Bill Gates confirmed present at G-20 in South Korea next mont

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More than 100 global business leaders including Microsoft founder Bill Gates have been confirmed their presence in the G-20 business meeting in Seoul, North Korea next month.

Committee on Sunday, October 10, 2010 said that Gates who has a Charitable Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be included in the 112 executives who participated in the meeting on 10-11 November in the event the G-20 Summit on 11-12 November.

In a statement the executive said that 35 business leaders from the manufacturing sector or IT, 28 of the financial sector, 25 from the energy sector and 24 from the logistics sector, maritime and other.

They said that total sales of companies that will take part in the show to reach four trillion dollars and assets estimated at 30 trillion dollars.

These companies include Royal Dutch Shell from the Netherlands, Total of France, ING Financial Group of the Netherlands, Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard and Nestle of Switzerland.

South Korea urged for business meetings that can be part of the procession of the G-20 meeting.

They say that the executive leaders to discuss economic issues in a roundtable discussion with political leaders, which is expected to include President of the United States and China.

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the 112 golden ones..since when do business leaders become heads of state?..why is business making government decisions?..because government IS a side business..for” them”..i have a bit of a feeling about this meeting in south korea..i am 98% sure we are going to see an “event” of some sort within the days of the meeting..and it wont have to be something that happens in south korea..althought it may..it ties in with webbot linguistics as well pointing to a serious decline mid november..lets see..even a false flag event blamed on the north

Samsung institutes Tagore Literature Award along with Sahitya Akadem

Samsung institutes Tagore Literature Award along with Sahitya Akademi

New Delhi: Digital technology leader, Samsung India  and India's National Academy of Letters, Sahitya Akademi , today signed an MoU to institute the 'Tagore Literature Awards ' named after the legendary Shri Rabindranath Tagore. The MoU was signed by Mr. Agrahara Krishna Murthy, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi and        Mr. J S Shin, President  & CEO, Samsung South West Asia Headquarters in the Capital today.
 
The first 'Tagore Literature Awards' being instituted by Samsung, will recognize the best of literary contributions by writers in 8 Indian languages – Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Telugu and Bodo. The Sahitya Akademi will be selecting the Awardees for the Tagore Literature Award, with the announcement about the winners being made in December 2009.The Presentation Ceremony for the Awards will be organized in the Year 2010.
 
Speaking on the occasion, stated Mr. JungSoo Shin, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia HQ, "As part of our corporate philosophy, we believe in giving back to the community some of the profits we earn from it .The Tagore Literature Awards have been instituted as part of Samsung Hope Project, our Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, whereby we are supporting projects in the areas of culture, education and social welfare and building new bridges of hope for beneficiariesof these projects .The Tagore Literature Awards seek to promote Indian literature by recognizing and rewarding  the best of literary contributions in multiple Indian languages."
 
The Tagore Literature Awards will recognize the best of literary contributions in 8 different Indian languages every year, with all 24 Indian languages being covered  by the end of the third year. The same cycle of 8 languages being rewarded every year will continue thereafter. The Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held every year , coinciding with  Tagore's birth day . The winnerswill receive a Cash Reward from the Company .
 
Mr. A. K. Murthy, Secretary, Sahitya Akadami lauded Samsung's efforts to come forward and partner with the Sahitya Akademi to institute the Tagore Literature Awards and promote Indian Literature. "The Tagore Literature Award will complement the Sahitya Akademi Awards and at the same time multiply our efforts in recognizing and promoting lndian literary work and talent." The Sahitya Akademi will be responsible for selecting the winners for this Award.
 
Earlier this Year , as part of its 'Hope Project', Samsung had set up seven community centers  in the slum clusters of Bhubaneswar . Built  in a disaster-mitigated, climate adaptive  way, these community centers are being completely managed  by the community and used for training  programs, apart from community gatherings, special functions and other purposes.

Conference on Korea's Nation Brand

Korea ranked first in broadband leadership

According to the "2010 Annual Broadband Study" by Oxford University, Korea has the highest level of broadband leadership among the 72 countries surveyed. This is the second year Korea has claimed first place.

The researchers calculated the broadband leadership scores of each country based on their Broadband Quality Score (BQS) and broadband penetration at the household level. The evaluations of the global broadband statistics service company Point Topic and the broadband connection analysis website Speedtest.net were also considered in the researcher’s scores.

Korea topped on the list with a total score of 157 points, with nearly 100% of households in Korea having access to broadband, and a BQS of 81. Hong Kong and Japan were ranked second and third for broadband leadership.

Average download throughput in Korea was 33.5 Mbps, an increase of 55% from 2009, and the average upload throughput was 17 Mbps, an increase of 430%.

Moreover, the study said fourteen countries, including Japan, Sweden, Bulgaria, Finland and Korea, are prepared for the "internet applications of tomorrow," including high definition internet TV and high speed digital devices.

Seoul was the highest ranked of 239 cities worldwide, with a BQS of 97 out of 100 points.

Sponsored by Cisco Systems, the Saïd Business School at Oxford University and Spain's University of Oviedo have been evaluating global broadband quality since 2008. 

Ranking	Country	Leadership 2010
1	Korea	157
2	Hong Kong	118
3	Japan	116
4	Iceland	115
5	Switzerland	111
5	Luxembourg	111
5	Singapore	111
6	Malta	108
7	Netherlands	107
8	United Arab Emirates	106
8	Qatar	106
9	Sweden	104
10	Denmark	103

Joseon nature paintings on display at Kansong Art Museum

President Lee Myung-bak met with Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, President of the Republic of Panama, on October 20 at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul for summit talks.

At the summit, the two leaders discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in a wide range of sectors, including trade, investment, resources and infrastructure cooperation.

President Lee expressed his satisfaction with Korea-Panama ties and bilateral cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1962. Lee added that President Martinelli's state visit, the first official visit from a Panamanian leader, will help create momentum for further ties between the two nations.

President Lee Myung-bak (right) meets Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, President of the Republic of Panama, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 20.

President Martinelli said that he hopes for more Korean enterprises and involvement in Panama's resources and infrastructure sectors, and showed a strong interest in Korea’s experience of economic development.

President Lee urged the Panamanian government to provide active support for Korean firms so that they can take part in Panama's national projects, including the Panama Canal expansion project, along with subway, rail, and dam construction projects and infrastructure expansion.

President Martinelli said that Panama will revise laws for mining development projects so that overseas firms can more easily participate in Panama's mining industry. 

Meanwhile, President Lee said the Korean government will help Panama build its own e-government system, and use Korea's Knowledge Sharing Program to communicate development experiences.

President Lee expressed his thanks for the Panamanian government's support and cooperation in Korea's efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, and for President Berrocal’s pledge to cooperate in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 

Lee and Martinelli also exchanged opinions on global issues such as climate change and the upcoming G20 Seoul Summit, and agreed on the need to expand cooperation in the Central American Integration System (SICA) and other regional organizations.

The two leaders also attended the official signing of a tax avoidance agreement between the two countries. 

Joseon nature paintings on display at Kansong Art Museum

The Kansong Art Museum opened its doors to the public for its biannual exhibition on Sunday, October 17, for an exhibition of paintings of flowers, animals, and birds.  The museum will remain open for two weeks, until Oct. 31.

Nestled in a quiet residential area in Seongbuk-dong, the Kansong Museum is one of the most unique and oldest museums in Korea.  It opens only for two weeks in May and two weeks in October each year, during which time hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the colonial-era building to catch a glimpse of some of Korea’s most rare and treasured artworks.

The museum was founded by Jeon Hyeong-pil in 1939 to house his growing collection of treasures.  Motivated by the urge to keep important works of art in Korea during the colonial period, much of Jeon’s family fortune went towards collecting masterpieces of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, printmaking, and ceramic work.  

Some the museum’s more famous pieces include Shin Yun-bok’s “Portrait of a Beauty (Miindo)” and National Treasure 68, a Goryeo celadon vase inlaid with cranes.  The only surviving original copy of King Sejong’s "Hunminjeongeum (proper sounds to teach people)" that remains in South Korea today is also housed at the museum.

The grounds of the museum hold as many delights as the building itself, with a variety of stone statues and pagodas dating from as far back as the Goryeo period.  There is also a small menagerie of animals, including white peafowl, and the charming gardens help set off the white stucco of the colonial building.

The collection on display to the public changes seasonally.  This fall, the exhibit focuses on paintings of flora and fauna, while past exhibitions have showcased landscape paintings, calligraphy, and celadon.  Other exhibitions have focused on individual artists and their works, including Shin Yun-bok. 

The current exhibition is an exciting mix of the elegant and the charming.  Kim Hong-do’s graceful “Ha Hwa Cheong Jeong (Lotus flower and dragonflies)” can be found in the upstairs gallery, while a tiger scroll by Kim Hong-re prowls downstairs.  Meanwhile, several of Joseon-era painter Byeon Sang-byeok’s beloved cats cavort under chrysanthemum flowers in “Guk Jeong Chu Myo.”

The exhibition also includes a number of pieces attributed to one of Korea’s most famous female artists, Shin Saimdang.  Featured on the 50,000 won note, Shin was famous even during her lifetime for her sensitive paintings, many of which depict flowers and animals. Shin remains a rare example of a publicly-hailed female artist of the Joseon era, and her works of painting and calligraphy continue to be admired today.

The Kansong Museum is located on Seongbukdong-gil, near Hansong University Station (subway line 4).  Visitors are welcome daily between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the run of the exhibition, and admission is free. 

Korean mountains ablaze with fall colors

Taebaek, Gangwon Province (Photo: Yonhap News)

Mountaineers on Seoraksan (Photo: Yonhap News)

Deokyou Mountain in Muju County, North Jeolla Province (Photo: Yonhap News)

Starting with Seorak Mountain in Gangwon Province, fall colors will travel down the mountainsides this week, with a full spectrum of fall color covering the nation.

The season for fall foliage on Seorak Mountain is predicted to peak around Oct. 20, while Mt. Songni in North Chungcheong Province will be at its height on Oct. 26, Mt. Jiri in South Gyeongsang Province on Oct. 29, and Mt. Naejang on Nov. 6.

According to the Korean Meteorological Administration, fall colors have been slower to show this year, but plenty of sunshine promises an especially vibrant display of splashes of yellow, orange, and red foliage.