- Gyeonggi Province establishes foundation for status as nation's largest local government - National Land Ministry road policy deliberation passed, to take effect Sept. 1 - Province creates opportunity to transform status from 'periphery of Seoul' to 'new center of the nation'
Jo Myeong-ja, Chair of the Military-afflicted Districts Council and Speaker of the Suwon City Council (center), is submitting opinions on noise damage compensation laws for military airfields to the Ministry of Defense on the 29th. (Photo=Suwon City Council) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The National Federation of Local Councils for Joint Response to Military Airfield Damage (Chair Jo Myeong-ja, Speaker of Suwon City Council, hereinafter Military-afflicted Districts Council) submitted opinions on 'Enforcement Decree/Rules (Draft) of the Act on Noise Prevention and Damage Compensation for Military Airfields and Military Shooting Ranges' to the Ministry of Defense on the afternoon of the 29th. Last year…
- Gyeonggi Province begins 'talk concert' in Pocheon on June 10...through 'peace concert' - Unification Ministry proceeds with public events together with Seoul City including △sympathy (peace challenge, KBS Immortal Song special broadcast) △hope (peace walk) △communication (6.15 commemorative ceremony)
- As of 0:00 on the 27th, 59 confirmed cases in the province related to Itaewon clubs...20 people who visited Itaewon clubs - 30 cases of community transmission from family members and workplace colleagues who contacted confirmed cases, 9 related to Bucheon Raon Party - Province conducting tests on visitors, workers, and contacts related to additional confirmed cases at Bucheon Raon Party, Coupang logistics center, and Daeyoung Hot Spring Land
- Highest (SA) grade in the evaluation of provincial governors' pledge implementation for the 7th civilian government conducted by the Korea Manifesto Implementation Headquarters - Following last year's pledge implementation plan evaluation, achieving highest grade in pledge fulfillment…Obtaining SA grade for 2 consecutive years
- Province issues assembly ban order on entertainment establishments and other multi-use facilities on the 23rd - To existing entertainment bars (5,536), sensibility bars (133), coretech (65) - Added simple bars (1,964), coin singing practice rooms (665)
- As of 0:00 on the 20th, 41 confirmed cases in the province related to Itaewon clubs… 19 related to Itaewon clubs, 22 from community transmission including family members and coworkers of confirmed cases - Total 19,053 diagnostic tests conducted with 18,959 negative results, 41 positive. Remaining 53 under testing
- Full investigation of 6 job categories of high-income delinquent taxpayers with annual salaries exceeding 100 million won - 6 job categories: medical field, legal field, financial field, large corporations, public/education sector, civil servants (regardless of salary) - 877 people with tax arrears of 900 million won collected, sequential wage garnishment in progress for remaining 596 delinquent taxpayers
Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City (center) observes a moment of silence for war heroes at the ground-breaking ceremony for the '2020 Uiwang Moraksan Battle Remains Excavation Project' held at the reserve forces training ground in Naesondon, Uiwang City on the 14th. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City attended the '2020 Uiwang Moraksan Battle Remains Excavation Project' ground-breaking ceremony held at the reserve forces training ground in Naesondon, Uiwang City on the 14th, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. Excavation work will proceed from the 18th of this month through the 19th of next month for one month at Samagol…
Osan City Hall exterior. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Osan City is emerging as a transportation hub city in the southern Seoul metropolitan area. Geographic advantage is cited as a major factor in Osan's emergence as a transportation hub city. Osan is a region served by the Gyeongbu Expressway, national railways, and Subway Line 1, evaluated as a strategic location in southern Gyeonggi. Consequently, Osan has recently emerged as a key intermediary area in major transportation projects connecting the southern Seoul metropolitan area. Seoul metropolitan GTX A, C…
Ganghwa County public facility notice prohibiting entry without masks. [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County urged continuous adherence to living quarantine measures amid concerns about COVID-19 community spread, following recent cluster infection cases originating from Itaewon clubs. On the 13th, cluster infection cases involving eight middle and high school students, parents, and academy instructors occurred in Michuhol-gu and Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. From the 2nd to 3rd, at Seoul Itaewon clubs and pojangmacha tents…
As of midnight on the 13th, 23 confirmed cases in the province (107 nationwide) from Itaewon club outbreak; majority are office workers (56%), ages 20-30 (83%); test results show 3,221 negative, 23 positive, remaining 298 under testing
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…
Gyeonggi Province enforces administrative order...both business operators and users face penalties if business closure is violated
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.
Kim Jun-tae, Gyeonggi Province Urban Housing Director, held press conference on 4th announcing 'strengthened measures to eradicate illegal real estate transactions'
Gyeonggi Province Urban Commerce and Industry Promotion Agency conducts survey on actual conditions of use of Gyeonggi Province disaster basic income and local currency activation - 56.1% increase in sales following disaster basic income distribution, 57% responded that inquiries about use possibilities surged
Osan City Hall exterior. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City will conduct trial operation of Express Bus 5200, which runs from Osan (Cheongho) to Gangnam (Sinnonhyeon Station), starting on the 15th of next month. Bus 5200 will operate 4 vehicles at 60–70 minute intervals for a total of 16 trips per day. Departing from Humansia(A) in Cheongho-dong → Daewoo Prugio(A) and Daewon(A) in Wondong → City Zae(A) in Busan-dong → Central Prugio(A) in Osan-dong → Semicheo and Seogyo Zae(A) in Naesaami-dong → Oesaami-dong
Korean Mayors and Governors Association issues emergency statement on 20th, urges government to unify qualification standards and support scale and expedite assistance
Guidelines to be prepared based on survey results of private call centers, restaurants, jjimjilbangs, PC bangs, etc.
Relevant contacts in self-quarantine... 2 tested negative
Approved by Gyeonggi Province Urban Planning Committee on the 5th...natural greenery forest areas (5.58㎢) designated from the 11th through March 10, 2022...aims to block speculative land transactions
Blocking external infection inflow... approximately 1,800 elderly care facilities and disability residential facilities in the province for two weeks Lee Jae-myung: "For infectious diseases, overresponse is better than delayed response"
Residential and workplace disinfection…workplace colleagues notified of self-quarantine
Contact with first confirmed case in Nowon-gu...sample collected on the 25th, confirmed on the 27th
deployed approximately 40 people including epidemiological investigators and public officials on morning of 25th with police cooperation
Signed 'Seoul Line 3 Extension Win-Win Agreement' on 14th... Cooperation to extend through Seongnam and Yongin to reach Suwon
Scored 85.1 points in 2019 evaluation, classified as Grade 1
Exclusive 비수도권서 수도권으로 순유입 4가구 중 1가구는 경기도 선택City/county migration scale centered on major cities including Suwon, Seongnam, Yongin, Goyang, and Bucheon Outbound migration shows higher proportion of single-person households and younger household head ages compared to inbound migration
