[New Post Office Project Gains Momentum on Yeonpyeongdo]

A project to build a new post office on Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea is moving ahead at a faster pace.

The Gyeongin Regional Postal Service has recently signed a contract to purchase land owned by Ongjin-gun, Incheon, for the construction of a new post office on Yeonpyeongdo.

The new Yeonpyeong Post Office will be built as a two-story facility and will include residential quarters for staff.

The Gyeongin Regional Postal Service says the project will be pushed forward quickly by incorporating it into the mid- to long-term construction plan of Korea Post.

[Incheon to Push Ahead with Phase Three Expansion of Songdo Sewage Treatment Facility]

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority says it will move forward in earnest with the third-phase expansion of the public sewage treatment facility in Songdo International City.

The Phase Three project includes the construction of a sewage treatment facility with a daily capacity of 50,000 tons, a wastewater relay pumping station capable of handling 15,000 tons per day, and approximately four kilometers of new pipeline.

The total project cost is estimated at around 183 billion won, and the project will be carried out using a turnkey approach, in which design and construction are conducted under a single contract.

The expansion is scheduled for completion by 2030. Following the completion of the basic design in the first half of 2026, detailed design work and priority construction are set to begin simultaneously in the second half of the year.

[Incheon to Offer Housing Brokerage Fee Support Under “1,000-Won” Program]

Incheon Metropolitan City is rolling out another initiative under its so-called “1,000-won series,” offering housing brokerage fee support for housing-vulnerable residents and newly married couples.

According to details of the “1,000-Won Bok Fee Program” announced on Thursday, the city plans to provide up to 300,000 won in brokerage fee support starting next year for citizens who sign rental contracts for homes priced at 100 million won or less.

Eligible recipients include young people aged 18 to 39 who are either living in Incheon or planning to move to the city, newly married couples within five years of marriage registration, recipients of basic livelihood assistance, near-poverty households, and single-parent families.

The support will be available once every two years, while newly married couples will be eligible for the benefit only once.

[Incheon to Launch “1,000-Won Laundry” Service for Small Business Workers Next Year]

Incheon Metropolitan City plans to introduce a “1,000-won laundry” service next year for small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees.

The program will offer on-site workwear cleaning services for businesses in industries such as manufacturing, construction, logistics, and environmental sanitation.

Participating businesses will be able to request the service on weekdays between 9 am to 6 pm, with laundry collected directly from worksites, then washed, dried, and delivered back to the businesses.

Under the program, spring and summer workwear will be cleaned for 500 won per item, while winter workwear will cost 1,000 won per item.

[Incheon Metropolitan Council Delegation Visits Bangkok to Mark Friendly Cooperation]

A delegation from the Incheon Metropolitan Council visited the Bangkok Metropolitan Council from December 20 to 25, strengthening ties and advancing inter-council cooperation.

The visit marked a step toward full-scale exchange at the local assembly level and helped further enhance friendly and cooperative relations between the two councils.

The trip followed an official invitation extended in August by the chair of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, building on an ongoing exchange relationship that began after the two councils signed a friendship and cooperation agreement in 2007.

During the visit, the Incheon Metropolitan Council delegation met with members of the Korean community residing in Bangkok to hear about their situation and discussed possible areas of cooperation at the council level.