Defense Ministry selects Muan County's Mangun-myeon as relocation candidate for Gwangju Military Airport Gwangju makes progress in 4 months … Suwon remains stalled since 2017 Presidential office takes direct action on Gwangju … Suwon political circles only make requests
[New Year 2026, must-know policies for Gyeonggi-do residents] - Youth section - Providing overseas training opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth 'Youth Ladder' - Sister exchange initiative, domestic and international youth cultural bridge with China's Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces, etc.
- "We will achieve a great transformation of the Republic of Korea through the Gwangju spirit that changed the course of history"
- Yongin West Fire Station establishment ordinance passed at provincial assembly - Jurisdiction over Giheung-gu and Suji-gu areas...1 division 3 departments 1 unit 6 centers 1 rescue team organization
- Housing subsidy support for economically isolated youth preparing for independence - Ages 18 and over youth preparing for independence. Upon moving into GH public rental housing - First nationwide to support all within standard lease deposit
- Announces lecture news in Gwangju on the 28th and reaffirms conviction once more
- Making rounds of nationwide roads until October to draw attention of unspecified many through vehicle exterior image
- - Installation of Safety Inspection, Industrial Accident Prevention TF, and Building Safety teams
- Site visit to Hwangguji Stream public sewage treatment facility and Suwon City Council building construction
- Inspection of 390 demolition sites in the province from June 14-30 - Found 80 deficiency issues; requested corrective measures and fines
- Supplemented accident prevention manual and checklist at city policy strategy meeting on the 14th
The 7th Pyeongtaek Citizen Governance Academy held in Pyeongtaek City Hall conference room on the 1st. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek City held the 7th Pyeongtaek Citizen Governance Academy on the 1st in the city hall conference room with approximately 40 citizens and civil servants in attendance. The academy is scheduled to implement the 'Eup/Myeon/Dong Chief Citizen Recommendation System' starting in July, in which eup/myeon/dong chiefs will be recruited from civil servants and selected and appointed through resident recommendation methods, and current eup/myeon/dong chiefs and those who will
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'
- 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
- Reflected and adopted in joint statement by Korea Association of Provinces and Metropolitans on the 18th
Visited Jeolla Province on the 4th...held site visits as well as discussions
Last July published 'Reading the Shining Suwon Now' and naturally promoted city policies through essays; additional 500 copies printed due to surge in requests from other local governments
Candidate Park Won-seok (Justice Party, Suwon-jeong, photo) announced on the 24th that his first pledge, "Zero resident inconvenience, Park Won-seok's small promise for Yeongdong," will push forward with opening a passport civil affairs office in Yeongdong. According to candidate Park, there are currently 2 passport civil affairs offices in Suwon near Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government and World Cup Stadium, but on days when passport issuance applications are congested, even on weekdays not just after holidays, people must wait over an hour at the passport service counter. The reason is that Suwon's demand for passport issuance is…
Five people, including 85-year-old Kim Sung-joo (Anyang) who was forcibly taken to Japan during Japanese colonial rule and subjected to forced labor as a wartime labor mobilization member, filed an administrative appeal against Gyeonggi-do, which enacted an ordinance supporting labor mobilization members but has not implemented it for over a year. Kim and others held a press conference in the provincial assembly briefing room on the 22nd and announced that they filed on the 21st an 'administrative judgment for the obligation to pay living subsidies and other benefits according to the ordinance and a cancellation hearing on the refusal to pay compensation' with the province. Kim…
Interior Ministry holds meeting with provincial vice mayors and vice governors
The 'Golden Voice Choir' (conductor Lee Hun) at the Haenggung-dong Community Service Center in Paldal-gu participated in the '6th National Community Service Center Cultural Program Competition' held at Gwangju's Geumnam-ro Park from the 11th to the 13th and won an encouragement award. This competition is a nationwide competition for excellent programs at community service centers hosted by Gwangju's Dong-gu District Office and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gwangju Metropolitan City. From the 11th over two days, preliminaries were held for 43 teams nationwide…
Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok, who set out on a national march on the 24th to appeal against the injustice of government policy, stopped his journey and returned to city administration as Typhoon Bolaven moved northward. Mayor Chae, who arrived in Naju on the morning of the 27th after walking 110km over 4 days, canceled the originally scheduled meetings with Naju Mayor Lim Sung-hun and Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae, returned to Hwaseong City Hall, and checked typhoon preparedness. Mayor Chae said, "As typhoon damage is expected, I needed to check our readiness state"
Composed of themed lawn, pond, and mountain burial grounds spanning 6,300㎡… to open in May
March on-site working-level consultations … completion of sister city ties with BRICS nations; sister city agreement scheduled for July after city council approval
