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Google chief to discuss business ties in SKorea
- 2007-05-28
SEOUL AFP — The chief of the world's top Internet search engine Google will visit South Korea this week to discuss business cooperation with local partners, officials said Monday. Eric Schmidt is scheduled to hold separate talks Tuesday with Seok Jong-Hun, president of South Korea's second-largest portal Daum Communications,...
Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon wins SK Telecom Open
- 2007-05-27
SEOUL AFP — Young South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon dedicated his maiden Asian Tour victory Sunday at the SK Telecom Open to his caddie, who happens to be his 51-year-old mother. Bae, 21, shot a steady five-under-par 67 to win by six strokes, fending off Australian Aaron Baddeley and...
Korean phone firm gets fishermen hooked
- 2007-05-22
SEOUL AFP — With most of South Korea's people already hooked on mobile phones, one operator has found a new market -- helping fishermen locate their catches. SK Telecom said Wednesday it has introduced a service using a float-shaped ultrasonic transmitter, which is connected to a phone on one...
South Korean mobile users hooked up to encyclopedia
- 2007-04-16
SEOUL AFP — Millions of South Koreans can get access to the Encyclopedia Britannica through their mobile phones from Tuesday, the leading operator here said. SK Telecom said its 20 million-odd subscribers were now able to consult the prestigious encyclopedia on their cellphones. "If you punch in your...
Driver rams phone company HQ in SKorea protest
- 2007-04-10
SEOUL AFP — An angry customer drove his car into the head office of South Korea's leading mobile phone service operator on Tuesday to protest at what he called poor service, police said. The attack damaged a revolving door in the lobby of SK Telecom's building in central Seoul,...
Warner, SK Telecom join up to offer mobile music downloads
- 2006-05-10
HONG KONG AFP — Warner Music is to launch a new joint venture with SK Telecom to allow mobile phone users in South Korea to download and listen to music on their handsets. It is the first time a major music company has merged its operations with those of...
Teenage golfing sensation Wie chasing more glory
- 2006-05-08
SEOUL AFP — Having rewritten the record books in Asia, teenage golfing sensation Michelle Wie now wants to take the next step and make the cut on the US PGA Tour. In her eighth attempt, Wie played last weekend at a professional men's event after shooting a second round...
Prom lifts maiden title at SK Telecom Open
- 2006-05-07
SEOUL AFP — Thailand's rising star Prom Meesawat lifted his maiden Asian Tour title at the weather-shortened 600,000 dollar SK Telecom Open. The Thai made his career breakthrough with a three-day total of 201, three strokes clear of Indias Jeev Milkha Singh and Korea's Lee Seung-Ho. Teenage golf...
Eighth time lucky as Wie makes cut and history at SK Telecom Open
- 2006-05-05
SEOUL AFP — American teenage golf sensation Michelle Wie made history with her first cut in a men's event on a sizzling three-under-par 69 in the second round of the SK Telecom Open. She became the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut on...
Vesconte leads, Wie in frame at SK Telecom Open
- 2006-05-04
SEOUL AFP — Australia's Adam Le Vesconte took the first round lead at the 600,000-dollar SK Telecom Open with a seven-under-par 65, but it was American teenage sensation Michelle Wie who stole the limelight with a battling 70. Vesconte, the reigning Philippine Open champion, edged two strokes ahead of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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