Yangju City Holds Inaugural Meeting for Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation... Full-Scale Launch in October

Reviewed and Approved 10 Key Agenda Items
including Appointment of Inaugural Executives and Enactment of Articles of Incorporation

Expected to Serve as a Control Tower
for Promoting Local Culture and Arts and Developing Tourism Content

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kang Suhyeon) is accelerating the establishment of the Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation to strengthen expertise in local culture and arts and to revitalize tourism.

Yangju City held the inaugural general meeting of the Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation on the 17th at the Yangju City Comprehensive Tourism Information Center education hall. Photo by Yangju City

On April 20, the city announced that it held the inaugural general meeting of the Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation on the 17th at the Yangju Comprehensive Tourism Information Center training room. The meeting was attended by the foundation's first executive members, who reviewed and resolved key agenda items for the establishment of the foundation, marking the first official step toward its launch.

The meeting began with the appointment ceremony for the first executives, followed by the adoption of the statement of purpose, enactment of the articles of incorporation and related regulations, and the review and approval of a total of 10 agenda items, including the 2026 business plan and budget.

The foundation has been established in phases in accordance with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's "Standards for the Establishment of Local Government-Funded Organizations," and completed the enactment of related ordinances in December of last year. Subsequently, it applied for approval to establish a nonprofit corporation with Gyeonggi Province, completed the registration and other follow-up procedures, and plans to begin full-scale operations in October this year by hiring staff and setting up its office in the second half of the year.

The foundation is a specialized institution established to promote local culture and the arts and to revitalize tourism. It will carry out a wide range of projects, including developing and supporting local cultural policies, nurturing arts organizations, planning and operating festivals, performances, and exhibitions, discovering tourism resources and developing content, and managing cultural tourism facilities.

Yangju City held the inaugural general meeting of the Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation on the 17th at the Yangju Comprehensive Tourism Information Center training hall. Provided by Yangju City.

An official from Yangju City stated, "The Yangju Culture and Tourism Foundation will serve as an implementation body for the advancement of local culture and tourism and is expected to contribute to the promotion of culture and the arts as well as the expansion of the tourism base in the region."

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