[By H. J Yook]Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI(President, Lee Sang-yong) successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Health Program Management in Iraq KRG’ with KOICA, as part of Korea‘s ODA plans to contribute to improving the world’s health index, including MDGs. 20 trainees, including government officials and medical doctors or dentists from the Iraq KRG region were invited to the program for 3 weeks. The course provided trainees with a platform to learn the successful Korean health policies and management skills, find out strengths and weaknesses of hea
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The second Gwacheon International SF Festival drew to a close with a grand finale after 17 days of successful operation, achieving conspicuous growth both in substance and quality. Gwacheon International SF Festival, or GISF, held its closing event at 18:30 p.m. on October 16 at the special open air stage in the Gwacheon National Science Museum, rounding up achievements of the festival. As one of main events of the GISF, the film festival showed 57 short and feature SF films from 17 countries, including ‘SAC Solid State Society,’ a 3D film which was first shown in Asia th
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]On October 26, Seoullites will vote in a special election to decide their new mayor. As progressive alliance candidate Won-soon Park faces off against Gyeong-won Na, representing the incumbent Grand National Party, their supporters are waging an equally-heated battle on the micro blogging service Twitter. Koreans are posting more than 60,000 tweets about the election every day, and the two candidates have more than 170,000 combined followers, according to Daumsoft, a Seoul-based online market research firm that is watching the election closely. Daumsoft, which has develop
[By NBC-1TV H,. J Yook]SEOUL, October 13, 2011 - The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea applauded the U.S. Congress for its quick action in approving the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.And it urged the Korean National Assembly to swiftly approve the win-win agreement that will increase bilateral trade and create jobs in both countries."This is an historic moment that will strengthen the U.S.-Korea alliance by adding a third economic pillar to the already strong relationship," said Pat Gaines, AMCHAM Korea Chairman. "The swift passage by Congress was a vote of confidence in the fut
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI(President, Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Health Program Management in Rwanda’ with KOICA. The course is part of Korea‘s ODA plans to contribute to improving the world’s health index, including MDGs. 10 trainees, including government officials and medical doctors from Rwanda participated in the program from 18th, Sep. to 8th, Oct. in 2011. The course was designed to review the successful Korean health policy and program management, describe strengths and weaknesses of health p
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Chevrolet today launched its first global midsize car, the all-new Malibu in Korea. GM Korea will start production this month at its Bupyeong manufacturing facility and begin sales in November. “Korea is the first country to produce and sell the all-new Malibu,” said GM Korea President and CEO Mike Arcamone. “With expressive styling, a comfortable cabin, outstanding ride and handling, and top-notch safety, it will exceed the expectations of consumers.” The Malibu nameplate may be new to Korea, but the Malibu is the industry’s longest-running midsize passenger car nameplat
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea) expressed strong support for President Obama's submission overnight of the KORUS FTA to the U.S. Congress for a vote. AMCHAM Korea is confident that the U.S. President's action in Washington D.C. overnight will lead to a rapid "yes" vote on this historic agreement by the House and the Senate. AMCHAM Korea has been a long-standing and vocal supporter of early ratification of the KORUS FTA. The agreement is a win-win deal that will increase bilateral trade and create much-needed jobs in both countries. AMCHAM leaders
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) announced today that it plans to create three new operating regions effective October 3, 2011, when the acquisition of Avis Europe plc (LSE:AVE) is expected to be completed. The three regions will include Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), North America, and Latin America/ Australasia. The following management changes will take effect within these regions as the Company moves forward with integration of the two companies: · Larry D. De Shon has been appointed President, EMEA. Mr. De Shon was previously Executive Vice President, Dom
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) (the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Alun Cathcart to its Board of Directors effective October 3, 2011. Mr. Cathcart fills a newly created seat and will serve for a term scheduled to end at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. With the addition of Mr. Cathcart, the Company's Board is now comprised of ten members. Mr. Cathcart brings extensive international business and executive management experience to the Company's Board of Directors as Chairman of Avis Europe plc since 2004, a member of the Board of Avis Europe sin
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has unveiled two new chips for controlling antenna power in mainstream 3G wireless products. The new devices are more than 83% smaller than earlier components and improve energy efficiency to maximize battery life for always-on-the-go consumers and business users. Today’s multi-function, multi-band cellphones and smartphones, as well as tablets and 3G USB dongles, continuously adjust their transmitter power to optimize contact with the network a