Posts Tagged ‘south’

EU-ACP negotiations with the launch of the South African

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The European Union (EU) and seven countries in southern Africa have decided to join forces and promote trade and development by negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement between regions (EPA) announced Wednesday European Commission.
The seven countries are Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swazilan, and Tanzania, which form the SADC (South African Development Community). South Africa will [...]

South Korea: Yeongi-Gongju favorite to become the new capital

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
South Korea chose Monday near Yeongi-Gongju (center), as the site for its new administrative capital, giving it preference over three rival regions.
region Yeongi-Gongju received the highest score with 88.96% of the votes, winning by a comfortable margin over his rival in the best position, area of Gongju-Nonsan, as the Presidential Committee on transfer the administrative [...]

Slight realignment of the South Korean government

March 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Wednesday in a slight reshuffle of his government, only for the portfolios of inter-Korean relations, social security and culture, according to press agencede South Korean Yonhap.
Chung Dong-yong, 51, became the new unification minister, replacing Jeong Se-hyun, who held the post since 2002.
Kim Geun-Tae, 57, was appointed Minister of Health [...]

The National Assembly of South Korea approves appointment of new PM

March 12th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The National Assembly of South Korean aapprouvé Tuesday the appointment of Lee Hai-chan, the legislature partid’Uri (ruling) in favor of reform, as new Prime Minister.
Mr. Lee, 52, has been confirmed as number two in the country by unvote 200 votes for and 84 against. Of the 289 votes cast, five have been invalidated.
This result is [...]

MM. Zeng Qinghong and Mbeki promised to strengthen cooperation between South Africa and China

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South African President Thabo Mbeki and Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong have pledged Monday to strengthen cooperation between the two countries for mutual benefit and development of Africa.
At a meeting with Mbeki in Johannesburg, Zeng, visiting South Africa, said that cooperation between China and South Africa in various fields had developed soundly and fruitful [...]

Beheading of South Korean hostage: George W. Bush offers condolences to his South Korean counterpart

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday sent a message to his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-hyun, presenting his condolences after the beheading by kidnappers of a South Korean hostage in Iraq, said spokesman of the Presidency, Yoon Tai -young.
The message arrived in Seoul a day after Mr. Bush delivered a speech against the killing [...]

The family of a South Korean hostage demand explanations from government

March 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The family of a South Korean kidnapped and beheaded by an armed rebel group in Iraq on Wednesday asked for explanations from the South Korean government on the death of their relatives, reported Thursday the local press.
demand came as deputies of the Grand National Party (main opposition party), including Kim Hee-jung, went to pay homage [...]

All businessmen in South Korea will leave Iraq by early July

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
All businessmen in South Korea will be removed from Iraq by early July, following the kidnapping of a South Korean in Iraq, said a senior official in Seoul Tuesday.
“Most businessmen in South Korea have left Iraq and he is only 22″, said Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Lee Hee-Beom, to the press before attending [...]

The South Korean hostage beheaded in Iraq

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South Korean citizen held by an Islamist group in Iraq has been beheaded by his captors, reported Tuesday qatariorte television channel Al-Jazeera. In a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera, a kidnapper read a statement for the South Korean people, bearing the responsibility for this tragedy to the decision of the South Korean government to send [...]

The South Koreans opposed the deployment of troops in Iraq

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
In response to images released Monday showing a South Korean hostage in Iraq by asking, many South Koreans oppose the project gradually from their government to deploy more troops in that country in the Middle East, according to a survey Internet.
This online survey, conducted by the site Naver.com, popular in South Korea, with 1 612 [...]