2022 GCS International Convention takes place at Siam University in Bangkok
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BANGOK: The 2022 GCS International Convention was held successfully at Siam University in Bangkok, Thailand on October 14, 2022. The Bangkok GCS convention, which was held in a hybrid format because of the COVID-19 pandemic, drew about 150 persons from 64 countries – about 100 in-person attendees […]
2022 GCS International Convention to Take Place in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 14
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BANGKOK: The 2022 GCS International Convention will take place at Siam University in Bangkok, Thailand on October 14, 2022. The annual GCS convention will be held in a hybrid format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous in-person annual GCS Convention was held at Chosun University in Gwangju, […]
Opening ceremony held near Pokhara, Nepal, for WT-ADF Um Hong Gil Human School Cares Project
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: An opening ceremony was held for the new WT-Asia Development Foundation (ADF) Cares Program for students at the Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal on September 23, 2022. The ceremony took place at Shree Birethanti Secondary School, about one and a half hours by […]
Opening ceremony held for Third Mt. Everest Open Taekwondo Championships in Pokhara, Nepal
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: An opening ceremony was held in Pokhara, Nepal on September 22, 2022 for the Third Mt. Everest International Open Taekwondo Championships and the First Mt. Everest GCS International Poomsae Championships. The four-day Mt. Everest events drew over 1,400 athletes and officials from 12 countries, with India […]
Korean Soprano Yang Gui-bee to perform international classic lyric songs, Korean gagok on Sept. 15
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: Korean Soprano Yang Gui-bee will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. on September 15, 2022 at the IBK Chamber Hall of the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Korea. Lyric coloratara Soprano Yang, an assistant professor of the Division of Music at Ewha Womans University, will be performing famous […]
New WT-ADF Cares Project starts at Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: World Taekwondo (WT) teamed up with the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) to start their new WT-ADF Cares Program for students at the Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal on August 22, 2022 for a one-year period. Under the theme “Let’s Build the Future with Taekwondo,” […]
GCS Malaysia hosts special lecture on ‘Beauty Ear Therapy’ for Korean Society members
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President KUALA LUMPUR: The GCS International Malaysia Chapter hosted an online special lecture on “Beauty Ear Therapy” for the members of the Korean Society in Malaysia on August 18, 2022. Under the title “Ear Tells Your Health,” the one-hour-long special lecture was given to about 20 Koreans living in […]
Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety permits import of aguaje oil
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved imports of aguaje oil from the Peruvian jungles on July 15, 2022, according to a local trading company. The Korean firm, Worldone Trade Co. Ltd., said it will start importing aguaje oil from Peru as early […]
New WT-ADF Cares projects kick off in Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Timor-Leste
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: World Taekwondo (WT) and the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) kicked off their new WT-ADF Cares Program in three countries – Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Timor-Leste – on July 1, 2022 for a one-year period. The new WT-ADF Cares projects, funded by the ADF, are designed to help […]
GCS International to deliver development funds for Ukraine Taekwondo Federation
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: GCS International will deliver taekwondo equipment and/or funds for the war-ridden Ukraine Taekwondo Federation. In this regard, Kim Sang-jin, vice president of the GCS Global Peace Corps under the auspices of GCS International, handed over a taekwondo development fund board to GCS International President Dr. Chungwon […]
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