Relief at the pump

Local fuel prices falling

We start today with some welcome news for drivers, as local fuel prices are steadily decreasing.

According to the oil price information website (오피넷) 'Opinet,' a liter of gasoline had fallen by three won since over one day to 1,962 won. The national average was 1,980 won. 

Meanwhile, the average liter of diesel was 1,801 won, and analysts say it could keep falling to the 1,700-won range.

According to Opinet, oil prices continue to fall on the international market, so an even greater drop in domestic prices is expected next week. 

 

Christian pilgrimage path to open

14.1 km trail passes home of Jeju's first priest

A Christian pilgrimage trail that passes by the home of the first ordained priest from the island, (이도종) Lee Do-jong, will soon open.

The provincial government, the Jeju Tourism Organization, and Jeju CBS developed the trail, which is the first of its kind on the island and leads believers to historic sites related to Christianity. They will hold an opening ceremony for the path at (금성) Geumseong Church in (금성리) Geumseong-ri, (애월읍) Aewol-eup, Jeju City at 2:00 p.m. next Monday.

It's called "The Path of Obedience" and its 14.1 kilometers long. Highlights along it include the first place on the island where Christians gathered to pray, the old (금성) Geumseong Church that was built in 1924, and the home of (이도종) Lee Do-jong, who died a martyr during the April Third Incident.

The province plans to develop a pilgrimage path for Buddhists by July, and then open it to the public in October.

 

Premium shopping outlet talks begin

16-member group formed to oversee project

Officials have begun discussing in earnest the possible construction of premium shopping outlets in Jeju.

The provincial government has formed a taskforce to oversee the project. The group will organize subcommittees to study in detail the three proposals that have been made, and determine the strong and weak points of each.

The suggestions are locating the outlets on the outskirts of the city, putting them downtown, or building separate facilities both downtown and farther away.

Provincial councilors, academics, and local merchants are among the group's members. Jeju National University professor (김형길) Kim Hyung-gil was selected to lead the taskforce.

 

Turning to Arirang now, for the seventh year in a row, Incheon International Airport was named the world's best. The country is also home to two major national airlines and a pool of low-cost carriers. Here's Arirang's (지명길) Ji Myung-kil with more on the outlook for the Korean aviation industry.

 

Korean Air's Airbus A380 marks its one-year anniversary of commercial service, following its initiation in June last year.

The flagship carrier's fleet of A380s have flown more than 5-million passengers until now and the airline is the world's sixth operator of the super jumbo aircraft.

(Stand-up) Ji Myung-kil

"With five A380's currently in operation in the Korean Air fleet...Korean Air's A380 offers the most spacious cabin among all aircraft to date...with just 407 seats, which is 100 fewer than other A380 carriers. The company also plans to add five more of these super jumbo jets to its fleet by 2014."

[Korean airline industry]

With Korea's air travel industry growing at a rate of 3-percent per year ... Korea's two flagship carriers,.. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines,.. are doing their best to fly the most popular routes and offer the highest quality service.

[Interview] Lee Sang-beom / VP, Korean Air

"All business spaces specialized bar lounges, inflight duty-free area, all these made Korean Air provide passengers with outstanding services."

[Interview]Mok In-sang / GM, Asiana Airlines

"Asiana Airlines was named the 'airline of the year' in each year since 2009 by Air Transport World, SkyTrax and Global Traveler Magazine, respectively. And we have been leading Korea's airline service industry."

Yet with the ongoing global economic instability... major airlines are facing a threat as customers turn to budget airlines for their flying needs.

The profits of low-cost carriers such as Korea's Jeju Air, Jin Air, Air Busan, Eastar Jet and T-way reached more than 8-point-5 million U.S. dollars in 2006, and their profits rose to more than 200-million dollars in 2011.

Low-cost carriers serviced more than 38-percent of domestic flights within the country and more than 4-percent of international flights to and from Korea in 2011.

And as the airline industry grows...Korea's airports have become some of the most highly ranked in the world.

As one of the world's largest and busiest airports in the world, Incheon International Airport was rated the best airport worldwide by Airport Council International for seven years in a row from 2005 to 2012.

[Interview]Lee Young-geun / Executive VP, Incheon Intl. Airport

"Incheon International Airport is the hub airport in Northeast Asia. Since the airport was opened, it has grown 6-percent annually...and the airport has more than 35-million passengers using the terminal every year with annual capacity of more than 2-point-5 million metric tonnes of cargo."

[ camera ]  Kim Jin-hyub

And to provide passengers with some of the comforts of home, the airport offers private sleeping rooms, spa facilities and even golf courses.

The Korean government plans to grow Korea's aviation industry into an export-oriented business...with exports valued at more than 10-billion dollars by 2020.

Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.

 

The bambooleaf wrasse is called (어랭이) "eorangee" in the Jeju dialect, and the fish has long been a prized part of a traditional island meal. But overfishing has decimated the species in local waters. As Mike Balfour now reports, researchers hope they can save the fish by figuring out how to farm it.

 

Turning back to Arirang now, an icon of the ballet world in Korea and Europe, Kang Sue-jin, has come to Seoul for her last Korean performance of "The Lady of the Camellias". Arirang's cultural correspondent Park Ji-won reports.

 

['The Lady of the Camellias' returns to Seoul ]

Legendary Korean ballerina Kang Sue-jin is back in Korea.

The principal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet will be performing the title role in "The Lady of the Camellias" in Korea, a dramatic ballet set to Frederic Chopin's poetic piano music.

[Interview]Reid Anderson / Artistic director, Stuttgart Ballet

"This ballet 'Kameliendame' was created for us in Stuttgart and we dance it every few years since decades, and it also for Sue-jin and for Marjin, it's probably their signature piece, the piece that fits to them perfectly."

Praised for her exquisite ability to express her emotions,.. Kang received the prestigious Prix Benois de la Danse in 1999 for her portrayal of title character Marguerite Gautier in this tragic but fateful love story based on Alexander Dumas' novel.

Kang's long-time ballet partner, with whom she has danced for several years, describes dancing with her as always inspiring and delightful.

[Interview]Marijn Rademaker / Principal dancer, Stuttgart Ballet

"It's the way she translates an emotion through the body with the music. And I think that's also a little bit of great -- that not many dancers are born with that. And Sue-jin is definitely born with that."

[CAM] Hong Myung-ho, Bang Bo-hyun

Though Kang is in her 40s, an age past which many ballerinas retire, she still performs with the grace and dexterity of someone much younger. Her acting, however, reflects the experienced performer that she is, and she is still able to call up a deep range fo emotions. Kang says, however, that this will be her last performance of this piece in Korea.

[Interview]Kang Sue-jin / Principal dancer, Stuttgart Ballet

 "This is a such beautiful repertoire, and all the public who has no idea what the ballet (is), if they come to watch this repertoire, they just understand without knowing story, just listening Chopin music. It's just beautiful. So come and watch the performance, and I guarantee you you won't regret."

(Stand-up) Park Ji-won

"'The Lady of the Camellias' by the Stuttgart Ballet will be performed for three days from this Friday to Sunday at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. Park Ji-won, Arirang News."

 

6 more villages for 'rural life' experiences

Provincial government to choose six more by 2014

By the year 2014, the provincial government will increase to 20 the number of local villages where people can participate in hands-on programs to experience rural life. 

In all, that means it will add six communities to the list. Over the next two years, it will spend up to 300 million won to develop activities and facilities for the project in (월령리) Wolryeong-ri, (한림읍) Hallim-eup and (가시리) Gasi-ri, (표선면) Pyoseon-myeon. It's the first time both of those villages have been chosen.

The local government has also introduced a new system through which villages that are selected more than once for the program after evaluations can receive subsidies of as much as 100 million won for marketing and developing activities. This year, (명도암) Myeongdoam in (봉개동) Bonggae-dong and (동광리) Donggwang-ri in (안덕면) Andeok-myeon will get that funding.

This project began in 2002, and it has been run in fourteen local villages since then.

 

'Reasonably-priced' businesses lauded

Provincial government singles out 130

The provincial government has singled out 130 businesses for offering products and services at competitive prices despite the trying financial times.

Provincial inspectors went out to the 282 businesses that had applied for the designation. They chose 91 for the first time and another 39 that had already been officially cited.

65 of the newly-named businesses are in Jeju City and 26 are in Seogwipo. Most of them are restaurants, at 71, while the next most numerous businesses on the list are hairdressers and then laundries.

The provincial government will promote and support the businesses as the best that their areas have to offer.

 

Work on multi-purpose gym begins in Oct.

3.9b center will be in Namwon-eup, Seogwipo

The construction of a multi-purpose gymnasium at existing off-season training facilities in (공천포) Gongcheonpo, (남원읍) Namwon-eup, Seogwipo is one step closer to reality.

The provincial government reviewed designs for the gym submitted by six companies and selected the one by (가우) Gawoo Construction.

Work is scheduled to begin this October and be wrapped up by September 2013.

The Seogwipo Multi-purpose Gymnasium will cost 3.9 billion won. It will have a total floor area of three thousand three hundred square meters spread out between two floors above ground and one below. 

Officials plan to use it for off-season training and as a venue for the 2014 National Sports Festival.

 

 

▶ The fifth annual Chuja Yellow Corvina Festival is underway on the small island.

Title - Chuja Yellow Corvina Festival

Details - Ferries 3 times a day

Date - Through June 17

Location - Chuja Island

▶ A traditional music concert will be held Saturday at (용연) Yongyeon.

Title - 'Boat Concert in Yongyeon'

Details - Traditional music

Parade - Gwandeokjeong to Yongyeon at 6:30 PM

Concert - Yongyeon at 8 PM

[MOVIE]

▶ A wrongly-convicted man is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison in 'Lockout.'

Title - Lockout

Genre - Action, SF, Thriller

Age - Over 14

Theaters - Lotte Cinema Jeju, Mega Box, Primus, CGV

제목: 제주도내 휘발유-경유 가격 내림세

제주도내 유류 가격이 내림세를 보이고 있습니다.

유가정보사이트인 오피넷에 따르면

최근 제주지역 평균 휘발유 가격은

리터당 1천 962원으로

전일보다 3원 정도 내렸으며

전국 평균인 1천 980원보다 낮았습니다.

경유값도 리터당 1천 801원을 기록하며

1천700원대 회복 기대감을 높이고 있습니다.

오피넷은

국제석유제품 가격의 약세가 지속되고 있고

그 영향으로 다음주 국내 기름 값이 한차례

큰폭의 하락세를 보일 것으로 분석하고 있습니다.

 제목: 프리미엄 쇼핑 아웃렛 도입 논의 본격

제주에 프리미엄 쇼핑아웃렛을 도입하기 위한 논의가

본격화 됐습니다.

제주특별자치도는

프리미엄 아웃렛 추진 TF 즉 전담팀을 구성했다고

밝혔습니다.

TF팀은 교외형과 도심형, 혼합형 등 3개 유형을 검토하기 위한

소위원회를 구성해

각각의 장단점을 심도 있게 분석하기로 했습니다.

프리미엄아웃렛 추진 T/F팀은

도의원과 학계, 지역상인 등 모두 16명으로 구성됐고,

위원장에는 김형길 제주대 교수가 선출됐습니다.

 제목: 기독교 성시순례길 개장 ... 이도종 목사 생가 등 연결

제주 출신으로 처음 목사 안수를 받은

이도종 목사의 생가 등을 둘러보는

기독교 성지 순례길이 첫선을 보입니다.

제주도와 제주관광공사, 제주CBS는 공동으로

기독교 유적과 성지를 잇는 제주기독교 성지 순례길 1코스를 개발해 오는 18일 오후 2시 제주시 애월읍 금성리 금성교회에서

개장행사를 갖는다고 밝혔습니다.

'순종의 길'로 명명한 성지 순례길 1코스의 전체 길이는

14.1㎞로서 기도모임이 처음 열린 첫 기도처,

1924년 지어진 옛 금성교회,

4ㆍ3사건 당시 순교한 이도종 목사 생가 등을

거치게 됩니다.

제주도는 불교 성지 순례길도 7월까지 개발해

오는 10월에 개장할 계획입니다.

 

 제목: 道, 농촌체험마을 6곳 추가 조성

제주특별자치도는

내후년 2014년까지 6곳을 추가해

농촌체험휴양마을을 20개로 늘리기로 했습니다.

내년에 새로 선정된

한림읍 월령리와 표선면 가시리 두 곳에

2년동안 최대 3억원을 들여

체험활동에 필요한 시설과 체험상품을 개발하기로 했습니다.

또 봉개동 명도암과 안덕면 동광리 두 곳은

사후관리마을로 지정해

1년간 최대 1억원의 컨텐츠 개발과 마케팅 비용을 지원합니다.

한편 도내 농촌체험휴양마을은 2002년부터 지금까지

14곳이 조성돼 운영되고 있습니다.

 제목: 도내 착한 가격 업소 130곳 지정

제주특별자치도가

어려운 경제여건 속에서도 저렴한 가격으로 영업하는

'착한가격 업소' 130곳을 지정했습니다.

제주도는

착한가격 업소 지정을 신청한 282개 업소에 대해

현지실사와 검증을 거쳐 91곳을 신규 선정하고

39곳을 재지정했다고 밝혔습니다.

지역별로는 제주시에 65곳, 서귀포시 26곳이며

외식업이 71곳으로 가장 많고, 다음이 이.미용업, 세탁업 순입니다.

제주도는 선정된 착한가격 업소에 대해서는

지역의 명소와 맛집으로 육성할 계획입니다.

 제목: 서귀포 다목적 체육관, 10월 착공

서귀포시 남원읍 공천포 전지훈련장에

다목적체육관 건립이 본격 추진됩니다.

제주특별자치도는

서귀포 다목적체육관 건축설계 공모에 참여한

도내 6개 업체의 작품을 심사해

가우건축사무소가 제출한 작품을 당선작으로 선정했습니다.

이에따라 당선작에 대해 실시설계를 하도록 한후

오는 10월 착공해 내년 9월 완공할 예정입니다.

서귀포다목적체육관은 사업비 39억원이 투입돼

연면적 3천300제곱미터에 지하1층, 지상 2층 규모로 건립되며

전지훈련장과 2014년 전국체전 경기장으로 활용됩니다.