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Transforming a Sustainable Living Environment into a Thriving Business Center

Seoul¡¯s Gangdong District Offers the Best of Both Worlds!
With a population of 500,000 people, Gangdong-gu is one of the 25 districts which make up the city of Seoul, South
Korea. Located on the southeast side of the city, Gangdong-gu has rapidly grown into one of the most attractive towns in
Seoul with its comfortable residential areas and optimum commercial infrastructure. Gangdong-gu is also home to a time-honored cultural heritage, the site of the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Relics of primitive humans of the Neolithic era who lived there 6,000 years ago, which has historical significance and huge value as a world heritage. Anchored by the slogan ¡®Gangdong, Beloved by its Residents,¡¯ all members of Gangdong-gu office have been striving to transform the city into a better place to live, making citizens the top priority of its administrative policy. Also, sustainability is now the keyword for transforming
Gangdong into a more environmentally friendly and livable city. With the goal of ¡®a city of sustainable and happy city¡¯ in mind, Gangdong-gu is engaged in a wide variety of activities designed to create an ecologically, economically and socially
prosperous city, which can be handed down to future generations. Blessed with a clean and natural environment comprising as much as 40% of the gross area, Gangdong-gu has been leading the ¡®Urban Gardening¡¯ trend in Seoul, emerging as one of the most eco-friendly districts in the country. In a similar move, it also actively carries out measures necessary for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, one of the hottest issues in the global community. These efforts paid off by Gangdong¡¯s winning numerous pro-environment awards, including 2012 Korea Green Management Awards, Green Growth Fresh City Awards, Korea Eco-friendly Grand Awards and Korea Local Governments Fair. Many of us may agree that taking care of the education and health of residents will be a decisive factor in improving the quality of life in our community. Therefore, Gangdong-gu has been beefing up its efforts in creating one of the bestdeveloped welfare and educational infrastructures in Seoul. Aiming to be one of the best educational centers in the country, we started to run the country¡¯s first-ever self-directed learning center for students of elementary, middle and high schools to encourage them to be motivated to study for themselves, along with a Youth Employment Training Center called ¡°Sangsang Pangpang.¡± As part of the plan to prepare for the aging society, Gangdong-gu has introduced an advanced healthcare system for the Gangdong-gu residents. Each dong office within our jurisdiction runs a ¡®Health 100-year-old Counseling Center,¡¯ which provides an organized and systemic management of residents¡¯ health with the helps from healthcare experts such as a doctor, nurses and a physical training adviser. Through our dedicated efforts, Gangdong-gu won four awards from AFHC (subordinate body of the WHO) Health City International Contest in last October. As a business-friendly city, Gangdong-gu has recently undergone remarkable changes, attracting many of the large companies and young manpower in Seoul. In April of 2011, it succeeded in attracting ENEX, a national engineering complex project into the town. With 90,000 square meters of space, ENEX, which features a Business
Tower, related organizations, R&D centers, social enterprise support center, specialization graduate schools and amenities (convention center, educational facilities and conference rooms) will accommodate nearly 200 companies and 16,000 people.
In addition, a high-tech industrial complex is under construction across from the ENEX building site. Starting with Samsung
Engineering, a total of 10 leading companies in Korea are planning to move into the complex in 2013. The ripple effect and employment inducement effects on the regional economy are expected to be worth as much as 10.9 trillion won and 61,900 people, respectively. Moreover, a new commercial business complex that will feature global enterprises and hotels is going to be built in the Godeok residential area, Bogeumjari (public housing project) in Seoul¡¯s Gangdong-gu. All business travelers will have easy access to the area, as Seoul Subway Line 9 which is currently connected with the Korea Veterans Hospital station is going to be extended to the areas of Sangil-Gangil-Godeok. Like this, Gangdong-gu is a future-oriented district with great potential in pursuit of sustainable development in every sphere of society. In addition to many of the leading companies that are already based in the area or deeply interested in moving their head offices into the city, Gangdong-gu is also a home to a lot of promising small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Korea, many of which find it difficult to promote their products and tap new markets despite the high quality and advanced technology. Therefore, I am glad to describe and recommend these Gangdonggu-based SMEs and their quality products to global buyers in conjunction with Korea¡¯s Buyers Guide.

K-KIOSK

KORYO DIGIWORKS is the leading firm with a wide range of technologies, offering overall services regarding the KIOSK System ranging from the design and manufacturing of cabinets and the development of KIOSK contents and programs.

Wireless Solution for Smart Energy

RadioPulse, a member of ZigBee Alliance, is leading the wireless network technology in Korea by providing 802.15.4/ZigBee-based total solution for a broad range of applications.

Electrical Engineering System

Generator Excitation System Diagnostic Device (RTS-5000): RTS-5000 is a device to check excitation system with standard simulated output signal by itself without starting generator and turbine; and a device that can be simulation driven under the same condition as linked to actual generator and power system by real-time connection with excitation system.

C.N.C Butt Welder

M216 C.N.C butt welder is an excellent butt fusion machine suitable for HDPE and PP pipes and fittings. Especially the user-friendly software and control panel is designed for perfect result even under hard work conditions. The C.N.C Butt Welder is included 128 of ISO standard fusion parameter and also can be manually operated to set whatever the fusion standard is. The controller can save more than 500 of the result and has built-in printer available to print the result right away.

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Therapy System

Founded in 2002, Doctor Supply Ltd. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medical equipment used in a dressing and compression therapy for stable and earlier recovery and rehabilitation of patients after operations.

Baby Items

Well-aware of the rapidly changing market trends, HS GLOBE Inc. is engaged in distributing baby products and fashion accessories of excellently reliable quality. In particular, the company has recently launched hot brand items, including Miracle blanket, AnBeBe infant chair / potty-chair and ZOLA ACAI.

ENPEAU LSR silicone Baby Bottle

No environmental hormones or BPA: The silicone baby bottle is nontoxic and totally harmless for a biting and sucking baby.

Botanical Extract-Based Gel Deodorizer

The ¡°Gosotal¡± series developed by autoone is a patented deodorant by using natural botanical extracts, and eco-friendly as certified by Korea¡¯s Ministry of Environment. The main ingredients of this gel deodorizer derived from natural seaweed extracts are formulated to keep a room free from unpleasant odors, including R-Sh, NH3, SO3 and VOCs by decomposing and removing them instantly.

Ceramic Knife & Washing Ball

HBHOUSING Co., Ltd. specializes in developing and manufacturing ceramic products such as ceramic knives and washing balls. The ceramic knife made by using zirconia ceramic is lighter in weight than a steel knife, putting less stress or strain on the wrist, but it remains incredibly sharp for long periods of time without blade sharpening.

Artificial Wool Fiber Carpet

Two of the most important factors to consider when choosing a carpet are price and quality, so buying the artificial wool fiber carpet from Goniglobal would be a perfect choice

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