[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Poly Plant Project, Inc. (PPP), worldwide provider of advanced polysilicon production process technology and polysilicon production equipment systems used to produce high-purity polysilicon for the solar industry and semiconductor industry, today congratulates Hankook Silicon Company Ltd. (HKS) on their production plant reaching nameplate capacity of 3,200 metric tons per year (MTY) of high-purity polycrystalline silicon and on their long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Neo Solar Power Corp., in which Hankook Silicon Company Ltd. will deliver to them over 11,000 me
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The World Taekwondo Federation has called on the global taekwondo family to give support and solidarity to Japan for its recent natural disaster.WTF President Chungwon Choue has recently sent a letter of condolences to Mr. Noboru Kanehara, president of the All Japan Taekwondo Association.“My spirit has grown weary with sorrow as I have watched and lived together with the people of Japan the fatal events unfold,” WTF President Choue said in the letter. “Please know that I and the entire taekwondo family continue to hold you in our thoughts and prayers, and we will do o
[By NBC-1TV J. H Yook]GM Korea Company announced today that it sold 12,265 vehicles in the domestic market and exported 55,287 vehicles in March. Total sales for the month were 67,552 units, which was an increase of 7.8 percent from the same month last year, when GM Korea sold domestically and shipped 62,641 vehicles. GM Korea’s domestic sales in March registered a dramatic jump of 60.7 percent to 12,265 vehicles from the previous month. This was also an increase of 30.0 percent from 9,434 vehicles sold in March 2010. The growth in domestic sales was led by new Chevrolet products such as the O
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame is hosting it's most historic award ceremony at KUKKIWON World Taekwondo Headquarters on August 23rd- 25th 2011 It is an opportunity for Taekwondo Masters and Champions in the Asian region to attend and be honored in the most prestigious ceremony in the history of Taekwondo. The Taekwondo Hall of Fame is also planning tours and lectures and special training at Kukkiwon which will take place prior to the official award ceremony. The ceremony will be highlighted by a performance by of the world reknown KUKKIWON Taekwondo Demonstration Tea
[WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]WTF President Chungwon Choue hosted a welcoming dinner for visiting Honduran President H. E. Porfirio Lobo Sosa at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 20, 2011. At the welcoming dinner, Honduran President Lobo, a 3rd Dan Kukkiwon black-belt holder, showed his ‘special’ love for taekwondo even by showing off his Dan certificate to the participants. Honduran President, 64, Lobo arrived in Seoul on Feb. 20 for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Korean President Lee Myung-bak. “I started practicing taekwondo in 1986 under Korean Grandmaster Song Bon
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]A head of team meeting is under way for the WTF World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow at the Katerina Park Hotel in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 9, 2010.
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]AMCHAM Korea expressed strong support for today’s announcement that remaining issues related to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) have been resolved. In his official statement regarding the conclusion of the deal, President Obama underscored that: "[The agreement] deepens the strong alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea and reinforces American leadership in the Asia Pacific. I look forward to working with Congress and leaders in both parties to get this done…" President Lee stressed that: “This agreement is meaningful in that it reflec
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 2010 World Taekwondo Tour will take place in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 10, 2010, amid high interest of both the public and the international media, especially television.The WTF World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow, to be held at the Moscow Martial Arts Center, will draw 18 top-ranked players from seven countries.The inaugural WTF World Taekwondo Tour was held in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009 in a great success.The WTF-promoted one-day event will feature both individual and team competitions. The Russian Taekwondo Union, headed by Mr. Anatoly K. Terekhov, organize
[By NBC-1TV]SEOUL, 09 nov. -- Des journalistes ont pris place au centre des mdias nouvellement ouvert dans le Centre des conventions et des expositions (COEX) pour tenir le monde inform des dernires nouvelles du sommet du G20 qui se droulera les 11 et 12 novembre prochain.
[By G20 Pool Reporters/NBC-1TV]Nov. 9, INCHEON, South Korea -- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika and his wife Callista Mutharika arrive at Incheon International Airport on Nov. 9. Mutharika is the first head of state to arrive for the G-20 Seoul summit set for Nov. 11-12. He will attend the summit in the capacity of the chairman of the African Union.