Tag: South Korea
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World Bio Summit 2022: Buhari returns to Abuja from Seoul
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the First World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Newsmen reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 4.10 a.m. on Friday. While in Seoul, the Nigerian…
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Buhari seeks expanded trade relations beyond gas exports to South Korea
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, expressed Nigeria’s desire to widen the scope of trade relations with the Republic of Korea beyond gas exports. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement said Buhari was speaking during a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, Mr. Yoon Suk-Yeol at the Presidential Palace…
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Buhari to attend First World Bio Summit in South Korea
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Abuja for Seoul, South Korea to participate in the First World Bio Summit, 2022. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The two-day (Oct, 25-26) summit with the theme: ”The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health,” is jointly organised by the Government of…
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U.S., S/Korea fire missiles in response to North Korean launch
The United States and South Korea fired projectiles on Wednesday in response to North Korea’s latest missile test to deter any aggression from Pyongyang. The South Korean military said the U.S. and South Korea fired four surface-to-surface missiles toward the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, in response to North Korea’s provocation.
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets defeat South Korea 1-0
Nigeria’s Under-20 National Women’s Football Team (Falconets) defeated South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in their Group C Match Day Two of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
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North Korean’s Kim threatens to use nuclear weapons if attacked
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons in the event of military conflict with the United States and South Korea, according to remarks reported by state media on Thursday. “Our armed forces are thoroughly prepared to respond to any crisis,” Kim said.
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Air Force officer indicted for sexual harassment of female colleague
Defence Ministry in South Korea says it has arraigned an Air Force noncommissioned officer who was accused of sexually harassing a female colleague, which made her to commit suicide have been arraigned. The defence ministry disclosed this in a statement issued in Seoul on Monday. The statement said the master sergeant, surnamed Jang, was suspected…
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Authorities rescue 9 sailors from drifting ship
South Korea on Wednesday said that it has rescued nine people from a drifting ship in waters off the country’s southern resort island of Jeju. The ship, which lost communication after a Vietnamese sailor occupied the wheel house. Authorities had launched the search operation to locate the 72-ton fishing boat earlier in the day, after…
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WTO DG: Coast clear for Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as South Korean candidate withdraws from race
South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Friday abandoned her bid to become head of the World Trade Organization, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the global body’s first woman and first African director-general. Yoo had consulted with the United States, her prime backer and other major countries and “decided…
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WTO job: Okonjo-Iweala sees new hope as South Korea drops candidate
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been given a new hope as South Korea has reportedly dropped its candidate, Yoo Myung-hee for the position of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Washington Trade Daily reported that the South Korea’s trade minister is set to withdraw from the race, quoting several sources familiar with the matter.…