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  Yeoncheon County, Kyonggi-Do (South Korea)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Orange oval, [represents] of 'ㅇ' and visualization of dream and ideal of Yeoncheon people pursuing development in prosperity, means Yeoncheon as the native place of human culture and the center of Korean peninsula.
Green stroke 'ㅊ' [represents] mountains and plains and means beautiful, pleasant and pure Yeoncheon.
Blue stroke 'ㅊ' [represents] Imjingang and Hantangang and it emphasizes infinite potentials as well as the role of Yeoncheon leading the age of unification.
www.crwflags.com /FOTW/flags/kr-41-yc.html   (161 words)

  
 Welcome to visit Yeoncheon-gun
It indicates the first Korean letter 'ㅇ' and 'ㅊ' of Yeoncheon and visualizes dream and ideal of Yeoncheon people pursuing development in beautiful natural environment and prosperity.
It also symbolizes that Yeoncheon, the native place of human culture and the center of Korean peninsula will stand out as foothold leading the age of unification on the basis of infinite potential power of development.
Orange oval, as indication of 'ㅇ' and visualization of dream and ideal of Yeoncheon people pursuing development in prosperity, means Yeoncheon as the native place of human culture and the center of Korean peninsula.
www.iyc21.net /_foreign/eng/m01/a01_b01_c04.asp   (187 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Asia:South Korea:Gyeonggi
Gapyeong county lies in northeast Gyeonggi province, with Gangwon province on the east.
It adjoins the South Korean cities of Gimpo, Goyang and Dongducheon, and the counties of Yangju and Yeoncheon.
Yangju County lies in north central Gyeonggi province, adjacent to Seoul, Yeoncheon County and the cities of Paju, Goyang, Dongducheon and Uijeongbu.
dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/desc.html   (1050 words)

  
 Gyeonggi-do Summary
Seoul (the nation's capital) and Inchon (a port city) are both located within Kyonggi Province, but the two cities are independent administrative units and thus are autonomous from Kyonggi.
Kyonggi Province is composed of twenty-three cities and eight counties (kun).
The region is heavily populated and industrialized because of its proximity to Seoul.
www.bookrags.com /Gyeonggi-do   (834 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- South Korea tightens security north of Seoul after signs of possible ...
The 16- by 12-inch hole, which was cut through two layers of wire fence meters yards apart, was discovered early Tuesday near Yeoncheon, a border town 40 miles north of Seoul.
South Korea imposed "Jindogye-1" around Yeoncheon, the highest level of vigilance the military can issue before an actual sighting of a communist infiltrator, said another ministry spokesman, who also refused to be named.
The military also barred Yeoncheon farmers from working in fields near the border and posted sentries at foothills, Yonhap said.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041025-2055-koreas-infiltration.html   (841 words)

  
 Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
On January 2, the county magistrate of Cheongwon in Chungbuk Province paid a visit to Baik Eun-seok, who had just given birth to a baby boy the day before.
According to research in the county, the number of newborns fell from 1,800 in 1999 to 1,300 last year due to aging, contraception, and a rural exodus.
The population of Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province decreased from 68,144 in 1982 to 50,372 last December.
english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200301/200301130015.html   (304 words)

  
 The Daily Texan - Researchers look to past for avian flu preparedness
A South Korean health official sprays the disinfectant at a chicken farm in Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, Monday.
She said it's very important that all the organizations' plans are in sync so that in the event of a pandemic outbreak, they can work together to keep people safe.
The Austin-Travis County Department of Health and Human Services Department has made preparations for a pandemic one of its projects for the fiscal year, aiming to have a plan by October 2006, said spokesman Bob Flocke.
www.dailytexanonline.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=d898aeb2-96bb-44d8-bc96-5a5abf2c09b7   (804 words)

  
 IBG e.V. -Workcamps und Langzeitaufenthalte im Ausland
The Yeoncheon County including DMZ has been preserved very well due to the strict limitation of people from freely entering the zone.
Yeoncheon is also well known with the migratory bird sanctuary, thanks to the well preserved environment.
Location: Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, 150km north from Seoul.
www.ibg-workcamps.org /programme/korea.htm   (2837 words)

  
 Welcome to all the loyal Netizens of YangJoo.com
Yangju was also part of the Laeso county during the reign of King Gyeongduck of the Silla Dynasty, and was also part of GyunJjoo under the reign of Taejo (1397) in the Goryeoo dynasty, this time named as Yangju.
The country was upgraded to Yangju-mok in the 12th year of King Sejong (1430) and became Yangju -gun in the 32nd year of Gojong (1895).
Yangju county was elevated to Yangju city, 1 Eup 4 Myeons 6 Dongs.
www.yangju.gyeonggi.kr /yangju_eng/about/history.asp   (501 words)

  
 2005 Visit Gyeonggi-Korea
Spring and autumn cabbages are grown in Yeoncheon.
But the ingredients are just the beginning as they alone do not guarantee the same taste with each head of cabbage.
Yeoncheon county Dept. of Agriculture, Fishery and Livestock 031-839-2311~2
www.visit2005.com /Language/eng/travel/theme_slow_detail.jsp?listpage=theme_slow.jsp&tourno=34&page=1   (655 words)

  
 STATUS OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA DURING 2001-2003 -- YEOM et al. 73 (3): 604 -- American ...
A, Weekly number in Yeoncheon county during 2000 and 2001.
Data for the weekly number of mosquitoes for Yeoncheon County in 2002 were not available.
Hongcheon, Yeoju and Hoengseong counties were infected by malaria.
www.ajtmh.org /cgi/content/full/73/3/604   (2162 words)

  
 donga.com [english donga]
Regarding a tunnel in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, a court ruled on April 11 that the nation should dig up the land to determine the purpose of the tunnel.
The tunnel discovered in 2000 has created a controversy over whether it was dug by North Korea to utilize it to invade the South.
Lee, a resident of Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, reported to a broadcasting company in March 2000 that he found a tunnel in a hillock in his neighborhood, which was supposedly dug by North Korea with the purpose of invading the South.
english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?biid=2006041259698   (320 words)

  
 Nautilus Institute: Nautilus Offerings -- NAPSNet Daily Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tourists along the riverbanks were forced to flee and two vehicles parked near the river were flooded.
The rise in water level at the Imjin Bridge, which went from 83 centimeters to 2.51 meters in three hours, was not explainable by natural causes, a Yeoncheon county government official said.
Yeoncheon county and Paju city government officials say they have tallied about 200 million won in losses so far.
www.nautilus.org /napsnet/dr/2005/sep/ndr06sep05.html   (3544 words)

  
 Turks.US Daily News: Eight Troops Die in Korea Rampage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 22-year-old soldier, identified as Kim Dong-min, threw a grenade and then fired at fellow soldiers while they slept, the defense ministry said.
The incident took place in Yeoncheon county near the heavily-militarized border with North Korea.
A spokesman said Private Kim had suffered "verbal violence and molesting" from a senior officer.
www.turks.us /article~story~20050619114700614~mode~print.htm   (319 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Korean soldier committed barracks massacre after abuse by superiors, ...
Kim Dong-min, 22, held grudges against his commanders and decided Friday that he would go on the rampage after an officer swore at him for not offering to help clean a kitchen drain.
They allege Kim threw a grenade into a barracks where 25 people were sleeping early Sunday and opened fire on soldiers as they left an exercise room and kitchen at an army unit near the heavily militarized border in Yeoncheon, 45 miles north of Seoul.
The suspect was later arrested after he was found with empty ammunition cartridges and a safety pin from the grenade, investigators said.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050620-0345-skorea-soldiershooting.html   (378 words)

  
 World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
SEOUL, Sunday (Xinhua) - A South Korean soldier went on a shooting spree at a front-line Army unit Sunday morning, killing eight of his colleagues and injuring two others, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported.
The incident took place at Yeoncheon county located near the inter-Korean land border, some 60 kilometers north to Seoul, said Yonhap.
The soldier, identified only by his surname Kim, fired at random and threw a hand grenade at his colleagues sleeping at their barrack at around 2:30 a.m.
www.dailynews.lk /2005/06/20/wld03.htm   (105 words)

  
 features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Flowing from an adjacent military observatory is a propaganda broadcast espousing South Korea's various economic achievements.
In a place where visitors are forced to confront the military realities of South and North Korea, there stands a rare and special respite for the weary soul: Seokjang-ri Gallery in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province.
"Whenever I have guests to my house I bring them to this gallery to show them that my county has this beautiful cultural pleasure," she said.
wk.koreaherald.co.kr /SITE/data/html_dir/2001/11/16/200111160010.asp   (794 words)

  
 S.Korean soldier kills 8 colleagues in shooting spree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
SEOUL, June 19 (Xinhuanet) -- A South Korean soldier went on a shooting spree at a front-line Army unit early Sunday morning, killing eight of his colleagues and seriously injuring two others,announced the South Korean Defense Ministry.
The incident took place at Yeoncheon county located near the inter-Korean land border, some 70 kilometers north to Seoul, said Chang Suk-kyu, head of the Public Affairs Office of the South Korean Army at a press conference.
The 22-year-old soldier, with a rank of private first class, identified only by his surname Kim, threw a grenade and fired roughly 40 bullets from a rifle in barracks at around 2:30 a.m.
www.yangtse.com /gb/content/2005-06/19/content_94630.htm   (371 words)

  
 Maps of South Korea - Wikimedia Commons
8.1 City, District and County of Gyeonggi Province
[edit] District and County of Incheon Metropolitan City
[edit] City, District and County of Gyeonggi Province
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Maps_of_South_Korea   (107 words)

  
 Right-Thinking from the Left Coast
The hole, which measured about 40 cm by 30 cm (16 inches by 12 inches), was found near Yeoncheon, a border town 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Seoul.
Alerts in the DMZ are taken seriously in the South and the military tightened roadblocks and set up checkpoints in the area on Tuesday, looking for possible infiltrators.
A federal appeals court ruled Saturday that provisional ballots Ohio voters cast outside their own precincts should not be counted, overturning a lower court decision that such ballots are valid as long as they are cast in the right county.
right-thinking.com /index.php/weblog/2004/10/P30   (3214 words)

  
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www.fanshop-online.de /fahnen-flaggen-infos/k2005-10.html   (4136 words)

  
 donga.com [english donga]
There are an increasing number of farmers replacing rice with other highly profitable crops nationwide.
Jeonnam province is actively promoting ginseng as a profitable substitute for rice, and bokbunja is taking the place of rice in Jangseong county of the province.
Some farmers in Cheongwon and Okcheon county of Chungbuk province, and Hampyeong and Haenam county of Jeonnam, have produced vegetables and fruits that are high in sugar by using natural fertilizer containing silicon.
english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?biid=2005042596508   (578 words)

  
 Welcome to Paju City
to the east-Yangju City, to the west-(Han River) Gimpo City, to the south-Goyang City, to the north-(demarcation line) Gaepung County to the northeast-Yeoncheon County
Paju is at the center of Korean history, and it was the stage of important periodical and historical events.
1895 : In the 32nd year of the King Gojong(1895), it was reorganized as Paju County
en.pajuro.net /paju/info.jsp   (1204 words)

  
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www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/title-y.html   (740 words)

  
 KBS GLOBAL
The spokesman said Kim had thrown a hand grenade into the barracks and sprayed bullets at fellow soldiers as they slept.
The attack happened early Sunday morning after he returned from a patrol shift at a border guard post in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province.
Shortly after being caught early Sunday, Kim told investigators that he had felt an impulse to shoot his comrades.
english.kbs.co.kr /news/newsview_sub.php?menu=4&key=2005062008   (208 words)

  
 Google Earth Community: Old Camp Kaiser in Korea
I think you are referring to Yeoncheon County.
The area now suffers from flood due to heavy rain.
These areas (Pocheon, and Yeoncheon) have some resort
bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/738261/Main/469371   (604 words)

  
 Today's pic's- friday, Jan. 21 - Military Photos
An Indian Sikh soldier stands guard near Kashmiri Muslims praying during the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha at Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar
South Korean army K-1 tanks cross the Hantan river during an exercise against possible North Korea (news - web sites) attack at the Yeoncheon county, north of Seoul
At least 23 soldiers and police and six Maoist rebels have been killed in a clash in eastern Nepal
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=32961   (817 words)

  
 DIRECTORY - ASIA YEONCHEON - REGIONAL AND ASIA YEONCHEON
DIRECTORY - ASIA YEONCHEON - REGIONAL AND ASIA YEONCHEON
»Sightseeing: Yeoncheon - Description of a local resort and the Jaein-pokpo waterfall.
Alternative band, check mp3s on site for a taste...
www.themusichype.com /dir/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Yeoncheon   (140 words)

  
 Yeoncheon: Gyeonggi at Canadian Content
Canadian Content > Regional: Asia: South_Korea: Gyeonggi: Yeoncheon:
Additional Information: Yeoncheon County lies at the northern extreme of Gyeonggi province, adjoining Gangwon-do on the west and North Korea on the north.
This page was last updated on March 18th, 2007
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Yeoncheon   (145 words)

  
 AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory
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Directory Regional / Asia / South Korea / Gyeonggi / Yeoncheon
Information on festivals, tourist attractions and local specialties, provided by the county government.
www.att.net /cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Yeoncheon   (155 words)

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