[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Kia Motors Europe is to sponsor a long-term charitable programme for the planting of shrubs in southern Mali, West Africa. The project, called ‘Kia – Planting for a Better Life’, will guarantee the planting of up to six million jatropha shrubs over the next three years, helping to secure a brighter future for communities in the area by boosting agricultural output and generating income for farmers and their families. Supported by Kia’s 14 wholly-owned European subsidiaries*, the project will see Kia making a donation equivalent to six jatropha seedlings for each veh
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The World Taekwondo Federation is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Marie Ayer has been appointed as Secretary General of the WTF.Dr. Ayer’s resume is adorned with significant leadership experience in both finance and administrative management with large international organizations. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Fribourg in Switzerland. He served as Chief Financial Officer at ABB Power Generation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and as Vice President of Swisscom International in Bern, Switzerland. Having served as Director of the WTF Lausanne Office for the past six ye