SUWON, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – On Saturday, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced the registration of ‘Tasha’s Garden 251’ located in Sanpan-ri, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, as Gyeonggi Province’s Private Garden No. 2. Tasha’s Garden 251 is a privately owned garden covering 5,839 square meters. It features a variety of trees and native plants, including pine trees, maple [...]
SUWON, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government announced on Monday its commitment to establishing a climate response fund totaling 120 billion won (US$90 million), the largest allocation ever made by a local government towards such an initiative. The provincial government plans to create the fund over three years, from 2024 to 2026. [...]
YEOJU, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest pet-friendly complex is scheduled to open next month. On Wednesday, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will first open Area A, spanning 95,790 square meters, of the “Gyeonggi Pet Maru Yeoju.” This pet cultural space is built on a total area of 165,000 square meters in Sanggeo-dong, [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The governor of South Korea’s most populous province has attracted a combined 4 trillion won (US$3.06 billion) in investment from four companies during his first trip to the United States, the provincial government said Sunday. Kim Dong-yeon, governor of Gyeonggi Province, held an investment attraction event in New York [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Low-income students from Gyeonggi Province will participate in a free study abroad program at the University of Michigan in the U.S. this year, the provincial government said Tuesday. Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon, currently visiting the U.S., on Monday (local time) signed an agreement with Laurie McCauley, executive vice president [...]
SUWON, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi Province Maritime & Fisheries Research Institute said Thursday it will set up and operate aquaponics fish farms, facilities that produce both fish and crops at the same time, in Gimpo and Icheon on a trial basis until next year. The aquaponics system has a clear strength in [...]
SUWON, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education said Wednesday it will introduce a cafeteria-type school meal system, deviating from the traditional pattern of providing a uniform menu. A cafeteria-style school meal system enables students to select the kind and amount of food of their choice by offering a wider variety [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul citizens choose to move to neighboring Incheon and Gyeonggi Province not just to find cheap, affordable homes but to move to a new, quality residences, a survey showed Thursday. The Seoul Institute conducted a survey of 2,085 residents in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province who had moved in [...]
SUWON, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul, will begin a tourism promotion campaign that will offer up to a 75 percent discount to foreign nationals visiting its popular destinations, officials said Thursday. The discount program is organized by the local government and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization as the nation’s most populous province [...]
SUWON, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government on Wednesday launched a blockchain-based online artist video platform. The new platform, dubbed “Gyeonggi ArtOn,” is designed to protect artists’ ownership of digital content from their performances, as well as to promote the fair distribution of profits generated from this content. By using non-fungible token [...]