Dear 106,000 citizens of the Yangpyeong County! My warmest greetings! I always respect you and love you all!I am inaugurated as the 7th-term Mayor of the Yangpyeong County thanks to your valuable selection of me at the June-4 local elections.▲Mayor Kim Sun-kyoFirst of all, I would like to express my

Over 40 mission chiefs and other senior members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC) attended the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Hwacheon World Peace and Security Literature Festival at the Hwacheon Community Welfare Center on June 6, 2014 to console the souls of the fallen youths of the Republic of Kor

The Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province, 79 miles northeast of Seoul, hosts the 3rd World Peace and Security Culture Festival at the Hwacheon Peace Bell Park, the Fish Island, the Culture and Art Center and the Hwacheon Sports Center for three days on June 6-8, 2014. ▲Famed traditional Korean Culina

The Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province, 79 miles northeast of Seoul, hosts the 3rd World Peace and Security Culture Festival at the Hwacheon Peace Bell Park, the Fish Island, the Culture and Art Center and the Hwacheon Sports Center for three days on June 6-8, 2014. ▲Famed traditional Korean Culina

At the Yeongam County of Jeollanamdo on April 5, 2014, ambassadors of the Slovak Republic, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Timor Leste, Turkey and Venezuela and the deputy head of mission of Vietnam, with their spouses, were the important foreign envoys accompanying ‘King Geunchog

On the occasion of the 2014 Dangjin Gijisi Tug-of-War Culture FestivalAmbassadors of Sri Lanka, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Guatemala, Colombia, Turkey, Poland, Serbia (CDA) and El Salvador (CDA) and other senior diplomats of Ukraine, the Lao Republic, Jordan and Viet

The Dangjin City, one and half hour’s run from Seoul, hosts the world’s largest tug-of-war festival for four days on April 11-14, 2014 with the participation of a total of over 300,000 visitors from all parts of the Republic of Korea and various foreign countries.Origin of the Dangjin Gijisi Tug-of-

Ambassadors of Slovakia, Chile, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Turkey and Austria, visited the Gwangyang City of Jeollanam-do, mostly accompanied by their spouses, on March 22, 2014 to attend the 17th Gwangyang International Apricot Culture Festival. (List of visitors at the end of this article.) ▲Mayo

A 530,799-square-meter city urban park, a landmark project of Busan municipality, is scheduled to open before the end of the first half of 2014 at the latest after three years of construction works.It was in August 2011 that ground was broken for the construction of the Busan Grand Park located at t

Located in a blessed region with vast agricultural plains and the sea, Dangjin City of Mayor Lee Cheol-Hwan produces the largest quantity of rice and other agricultural products in Korea and it serves as a transportation hub with the port, railway and an expressway that allows transport to the Seoul

The Ansan City is hosting the 10th annual Ansan International Street Festival 2014 at the Ansan Arts Center in Ansan City on the southern outskirts of Seoul on May 3-5, 2014 for three days from Saturday through Monday.Held on the theme of “Happy Encounter on the Street,” the Festival has many intere

With 200 days to go before opening of the Bio Industry Expo Osong Korea 2014 scheduled for September 26 to October 12, 2014 at the Osong High-Tech Medical Complex near the KTX Osong station, organizing committee of the Bio Industry Expo held the special D-200 day event on March 12 at Chengdu Gymnasi

The Dangjin City Government hosted a dedication ceremony of the Sigok Interchange at the Dangjin General Hospital Park on Feb. 5, 2014. Attending the ceremony were Mayor Lee Cheol-Hwan of the Dangjin City, Vice Chairman Ahn Hyo-kwon of the Dangjin City Council, Chief of the Dangjin Police Station Yo

The 17th Gwangyang International Maehwa (Apricot) Festival is scheduled to be held from March 22 to 29, 2014 at a plaza in front of the Gwangyang Railway Station and other sites in and around Gwangyang including Seomjin Village, home of the largest number of apricot blossom trees in Korea. During th

The Yeongam County of Jeollanam-do Province hosts a Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival 2014 at the Wangin Baksa (Doctor) Cultural Assets, Sangdaepo Historical Park, Pottery Art Museum and various other places of the Country on April 4-7, 2014. It is held on the theme of the ‘Historical Journey with Dr.

▲Mayor Chung Gap- cheol of Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province. In 2002, the Hwacheon County had a total population of only 22,000 persons. He told the members of his county office and citizens, “I will take off my coat and dance in the market if I can have 20,000 visitors to this festival.?A total

Once a year in Jindo Island in South Jeolla Province, the sea is split mysteriously and the visitors can walk on the way made so made as if by Moses in Egypt. ▲Over a half million people , including 75,000 international tourists, visit Jindo during the Jindo Miracle Sea Festival.This phenomenon is c

Seosan, located in South Chungcheong Province, is a dynamic city with a vibrant economy. “As the gateway to the new administrative capital of Sejong and central city of the Yellow Sea, Seosan is moving ahead every day,” said Mayor Lee Wan-seop. “In essence, Seosan is a Sun Rising City which remains

LOCAL AUTONOMYFor the promotion of bilateral cooperation and friendship Yangpyeong German Town for formerKorean miners, nurses in GermanyA large-scale Yangpyeong German Town is constructed in Yangpyeong County (headed by Mayor Kim Sun-Kyo) of Gyeonggi Province some 37 miles east of Seoul. It is buil

LOCAL AUTONOMYInteresting new programs added this year2013 Itaewon Global Village Cul-ture Festival slated on Oct. 12-13The 2013 Itaewon Global Village Culture Festival will be held in the entire area of the Itaewon Special Tourism Zone in Yongsan District in Seoul for two consecutive days on Saturd