As part of its ceaseless efforts to ensure the fairest judging and refereeing at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Gamees, the World Taekwondo Federation organizes a coach seminar and a referee refresher course for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games this and next month, respectively, in Korea.The WTF coach seminar for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the first of its kind in WTF Olympic history, is scheduled to take place at Haeundae Grand Hotel in Busan, Korea, from June 16-18.More than 100 coaches and officials from about 50 countries have confirmed their attendance at the coach seminar. A total of 12
The World Taekwondo Federation signed a memorandum of agreement with the Belgrade 2009 Universiade Organizing Committee to include taekwondo poomsae in the official program of the 2009 Summer Universiade in a ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia on May 13, 2008.The MOA was inked between WTF Secretary General Jin Suk Yang and Dr. Sinisa Jasnic, vice president of the Organizing Committee of the 2009 Belgrade Universiade, in a ceremony at the Continental Hotel Beograd.With the signing, the taekwondo poomsae competition will be on the official program of the 2009 Belgrade Universiade, along with the taekw
The 7th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships concluded its five-day event in Izmir, Turkey on May 11, 2008, in a great success for good reasons.The biennial event, which took place at the Halkapinar Sport Hall in downtown Izmir, attracted more than 1,000 athletes and officials from a record 80 countries. The previous World Junior Taekwondo Championships were held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2006 to draw athletes from 77 countries. The next World Junior Taekwondo Championships are scheduled to take place in Mexico in 2010, which will serve as the qualification tournament for the taekwon
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 7th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships kicked off for a five-day run in Izmir, Turkey on May 7, 2008, drawing over 1,000 athletes and officials from a record 80 countries.The biennial event takes place at Halkapinar Sport Hall in downtown Izmir, drawing the local media’s special attention. The brand-new venue opened in 2005 during the Universiade.“The Izmir World Unior Taekwondo Championships draw special attention from both the public and the media, as the International Olympic Committee is scheduled to organize the 1st Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010,
The World Taekwondo Federation will launch its ambitious “Taekwondo Peace Corps” project in July 2008. “As the first action program of the WTF’s Taekwondo Peace Corps project, scores of Taekwondo Peace Corps members will be dispatched abroad as early as in July this year,” said WTF Secretary General Jin Suk Yang.Yang made the remarks at the explanatory session on the Taekwondo Peace Corps project held at the conference room of GCS International in Seoul, Korea on April 11, 2008. “Through the Taekwondo Peace Corps program, the WTF can ultimately contribute to the promotion of peace in the world
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 17th National Assembly session goes to the end and the 18th session is going to start soon. It's time for Korean Politicians to end conflicts by their regions and parties and try to find how to work for Koreans' better life and raise the power of Korea in this global world.NBC-1TV meets five members of the National Assembly with international experiences and insights and talks about the way Korean politics should be in terms of globalization and world politics.This time, we meet two of these five first, who are National Assembly members Hye-Hoon Lee and Jin Park.6114
Three new SOUL concept cars to be unveiled by Kia at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4th will reveal a whole new ‘fun’ side to the Korean brand. The trio are closely related to a forthcoming production model which will defy classification and encourage Kia customers to build an emotional bond with their new car.The SOUL concepts highlight ‘the world of possibilities’ for accessories, customizing and personalization that will be opened to future Kia customers by the new model with its special appeal to the young-at-heart - whatever their age!The SOUL Burner (shown here) is the ‘bad boy’ of the t
WTF President Chungwon Choue appointed Mr. Phillip Walter Coles, president of the Oceania Taekwondo Union and Australian member of the International Olympic Committee, as a vice president of the WTF on Feb. 4, 2008.Under the WTF Rules and Regulations, the WTF has six vice presidents. Of the six, three are elected at the General Assembly and another three are appointed by the WTF president. Since March 14, 2007, a vice-president position has been vacant, following the death of Dr. Cha Sok Park, who was a vice president of the WTF and president of the Pan American Taekwondo Union. Mr. Coles, is
The Incheon Airport Immigration Development Council to be launched, upgrading the quality of immigration service!Ranked number one in Airport Service Quality Awards for 3 years consecutively, Incheon Airport Immigration Office appointed professionals in diverse fields as members of the 'Incheon Airport Immigration Development Council' for better service provision, with the aim to upgrade the quality of immigration service by evaluating with the customers' aspects and reflecting their comments.At the Service Academy of Incheon Airport on January 30, 2008, Incheon Airport Immigration Office(Head
International Workcamp Organization (IWO), a non-profit and non-governmental organization promoting international young volunteer’s exchange, holds “Networking Asian and European Young Volunteers (NAEYV) Conference from 27 to 31 January 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.Participants will be accommodated at the International Youth Center-Dreamtel, located in Banghwa-Dong. Youth organizations from Asia and Europe will put their heads together to seek ways for better co-operation among young volunteers and volunteer organisations under the framework of Asia- Europe co-operation.IWO, Asia-Europe Foundati