Tag Archives: Korea

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria and Japan looking to pull rank

August 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It is quarter-final time at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and the first pair of ties pits two favourites for the title, against sides who managed to bounce back from opening defeats. While Japan must get to grips with Asian … read more »

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Korean Air: Sorry for ‘primitive’ Kenyans

June 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – A notice on Korean Air’s website announcing the start of three, weekly non-stop flights from Korea to Kenya is causing anger among Kenyans on social media sites because of the description of Kenyans as indigenous people full of … read more »

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Asian 5 Nations 2012: UAE face Kazakhstan in crunch A5N rugby tie

May 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

UAE Rugby face a battle for survival in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations (A5N) Top 5 competition when they take on Kazakhstan at The Sevens on Friday. Kick-off is scheduled for 4pm in what is billed as a relegation battle … read more »

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Post-Kim Jong Il DPRK

December 26, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

By Alexander VORONTSOV The death of Kim Jong Il two months before his 70th birthday grabbed the headlines worldwide. False reports of his death had been a recurrent phenomenon, but his passing, when it did happen, came unexpectedly. The communist … read more »

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S.Korea’s KORES joins rare earth project in S.Africa

December 4, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

South Korea’s state-run Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) has reached a definitive agreement to take part in a large-scale rare earth element development project in South Africa owned by Frontier Rare Earths Ltd. Under the agreement, signed with the Toronto, Ontario-based … read more »

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to visit Ethiopia

June 27, 2011 by benim

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will visit Ethiopia on July 8 according to media reports from South Korea. This will be the first visit to Ethiopia by South Korean President in nearly 30 years. President Lee will meet with Ethiopian … read more »

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Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi

April 9, 2011 by benim

Dear Obbo Mallasaa: We have never met. I have no reasons to suspect that you even know I exist. So, let me introduce myself. My name is Malkaa Guutuu. I consider myself liberal on many issues: I don’t subscribe to … read more »

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