- 715-seat performance venue featuring optimized sight-lines, on the site of the old Gu-dong gym

- complete manual finalized; first courses available, led by Universiade committee, together with local universities,

- Held Feb. 18th, 3 p.m. Gwangju NGO centre; discusses business plans etc

- offers fast, courteous service to various inquiries; high user satisfaction

- On site of old Gu-dong gymnasium, 715-seat public venue
- Opening ceremony Feb 22nd

- 47-billion-won investment creating 62ha first-class arboretum by 2013, in Yang-gwa neighbourhood, Gwangju South District

- to be built in 5.18 cemetery, along with flags of 16 cities/provinces

- Gwangju City’s resolution, made at meeting Feb 1st

- filmed mainly in ‘kimchi city’ Gwangju; released Feb 28th

- City sends $100,000 as first stage of aid program, cash sent directly for rapidity
- City will later work with civic groups etc, and will look into sending both medical-trained volunteers, and supplies

- supplying street lighting, and school equipment to Abomey city, Benin

- Mayor Park Gwang-tae accepts proposal from traditional market vendors, expands lighting installations to 18 markets

- Kimchi research centre to form base to globalize Gwangju kimchi
- “Kamchilbaegi” more suited to international tastes, leading way into overseas markets,

- 830,000 visitors, 3rd place in public sector category in national blog awards

－ Registered population shows 11,203 increase on last year
－ Rise a result of attracting domestic and international companies to the city, and the focus on high-tech industries

- to be distributed intensively around stations, terminals, information centres etc

- 14.6 cm fall between Jan 4th-7th, salt-spreaders deployed

- 19.1 billion won saved over last 3 years

- Interim general manual report produced Jan 6th
- Multi-leveled program made in partnership with local education office

- Daedong Cultural Foundation agrees MOUs with 5 private groups in Japan and UAE.

- Scores ‘Excellent’ in Korea Communications Commission survey
- “GFN relieves the language frustration” posts a native English speaker on homepage

- 140 billion \ investment to make High-precision Mold Development Centre in Cheom-dan Industrial Park
- Construction to start in December 2009, with full operation in September 2010, expected to create over 200 jobs

Project to return Gwangju River to natural state completed this month

Gwangju City have released white papers covering the process behind the city being awarding its first international sports event, the 2015 Summer Universiade.

Gwangju citizens selected the successful bid to host the 2015 Summer Universiade, and having the best economic performance in the country as the best of the city council’s actions this year.

In preparation for the 2015 Universiade, first English classes will soon being.From January 4th-8th 2010, 192 middle school students will attend 5-day courses at local universities, as a dry-run prior to full roll-out of the Universiade English School Program. Courses will operate at Chonnam and Chonsun universities during the winter vacation period...

The Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission’s (ACRC) investigation of 474 Public Institutions (Central Government, Metropolitan·local autonomous regions, Education Offices, Civil Service etc) found Gwangju City to have the nation’s best integrity ranking for 2009...

The 46th National Trade Day event was held on November 30th, at COEX centre, Sam-seong district, Seoul, where Gwangju City (Mayor Park Gwang-tae) took the President’s Award, due to their impressive growth in exported goods.
The Trade Day is an annual event hosted by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Gwangju was selected for the award due to its high-quality export goods...

Gwangju City and Gwangju Women’s Hope Forum worked together to offer local women various work-related experiences and employment opportunities by staging a Job-Seekers Fair, attended by around 500 women.
On November 27th, the 5th job fair opened at the Gwangju Municipal Disabled Welfare Centre. The fair was not only for unemployed women seeking work...

German Ambassador to Korea, Dr. Hans-Ulrich Seidt, made a two-day visit to Gwangju from November 25th.
According to Gwangju City, Ambassador Seidt, formerly German Ambassador to Afghanistan, but re-assigned to Korea last September, came to Gwangju on November 25th where he was welcomed by Gwangju Mayor Park Gwang-tae at the Business Room, 3rd Floor, Gwangju City Hall, and discussed ways for both Korea and...

Gwangju-made products draw praise in key ASEAN markets, Thailand and Singapore.
On November 22nd, Gwangju City declared that after a 6-day schedule to open new markets in southeast Asia, 7 local small and medium enterprises (4 in lighting, 2 in machinery and 1 in golf equipment) had agreed on-the-spot export contracts of $470,000.

Many Chinese senior citizens are continuing to visit Gwangju. According to Gwangju City, since August, twelve tour groups of Chinese senior citizens, starting with a group from the An-yang city, Hanam province, have brought around 300 visitors to Gwangju because of culture exchange activities for the elderly. As well as this, representatives from Gang-so province pensioner’s science committee, and San-dong

Gwangju has won the right to stage the 2012 World Student Badminton Championships. Gwangju City made the announcement on November 13th (local time) that the agreement was finally confirmed following a meeting with FISU (Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire - International University Sports Federation) executive committee held at Ataturk University, in the city of Erzurum, Turkey.

In recognition of the beautiful and attractive urban spaces hidden away throughout Gwangju City, the 'Beautiful City of Culture - Urban Spaces Awards' were held, with Gwangju Community Media Centre winning the main award in the public-sector category.

17th World Junior Women's Handball Championship Opening Ceremony and Group Qualifying matches will be held in Gwangju next August.

Gwangju City announced the results of the 13th Gwangju Architecture Awards, and awarded the Gold Medal to the World Photonics Expo Themed Exhibition Hall in Sang-mu Citizen's Park, designed by archictect Jo Seong-ho of Gwangju Space Architects' Association Ltd.

Pung-Am Lake, in the Pung-Am neighborhood of Gwangju's East district, is the focus of residents' attention after new lighting installations created a beautiful night scene.

At the site of the Gwangju World Photonics Expo, located in Sang-mu Citizen's Park in the city's East District, the Light & Music fountain is now open and operational for visitors to enjoy.

At 3pm on October 29th at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel, Gwangju City Mayor Park Gwang-tae and Daegu City Mayor Kim Beom-il agreed an MOU with POSCO Engineering and Construction (represented by Jeong Dong-hwa) for construction of a baseball dome in Gwangju city.

- Festival name·scale·content etc significantly improved, aim to be national·global event

- strengthens ties with other lighting specialists, establishing Gwangju as a global player in the lighting field

Gwangju City Mudeung Park Office will promote Mt. Mudeung Old Way as a symbolic high-class walking route in Gwangju.

With the motif "An Assembly of Beautiful Women, in the Cultural Capital, Gwangju", the 2nd Gwangju National Women's Choir Contest ended on the 10th, with Sujeong District ...

All the prize winning pieces from this year's Korean Craft Contest will be on display at the Kim Daejung Convention Centre until the 10th.

From October 1st, Uchi Park Zoo will be showcasing their Bengal tiger cubs and African lion cubs to the public. Uchi Park Zoo has been open for 18 years, and on the 30th they announced that six new ...

Gwangju City Education Office, six universities, and GFN English Radio agree MOU to collaborate together in Global Development English Training ...

'Day of the World Photonics EXPO 2009' is held at Mudeung Stadium on July 31. KIA Tigers pitcher Seo Jae-weong has been appointed as a PR ambassador for World Photonics EXPO ...

The world's renowned chef Edward Kwon and actress Kim Jeong-eun begin their duties as PR ambassadors. At Youngbinkwan (Emerald Room), the Shilla Seoul at 11AM on July 28....

An application is received until July 31.The Gwangju Foreigners Network (GFN) English Radio (FM 98.7㎒) the 'Young radio that opens up a dream world,' holds the 2nd GFN Pop Music Singing Contest at the site of the Lotus Industry Festival of Korea Muan on August 8..

Cheering news from Brussels at 03:00 on May 24...defeating Taiwan and Canada. 'Gwangju, KOREA!' Gwangju City won the bid for the 2015 Summer Universiade. At 03:00 on May 23, cheering news was heard from Brussels in Belgium ...

The first radio broadcast will be aired at 11:01 on April 1.(Informatization Management Office, +82-62-613-2610) The Gwangju Foreigners Network (GFN) English Radio (FM 98.7㎒), the 'Young radio that opens up a dream world,' plans to hold an ...