“The Rural Development Administration (RDA) is sharing the agricultural technology and experience accumulated over the past 60 years with developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to achieve the universal public values ​​of 'hunger problem' and 'food security,” said Administrator Park

By Senior Editorial Writer Kim Hyung-dae“Damyang-gun in South Jeollanam-do will make strenuous efforts to realize competitive ‘Future Agriculture’ through changing agricultural policies,” said Governor Choi Hyung-sik of the county.Delivering the New Year address, Gov. Choi said, “With the establishm

By Senior Editorial Writer Kim Hyung-daeThe Korea Forest Service, led by Minister Choi Byeong-am, received the honor of being selected as an 'Excellent Institution' as a result of the government’s comprehensive evaluation for two consecutive years in 2021 among 45 central administrative agencies.As

By Senior Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae"We will actively promote Jecheon in 2022 to establish itself as the best tourist city in the central region," Mayor Lee Sang-cheon of Jecheon City said on Jan. 25.In a New Year interview with the Korea Post, Mayor Lee said, "We will link the regional tourism de

A topography resembling the Italian peninsula was discovered on the shores of Cheongpung Lake in Jecheon City, Chungcheongbuk-do.Even the villagers did not know about this place until now, but it was recently discovered for the first time in the process of filming a promotional video for the city of

Pyeongtaek City, led by Mayor Jang Jeong-sun, held the ‘Pyeongtaek Fair Trade Fortnight’ event on Nov. 10 at City Hall Fountain Plaza to change the world in the village.Fair trade is a movement that pursues ethical consumption by paying fair costs to producers in developing countries.The campaign wa

Osan City, led by Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, announced on Oct. 27 that it had been awarded the ‘2021 UNESCO Learning Cities Award’ at the 5th UNESCO Learning City International Conference held in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.The UNESCO Learning Cities Award hosted by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL

The Hamyang County of Gyeongsangnam-do Province, some 171 miles southeast of Seoul, will host the 10 to Oct. 10 this year.Hosted by the Gyeongsangnam-do Province and the Hamyang County, the Wild Ginseng Expo has been held each year. This year the theme of the event is "A Thousand Years of Wild Ginse

The 12th International Climate & Environment Fair will be held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju from Aug. 25 to 27, Gwangju Metropolitan City said.The international fair will be jointly hosted by South Jeolla Province and Gwangju City and co-managed by Kim Dae-jung Convention Center,

Gyeongju City in Korea adopted a joint statement with Isfahan City in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Aug. 5 to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sister-friendly cities.The joint statement is a follow-up to Mayor of Isfahan City Ghodratollah Norouzi’s proposal at the Gyeongju-Ispahan

Yongsan-gu, led by Mayor Sung Jang-hyun, announced a “welcome” position on the joint statement of the Joint Chairperson of the Korea-US Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) regarding the return of a part (500,000 square meters) of the Yongsan base of the U.S. military base.Mayor Sung said, “After two s

Pyeongtaek (平澤) is a region consisting mainly of rural areas, and is a village where noble people who love “nongak” (traditional Korean music performed by farmers) and preserve purity live.There is a nice man from Pyeongtaek, whose hometown is a flat and beautiful pond that reminds us of our hometow

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on June 11 that 12 beaches in the province, including Hyeopjae, Geumneung, Gwakji, Ihotou, Samyang, Hamdeok, will open on July 1.Related to this, it has decided to make all-out efforts to create beaches without Covid-19 infections and safety accidents.T

Guri City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on June 3 that Mayor Ahn Seung-nam won the Excellence Award in the category of expanding residents' living benefits at the "2021 3rd Governance Local Political Awards" held at the Seoul Women's Plaza International Conference Hall in Daebang-dong, Seoul on June

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-daeThe Rural Development Administration (RDA) is carrying out a full-scale promotion of healing agriculture that helps people's healthy life. Administrator Hur Taewoong of the RDA said that the RDA has conducted a research and development and spread of ‘Healing Agricultur

By Cho Kwang-han (mayor of the Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province)Recently, I have changed the title of my article published in series by the media, where I try to give a piece of my mind.I am writing this article with a sense of serious fear that if we should fail to make a really wise selection in

‘나눔으로 행복한 포천’이라는 슬로건으로 지난해 12월부터 올해 1월 말까지 61일간 진행 된 ‘희망2021 나눔 캠페인 사랑의열매 온도탑’이 189도를 기록하며 막을 내렸다.포천시는 61일 동안 진행된 나눔 캠페인 모금액을 집계한 결과 총 6억 400만 원이 모금되어 당초 목표액인 3억 2,000만 원을 훌쩍 뛰어 넘은 189% 달성률을 이루어 내며 경기북부 10개 시군 중 당당히 1위를 차지했다. 코로나19가 장기화되면서 목표달성에 어려움이 있을 것이라 예상했지만 코로나19 위기극복을 위한 기탁 행렬이 끊이지 않아 사람과 사람이

양평군(군수 정동균)에서는 코로나19 장기화로 어려움을 겪고 있는 소상공인 등에 대해 재난지원금 38억 원을 지급한다고 밝혔다.이번 지원금은 경기도 재난기본소득 지급과는 별도로, 소상공인, 여행사업체, 전세버스 종사자 등에게 군에서 선별해 추가 지원하는 것으로, 양평군의회와 집행부의 신속한 대응으로 지난 5일 제275회 양평군의회 임시회에서 의결됐다.관내 소상공인 7,000여 개소를 비롯해 양평군에 주소를 둔 문화예술인 240명에 50만원을 지원하며, 정부 지원이 없는 어린이집과 여행업체 및 유원시설업체(키즈카페 등), 전세버스 및

Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province, which declared a "lifetime learning city for the disabled" for the first time in the country, will focus on revitalizing related projects.In particular, the city focuses on administrative power by recently signing an agreement with related colleges to revitaliz

The Ulsan Free Economic Zone Authority (UFEZ) will leap forward as a new industrial hub centered on the hydrogen industry. The UFEZ held an official opening event at Ulsan City Hall on Jan. 14 and presented such a vision.The UFEZ was designated as a free economic zone in June last year and has been