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.
- Operating 'Humanities Field Program' with first cohort graduates of Yeoyeodang Citizens' University on the 13th-14th - "Will continue the spirit of Jeong Yak-yong with citizens and further promote the value of humanities city Namyangju"
- Citizen welfare services created through sister city agreements, offered free and discounted at various locations - Just need ID…enjoying special travel benefits across 8 cities nationwide
- Direct trade of agricultural specialties from sister and friendly cities in City Hall Plaza for 3 days from 21st (Tue) to 23rd (Thu) - Selling Yeongdong County persimmons, wine, persimmon vinegar, Sokcho City salted seafood, Suncheon City flower tea, traditional sauces, etc.
- Encouraged firefighters on duty and accompanied them for lunch - Then visited Pyeongtaek Port's first export site of the new year to encourage port workers
- Met with Muan County Governor Kim San to say "Will actively provide necessary support for bereaved families if needed"
- Promise to jointly develop cultural and tourism content centered on Dasan Jeong Yak-yong brand - Mayor Ju Gwang-deok: "This agreement provides a new turning point for cultural and economic development in all three cities"
- Governor Kim Dong-yeon presents appointment certificate
- Gyeonggi Province-South Jeolla Province eco-friendly agricultural products contract farming expansion plan No. 1 payment
- Cafeterias in provincial government building and 15 affiliated public institutions provide special lunch made with flood-affected agricultural and aquatic products - Promoting consumption through online sales promotion support for disaster-affected agricultural and aquatic products
- Gyeonggi Province, appointing members of the '25th Gyeonggi Youth Participation Committee' - Members appointed on the 6th, beginning one-year activities - Planning extensive activities including providing youth perspective advisory to provincial administration
- Osan City Exchange Association and visits to 5 local governments including sister cities
- Online donations made to five local governments including Yeoncheon County, Taean County, Haenam County, Pohang and North Jeolla
Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae (left) deposits a hometown love donation to Jindo County Governor Kim Hee-soo and poses for a commemorative photo. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] On the 12th, Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae visited Jindo County in South Jeolla, a sister city, and participated in the hometown love donation system by depositing funds to County Governor Kim Hee-soo. He also deposited funds to Mokpo City, where his alma mater is located, and has been actively implementing and promoting the hometown love donation system that has been in full swing since this year, rolling up his sleeves…
- Dispatching emergency support team to assist residents of sister city Pohang
- Selling Wando-produced seasonal fresh fish and more through 6 local food direct sales stores in the jurisdiction from the 7th - Planning to hold fisheries expo for 4 days from the 10th to 13th
- Basic Income Local Government Council participants increased from 53 local governments nationwide as of the 6th to 74 as of the 23rd. 21 local governments expressed intention to newly participate - Founding general assembly scheduled to be held at the Basic Income Expo on the 28th
Online meeting of the Innovation Education Local Government Council. [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Innovation Education Local Government Council (Chairman Gwak Sang-wook, Mayor of Osan City), a local government organization for regional educational innovation, held its 2021 Innovation Education Local Government Council working meeting online on the 19th. The Innovation Education Local Government Council was founded in 2018. Local governments implementing innovative education gather to hold education-related policy briefings, regional forums, and education…
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…
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'
Councilmember Kim Young-jin, analysis results of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs '2019 Agricultural Corporation Status Survey' data
- Expressing gratitude to essential workers through drawings and handwriting via personal Facebook - Designating 3 people including Seongdong-gu Chief Administrator Jung Won-o, appealing to citizens to participate
Osan City COVID-19 overcoming video capture. [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Osan City announced on the 3rd that it has begun non-contact online exchanges with domestic and international sister cities in line with the post-COVID era. With physical movement limited among countries worldwide due to COVID-19, the city produced a video containing wishes to overcome COVID-19 and messages of support and delivered it to domestic and international sister cities. As part of non-contact exchanges, the project promoted by the city reflects the weariness of the prolonged COVID-19 domestically…
- Provides supplies worth 99 million won to approximately 30 locations and assists recovery through volunteer work including rice trucks - Voluntary participation by Suwon City and various government agencies and private organizations
Yeom Tae-young, chairman of the Korean Mayors and Governors Association.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Korean Mayors and Governors Association (hereinafter referred to as the National Association), with Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young as chairman, expressed concern on the 20th regarding the pattern of regional infections centered on Seoul spreading nationwide, and appealed for active public participation to prevent large-scale secondary waves. The National Association began spreading from Love First Church and the August 15 Liberation Day rally at Gwanghwamun on the 15th
- Providing relief supplies to flood-affected areas in Gyeonggi, Chungnam, Chungbuk, and Jeonnam and conducting volunteer activities
Suwon City Disaster and Damage Relief Volunteer Corps conducting recovery work. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced that the 'Suwon City Disaster and Damage Relief Volunteer Corps' visited Ilchuk-myeon, Anseong City, a flood-affected area on the 9th and assisted in recovery efforts. A total of 25 people, including 17 volunteer corps members and 8 public officials including Suwon City's Civil Administration Division Director Wang Chul-ho, organized household items in flooded homes and cleared soil piled in various locations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that day.
- Gyeonggi Province additional support for households moving in and out begins accepting applications from June 1st - Target of 16,000 households that moved into Gyeonggi Province from March 24-28 and moved out from March 30-April 8 - Households moving in receive support via local currency or prepaid cards through in-person application; households moving out can also apply online with bank transfers
Gageo Island proclaimed 'Pyeongtaek's Island' for the first time among local governments nationwide
