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The partial amendment bill of the Farmland Act calls for applying the criteria for imposing farmland conservation charges by differentiating farmland from agricultural promotion areas, setting the payment period for issuing a reminder letter for farmland conservation charges within 10 to 30 days, clarifying the base date for imposing additional charges, and preparing the basis for delegating the procedure for approval for change of use to the Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The farmland conservation charge is a charge that a person who wants to divert farmland for other purposes pays to a person who operates and manages the farmland management fund for the conservation, management and creation of farmland.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:58 AM
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On the same day, Moon Dae-rim, a candidate for governor of Jeju Island, also issued a statement on the same day, saying, "Father McGrinch is a true saint who has worked for Jeju all his life." He also said, "Although the body has left, Father McGrinch's affection and love for Jeju will forever wet the heart of Jeju like a warm spring rain," and added, "We will make every effort to build a warm economy, a prosperous Jeju, and a welfare Jeju that embraces and shares Father McGrinch's will." Father Patrick McGrinch, who has been engaged in missionary work and various social projects on barren Jeju Island for more than 60 years since the establishment of the Jeju Saint Isidol Ranch,
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:55 AM
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Meanwhile, President Moon Jae In paid tribute to Father McGrinch in a condolence message sent to him, saying, "The deceased came as a ray of hope to Jeju Island, which was devastated by the April 3 incident and the Korean War." President Moon said, "He wanted to shake off Jeju's poverty by establishing a Sung Isidol Ranch, and established welfare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and kindergartens, and credit cooperatives to become friends for the poor and underprivileged," adding, "The blue-eyed Irish priest took care of and healed Jeju's pain and deeply engraved God's love and peace in the hearts of our people.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:52 AM
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Father McGrinch's mortuary was set up at the Catholic Church on the first floor of the Korean branch of the Sunggolom Alien Missionary Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and the Hallim Cathedral of the Jeju Diocese until April 26. The funeral mass will be dedicated at 10 a.m. on April 27 at the Trinity Cathedral of the Sung Isidol Community in Geumak-ri, Jeju-do, and at 4:30 p.m. on the 30th, the memorial mass will be dedicated at the Korean branch of the Sunggolom Alien Missionary Church and will be laid at the cemetery of the Sung Isidol Ranch Gla Convent. Father McGrinch, who believes that he cannot approach God unless he gets out of poverty,
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:45 AM
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With the expansion of the Martha's Facility in 2007, the company introduced an advanced horse industry in Korea, focusing on horse welfare by conducting patrols and training before joining the racetrack. In 2006, Yahudi, the winner of the Japan Cup, was introduced as a seed horse, and Ecton Park, the boomer of Mr. Park, who set the record of winning the most consecutive victories in Korean horse racing. Believing that he will never reach God unless he gets out of poverty, he was awarded the Korean Stone Pagoda Industrial Medal in 1972 and the Magsai Award in 1975. For his service for more than 60 years, he was awarded the Peony Medal of the Order of Merit and was named the winner of the Irish Presidential Award in 2014.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:41 AM
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In 1959, he also created a sewing factory called Hallim Vertical to provide jobs to more than 1,300 women.In 1970, the clinic was opened to provide free medical treatment to patients with extreme poverty. In 1962, the clinic created the first Hallym Credit Cooperative in Jeju Island and the first in a rural area in Korea. It also established social welfare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens, senior citizens' colleges, and youth training facilities with proceeds from the ranching project. In March 2002, the clinic reopened as a hospice-centered Seong Isidol welfare clinic. Thanks to the support of its members and the support of the Isidol Rural Business Development Association, it is operating the clinic for free.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:38 AM
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Born in 1928 in Letterken, Donegol, South Island, Father McGrinch arrived in Busan at the age of 25 in 1953 after receiving a new service in 1951. After moving to Suncheon, he served as an aide to Suncheon Cathedral for five months and came to Jeju in 1954 as a missionary of the St. Golom Outpost Missionary Church and took the post at the Hallim Public Office of Central Headquarters. Father McGrinch, who witnessed the reality of Jeju, which was struggling with poverty due to the Jeju April 3 incident and the Korean War, took the lead in modernization by laying the foundation for cattle farming and establishing social welfare facilities.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:33 AM
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Chung Myung-chae, the new representative, served as a transition member of President Roh Moo Hyun's presidency and secretary for farming and fishing villages in the Blue House, and served as the 5th president of the Korea University of Agriculture and Fisheries and as a representative of the Korea Rural Welfare Forum. He took office as the chairman of the Rural Hope Foundation with the KRA in March and has a special relationship with the horse industry, so he is considered a key figure who will combine our agricultural and rural communities with the horse industry. At the time of his career as the vice president of the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, he attended the "Discussion on Improving the Horse Racing Tax System for the Development
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:23 AM
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Although the current situation in the agricultural industry is a crisis, since agriculture is a life industry, "groundbreaking policies and national support are needed to revive our life industry and maintain stable farm income and rural communities." Referring to the need to change the philosophy of agricultural policy and introduce an innovation system, he said, "The people should highlight the justification of government support, citing the need for a price in efforts to strengthen the public interest function of farmers," adding, "It is a time when the role of the National Agricultural Forum as well as farmers' organizations and civic groups is expected.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:19 AM
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CEO Kim Byung-hong said, "If the horse racing refund rate is raised, the issue that the union claims can be implemented," and added, "I hope that the union will leave the work to the union, and the KCTU will actively engage in a struggle to raise the refund rate." In addition, he said that the increase in the refund rate is "the only way the KCTU can really help the union," and that "I think we should know that there is a big pie that will go to the managers." Lastly, when looking at the situation from the perspective of horse racing fans and customers, most of whom earn less than 2 million won a month, he said, "I don't think we should pay off the customers' poor pockets and meet the greed of assistant teachers and managers,
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:17 AM
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Since last year, officials of the KCTU have been stationed at the Gyeongnam Race Park in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province, and they know that it has affected many people, adding that the KCTU, a high-ranking group representing the union, did not lead the strike, but said, "At this point, there is only one thing that a KCTU official should do."No horse official insisted on raising the refund rate, and lamented the situation in which everyone only made their case even though it was unclear whether it would change even if everyone stepped up and took the lead in raising the refund rate,
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:13 AM
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First of all, CEO Kim Byung-hong said about the indefinite strike by the Busan Gyeongnam Racing Park branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Authority, saying, "Don't instigate people for your own benefit by encouraging people who have done their best in their duties, such as managers, facilities, and beautification." Regarding the strike, he said, "Even if it is the right of the KCTU, you should know that horse racing is a completely different industry from other manufacturing and service industries," stressing that focusing only on income distribution rather than competition, leaving behind the fairness of horse racing through free competition, does not go well with the horse racing system.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:08 AM
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The selection match will be held in a three-round manner over three days, including May 31st, June 2nd, and 4th. I have participated in the Incheon Asian Games and know how it feels, so I want to try again. I will do my best as much as I have come with a lot of help, and I hope I can return to Belgium with a smile. I really hope that Korean horseback riding will develop in the future, and for it to develop, we need a Korean horse rider who attracts attention and shines in Europe. I hope that player becomes me, and I am confident that I will work that hard. That's how I want to hear that Korean athletes can ride horses so well in Europe.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:05 AM
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Europe is a completely different horseback riding system from Korea and is the birthplace of horseback riding, so I am here and active. Since I was young, I thought that I should ride well in Korea and advance to Europe later. I think they treated me well to work hard. After studying, I have tried so hard that I can only ride horses and ride horses again. I represented Korea at the Asaan Games in Incheon and went out to Europe, and I realized again that I have a long way to go. I think he recognized me in the process. Since horseback riding is a sport that takes a long time to meet expectations, the gold medalist in equestrian event at the Rio Olympics is 53, so I will try my best to meet the expectations.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 01:00 AM
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Guess Korea sponsored in-kind so that I could exercise comfortably. In Europe, the horse industry plays an industrial role so that there is a saying that cash circulates because of horses. There is a circular structure, such as producing and training young horses and then selling them, or buying and growing and reselling them as young horses. In addition, there are cases where players with good horses participate in competitions and produce excellent records and sell them at high prices. It cannot be said uniformly, and it varies greatly. It is like a stock. When horses are young, they buy relatively cheap, grow and sell them again, and as this process is repeated, farmers also make some profit.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 12:53 AM
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However, the horses that played during the 2014 Asian Games are not circulating and they are saying as they are. If companies and others apply, I think horses will be circulated and a better riding environment and horse-riding culture will be created. Of course. It is an important point, but it is somewhat difficult for the players if the association is not operating normally. In my case, I am working out in Europe, so the exact date of the selection match was important. For the selection match, I had to come to Korea from Europe, but it was difficult to get in shape because I was undecided, and I set a date to go to Korea almost this time. It's because you can't go to tomorrow, and you have to go through a quarantine.
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 12:51 AM
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He is working out in Belgium, Europe. He is coached by coach Leaven Divos, who was a Belgian champion. I have been with Coach Leven since I was young, and I have received a lot of help. He also helped me a lot physically and mentally until I came to Korea and got a horse for the selection match. It is not common. Obviously, it was not an easy case. In my case, I had to travel from Europe to Korea, and the cost of transporting horses was not easy. An air container is required to transport horses, and it costs more than 40 million won for a round trip. I came to Korea with a lot of help, but I will work hard with the mindset that I will be selected. I started my career in Europe right after the 2014 Incheon Asian Games,
Thursday, June 04 2026 - 12:48 AM
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Although I participated with the goal of winning the championship, I was worried that it would not be an easy race because there were many strong opponents ahead of the competition. I would like to thank all the horse racing players, including Teacher Park Jae-woo, who had a hard time winning the championship under difficult conditions. Teacher Park recommended me to meet 'Changse', and when I went to meet him at the ranch, I was very happy to see 'Changse' lead the way at the front of the group. I extended two fingers at the awards ceremony, and one thumb was raised at the Sports Seoul Cup. Personal greed allows you to spread out all five fingers. Thank you to the horse racing fans who always support 'Changse'. I think there was a victory today because there were horse racing fans who didn't forget to support me.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 11:08 AM
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When you decide on an issue or have an issue, you should gather representatives who are representative of each region and listen to them. Even if the opinion is not adopted, isn't it reasonable to try to hear it? The horseback riding support project is for the whole people. I know that the horseback riding support project has been established for about four to five years. Until now, it was a project that local people could not easily encounter. Since the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas have a large number of horseback riding populations, I admit that they receive more support than other regions. However, isn't the province Korea? I think at least 1/n should be allocated. I personally visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and asked for support for local regions including Chungbuk, saying that the horseback riding support project is for the whole people and not for specific regions.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 10:30 AM
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The same goes for instructors' labor costs. If you try to give them less and make them work a lot because the situation is difficult, they can't stand it and leave. Of course, there are instructors who are not basic. I have experienced several such instructors. After teaching for a long time, I often come if I want to use it, and disappear without saying anything. As an operator, there was no countermeasure. Still, I endured well without playing tricks. A true wife and son married her daughter-in-law among the instructors and became a daughter-in-law. Since the family runs the horse-riding course together, the horse-riding business has been more stable since then. Today is not the only day for horseback riding. Even if you lose money today, you need to operate the horse-riding course based on the standard of the rider, thinking that tomorrow will be a plus.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 10:17 AM
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Let's Run Park Seoul will be established as a family outing space as much as a famous theme park when Winnie World, which will house about 10 villages, 44 experience spaces and various food and beverage facilities, opens in Let's Run Park Seoul Family Park, the chairman of the Korean Horse Association and the chairman of the Sage-Gwan Association expects. Meanwhile, Chairman Hyun said at the meeting, "A number of social side effects caused by addictive gambling industries such as games, Toto, horse racing, and bicycle racing have recently become a problem. It is necessary to foster a leading healing institution specializing in addiction healing, including gambling." In particular, he talked about his experience with a taxi driver during his business trip to Hong Kong and said that symbolic social contribution activities are needed for the Korean Horse Association to continuously improve its image in the future.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 10:08 AM
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On Sept. 11, the Korea Cup, the first Asian international invitational race to ride a Korean racetrack, will be held at Let's Run Park Seoul. The Korean Racing Authority's ambition is to make this race, in which eight countries from around the world including Korea, participate, a global festival for people. "Vision 127," the world's largest multi-vision racetrack, will be showcased to coincide with the Korea Cup race. Measuring 127.2 meters wide and 13.6 meters long, it is about 10 meters longer than the screen of Dubai's 110-meter wide racetrack. Vision 127 is a huge attraction in itself.Winnie World, the world's first and only role-playing horse theme park, which has been ambitiously prepared by the Korea Racing Authority and Chairman Ji Sung-kwan, will open in September.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 09:28 AM
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After being forced to run at his own expense of 120 million won, he became speechless. After retiring at the age of four, he had to use the seed horse for breeding, but when he came to Korea, he didn't even see the light of the seed horse because it was not verified. In the event of an overseas expedition, the system needs to be improved, such as not only retiring from the horseradish society, but also managing it additionally and putting it into free breeding. If a good horse horse comes out, isn't that true domestic horse production? Otherwise, who would go on an overseas expedition at the risk of high cost? Ten years have passed since his initial term ended.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 09:27 AM
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On Sept. 11, the Korea Cup, the first Asian international invitational race to ride a Korean racetrack, will be held at Let's Run Park Seoul. The Korean Racing Authority's ambition is to make this race, in which eight countries from around the world including Korea, participate, a global festival for people. "Vision 127," the world's largest multi-vision racetrack, will be showcased to coincide with the Korea Cup race. Measuring 127.2 meters wide and 13.6 meters long, it is about 10 meters longer than the screen of Dubai's 110-meter wide racetrack. Vision 127 is a huge attraction in itself.Winnie World, the world's first and only role-playing horse theme park, which has been ambitiously prepared by the Korea Racing Authority and Chairman Ji Sung-kwan, will open in September.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 09:24 AM
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Korean horses can run after 6 p.m. when foreign horses finish their training. If it's an international race, you're supposed to work out together, but since you're working out late in a state that's already ruined, will you be able to train properly? Even though you go on an expedition with a janitor and spend a lot of money, there is no CCTV in the Mabang. We prepare for the event at a disadvantage, let alone privileges of the home ground. Major King, who won the 2013 Agriculture Minister's Cup, was selected as the third generation best horse in Korea, and went on an expedition to the U.S. in accordance with the Korean Racing Authority's obligation to conduct overseas expeditions.
Wednesday, June 03 2026 - 09:23 AM