Tag: South Korea
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[BREAKING] Women’s World Cup: Super Falcons defeat South Korea 2-0
The Super Falcons on Wednesday boosted Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the next round in the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France with a 2-0 victory over South Korea. The first goal arrived in the first half when South Korean defender Kim Doyeon kicked the ball into her own neat following strong pressing by…
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South Korea to launch its biggest investigation of sex abuse in sports
South Korea will hold its largest ever investigation into sexual abuse in sports, its human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. The move has come after an Olympic speed skating star accused her former coach of abuse to trigger a wave of similar accounts from athletes. The inquiry will aim to address “systematic, sustained” abuse in…
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Release of U.S. prisoners ‘positive’ for upcoming Trump-Kim summit – S.Korea
South Korea’s presidential Blue House welcomed the release of American prisoners from North Korea on Wednesday, saying the move would have a “positive effect” for upcoming talks between North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. Blue House spokesperson Yoon Young-chan also called on Pyongyang to release six South Korean detainees. “In…
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South Korean president endorses North Korea’s demand for signing peace treaty
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday expressed his support for the North’s long-time demand to sign a full-fledged peace treaty instead of the Korean Armistice Agreement concluded in 1953 after the end of the Korean war. “We should put an end to the armistice that has lasted for 65 years and move toward signing…
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, sentenced to 24 years in prison
A South Korean court has found former President Park Geun-hye guilty on multiple counts of abuse of power, bribery and coercion and sentenced her to 24 years in prison. Park’s conviction brings to close a corruption scandal which gripped South Korea, upending the country’s politics and implicating some of the country’s most powerful figures. “The…
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Why South Korea court suspends jail term for Samsung Group heir, Jay Y. Lee
South Korean appeals court on Monday suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir, Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year’s detention, amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president. Seoul High Court jailed Lee for two and a half years, reducing the original term by half. The court…
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Nigeria to host investment forum in South Korea
Plans for Nigeria to host an investment forum at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference that will hold later in the year in South Korea are in the offing. This was made known by a spokesman of Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory commission in a statement today, saying broadband Nigeria will be the focus of discussions at…
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South Korea leader to probe US over THAAD missile launchers
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ordered a probe into the introduction of four Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile launchers in addition to the two deployed by the U.S. military before its election. Presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan told a media briefing that Moon was “shocked” to hear that the four additional THAAD…
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Proposed ICT University will equip Nigerians with best skills – Shittu
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, said on Thursday that the plan to establish a University of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria was aimed at equipping Nigerians with the best skills. Shittu told newsmen in Abuja that facilities at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would be utilised to achieve this…