The Korean Broadcasting System is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
Standard Chartered Korea is a banking and financial services company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered. It was created by the acquisition of the former Korea First Bank by Standard Chartered in 2005.
Ivan Vasilievich Kliun, or Klyun, born Klyunkov was a Russian Avant-Garde painter, sculptor and art theorist, associated with the Suprematist movement.
Korean Methodist Church and Institute (뉴욕한인교회), also known as KMCI, is a United Methodist Church established in 1921 located in New York City. The church is located at 633 West 115th Street.
KBS World is a South Korean pay television channel operated by the Korean Broadcasting System aimed at international audiences outside South Korea. It was launched on 1 July 2003 and mainly broadcast in Korean, but subtitles in English, Chinese and Malay are also provided.
Ohm Ki-Young is a popular news anchor and the former CEO of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in South Korea.
Urban Zakapa is a South Korean R&B singer-songwriter group formed in 2009 by Fluxus Music. Originally a 9-member group, in 2012 they became a trio, consisting of Park Yong-in, Jo Hyunah and Kwon Soon-il. The group's name is an abbreviation for Urban, Zappy, Kaleidoscopic, and Passionate.
Namuwiki is a Korean wiki. It was launched on 17 April 2015, is powered by the proprietary wiki software The Seed, and is currently based in Paraguay. Namu makes the wiki's name mean "tree wiki" if directly translated into English.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) is a Hong Kong statutory body enforcing the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Larry Koroloff is a Bulgarian-Canadian historian, linguist, and educator, activist of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, editor-in-chief of the “Macedonian Tribune” newspaper, and head of the patriotic organization “Macedonia: Switzerland on the Balkans”, situated in Toronto.
Jung Hanmo was a Korean poet. The primary subject matter of his poems was the bleak reality after the Korean War but he wrote poems representing his love for life and hope for the future. He taught Korean literature in universities for a long time, leaving many achievements as a scholar. When he was the Minister of Culture and Public Information in 1988, he decisively carried out the lifting of the ban on around 100 writers who had defected or had been kidnapped to North Korea.
Banjjogi is a Korean folk tale that tells the story of the eponymous protagonist who is born with only half a body, but goes on to overcome his disability, using his strength and cunning to defeat a tiger and a greedy man, marry the greedy man’s daughter, and prosper. Various names for the protagonist include banjjogi, oejjogi and oejjagi.
Adoy, is a South Korean band formed in 2017. The band debuted on May 17, 2017, with their EP Catnip and has since released three additional EPs and two studio albums. The band has received positive attention in the Korean indie scene, including multiple nominations at the Korean Music Awards and a win at the Seoul Music Awards.
Hsieh Hsi-en 謝喜恩 is a Taiwanese athlete from Yuli, Hualien.
Jeong In-bo, or Chŏng In-bo, was a scholar of Yangmingism and Silhak, independence activist, and historian in pursuit of defining and tracing independent “Koreanness” in the context of Japanese rule. Jeong was involved in politics in the early years of South Korea after liberation, serving as a committee member of the Representative Democratic Council and later as the chair of the Board of Inspection in the government of the Republic of Korea under President Syngman Rhee. During the Korean War, Jeong was abducted to North Korea and is believed to have died there.
The Municipal Solid Waste Charging Scheme (Hong Kong), also known as the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018, is a system for managing solid waste in Hong Kong. It implements legislation that takes effect on 1 April 2024. It adopts the 'polluter-pay' principle as first suggested by the government in 2005. It provides economic incentives for the general public to be aware of waste disposal volumes and reduce the waste they create by requiring individuals to purchase designated garbage bags or labels before disposing their trash. Waste reduction was seen as a way to delay expanding Municipal Solid Waste treatment facilities. Lessons were taken from experiences in cities such as Seoul and Taipei.
Muhammedsabyr Bazarbayuly is a Kazakh professional boxer. He has gained recognition for his performances in the lightweight division and has represented Kazakhstan in various international competitions, including the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
