Q·R). The district has requested taxpayers to…
Improving growing environment for 23 trees including zelkova at Danoe Children's Park
Gyeonggi Province enforces administrative order...both business operators and users face penalties if business closure is violated
Yongin City launches emergency inspections of 195 entertainment facilities in the city with inspection teams
Second public recruitment for financially supported business participants until the 25th
Yeongdong-gu Health Center screening clinic. (Photo=Suwon) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The 51st confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Suwon. The city announced on the 10th that the confirmed case is a man in his 30s residing in Shinnamwsil, Shinseong, Sinan, Ssangyong, and Jinheung apartments in Yeongdong 3-dong. It is presumed to have been transmitted from another confirmed case in a different area who is a coworker, and symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, runny nose, and headache appeared starting on the 8th. The next day at 5 p.m., the person walked to the screening clinic of Yeongdong-gu Health…
Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang (right) is taking a commemorative photo with Moon Jeong-young, Secretary General of Save the Children Korea, holding the agreement. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Uiwang City signed a business agreement for 'Play Environment Diagnosis Project' with Save the Children Korea, an international children's rights protection organization, at City Hall on the 8th. The 'Play Environment Diagnosis Project' involves a children's and citizen survey team and professional surveyors visiting children's parks and public playgrounds to analyze and diagnose findings, and enhance play…
Drive-through sales of agricultural and livestock products in Pyeongtaek. (Photo=Pyeongtaek) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek announced on the 10th that the second drive-through sales of local agricultural and livestock products prepared for local farmers concluded successfully. In April, the city held three rounds of agricultural and livestock product drive-through markets, which concluded amid great public interest, and following additional requests from agricultural producers, on May 4th, 6th, and 8th, the city held three rounds by region (south, west,
-194 positions recruited across 21 agencies under the province with a total of 12,084 applicants…record number of job seekers affected by COVID-19 -Gyeonggi Urban Development Corporation receives most applications with 3,417, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization records highest competition rate of 465 to 1 -Written test on the 23rd…specific details such as test locations to be announced on the 14th on the Gyeonggi Province Public Institution Recruitment Integrated Homepage (http://gg.saramin.co.kr)
Mayor Jung Jang-seon (front row, sixth from left) and other officials from Pyeongtaek participate in the 'Thanks to You Challenge,' expressing gratitude to medical staff while wearing masks. (Photo=Pyeongtaek) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek has called on citizens to wear masks. This follows as the number of confirmed cases decreases and unusually early heat causes fewer citizens to be seen wearing masks, lowering public awareness amid the transition to everyday quarantine measures. The survey…
Front view of Pyeongtaek City Hall. (Photo=Pyeongtaek) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek announced on the 8th that the city's 45th confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred within the U.S. military base. The confirmed case is a 50-year-old American male who was tested at the U.S. military base hospital on the 7th and received confirmation on the 8th, which was reported to the city. A city official stated, "The confirmed case is in isolation and treatment at the hospital within the base, and received confirmation after entering through Osan Air Base and being tested at the hospital…
Front view of Ganghwa County Office. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County announced that senior executives including County Governor Yu Cheon-ho and level 5 and above dual-career civil servants will donate COVID-19 emergency relief funds. As of the 8th, 12 people have participated. This donation follows the decision by Mayor Park Nam-chun and 35 senior executives of Incheon Metropolitan Government to donate support funds on the 6th, and was made with the intention of participation from municipal governments as well. Emergency relief funds can be donated in full or in part upon application…
May 1 ~ October 30 implementing special quarantine measures to prevent ASF recurrence Designated intensive quarantine management, 24-hour situation room operation, operation of disinfection facilities and farm outposts Wild boar blocking through farm fence installation, concentrated capture through ASF response capture teams, etc.
Pyeongtaek Disaster Basic Income Donation Notice Poster. [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Donations from Pyeongtaek citizens, businesses, and organizations to overcome COVID-19 continue. Pyeongtaek announced on the 8th that a total of 670 million won in donations and goods were received from citizens, businesses, and organizations supporting COVID-19 recovery. Donations amounted to 490 million won, and goods were valued at 180 million won. Of the 490 million won in donations, 130 million won was used for disinfection equipment and automatic hand sanitizers…
-From 11th to 15th, applications from single-person households and households that haven't applied…5-part mask system applied -From 16th to July 31st, all non-applicant households eligible to apply regardless of number of household members and birth year
National Mayors, Governors and District Chiefs Council holds talkoncert on the 7th to share achievements Suwon City - 'Yeom Tae-young Act' enabling recruitment of basic epidemiological investigators and quarantine facility operations Goyang City - Assurance car screening clinics (drive-through)·Jeonju City - fair rent expansion, etc.
Front view of Ganghwa County Office. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 7th that it will strongly crack down on and take action against illegal buildings constructed, expanded, renovated, or extensively repaired without permission or notification. To this end, the county will conduct on-site investigations on compliance with building permit and notification requirements under the Building Act, and illegal expansion and renovation cases. The investigation will verify unauthorized expansion of verandas, rooftops, and warehouses, unauthorized installation of temporary structures such as containers, and others. Violating buildings…
Pyeongtaek Government Emergency Relief Fund Notification. [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Pyeongtaek announced on the 7th that it has finalized the city's support funds for the government emergency relief funds support project. Pyeongtaek's support fund varies based on the number of household members with the same household registration copy and health insurance premium as of March 29. Single-person households can receive 348,000 won, two-person households 523,000 won, three-person households 697,000 won, and four-person households and above 871,000 won…
Osaek Jeon card. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City announced on the 7th that it will distribute 100,000 won per resident in its own disaster basic income for the first time in Gyeonggi Province using the 'Osaek Jeon' card, which is 100% local currency. The city has been distributing 100,000 won per resident from a pool of 22 billion won for Osan City disaster basic income since the 20th of last month. Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income is also being distributed at 100,000 won per person, so a family of 4 receives 800,000 won at 200,000 won per person
Governor Yu Cheon-ho of Ganghwa presides over an executive meeting held on the 6th regarding the transition to everyday life quarantine. (Photo=Ganghwa County) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 7th that it is transitioning its quarantine direction to 'everyday life quarantine,' which balances regional social and economic activities with COVID-19 prevention and blocking activities, and urged residents to continue complying with personal quarantine measures. With the implementation of 'everyday life quarantine,' individuals must comply with five basic rules and four supplementary rules for personal quarantine…
