Gyeonggi-do Social Economy Enterprise 'Yakjin'... Consecutive Awards at National Expos and More

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Social economy enterprises in Gyeonggi Province are drawing attention by consecutively receiving presidential citations and other awards at nationwide expos through innovative ideas and collaboration.

On the 8th, at the 4th Korea Social Economy Expo held at the Hwa-baek Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeonggi Province announced that ▲ Bucheon Social Economy Center (in the field of social economy intermediary support organizations) ▲ Hansangsu, CEO of Happy Morning Reading Co., Ltd. (in the field of social enterprises) ▲ Kim Byung-woo, Chairman of Daul Social Cooperative (in the cooperative sector) received presidential citations, while ▲ Hong Seung-mi, Director of Siheung Social Economy Center (in the field of social economy intermediary support organizations) ▲ Happy Plus Co., Ltd. (in the field of social enterprises) received Prime Minister citations.

The Korea Social Economy Expo is an event where social economy actors from across the country gather to share information and promote social economy products and services. Hosted by 17 government ministries including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and social economy associations, this expo is held both online and offline from the 8th to the 10th under the theme "Social Economy, Opening Tomorrow."

Earlier, at the village enterprise awards hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, local companies such as Jangchon Village (CEO Park Sang-seok) in Yongin and Elite Farmer (CEO Choi Jang-su) in Gimpo were selected as excellent village and Moduae (愛) village enterprises, respectively.

Also, at the "2022 Best Cooperative Awards" hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the "Cooperative Basic Act," 8 out of 21 cooperatives from the province advanced to the finals. During the expo, these cooperatives will be evaluated by experts and a public jury to receive grand prizes, excellence awards, and merit awards.

Kim Young-chul, Director of the Communication and Cooperation Bureau of the province, said, "I congratulate all Gyeonggi Province awardees at this expo," and emphasized, "We will continue to make efforts so that social economy organizations aiming for social value can grow based on innovative ideas and collaboration."

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