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Koos Maasdijk Jacob ("Koos") Arnold Maasdijk (born September 19, 1968 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal with the men's eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Koos Ras (Jacobus Adriaan Gerhardus) Koos Ras (Jacobus Adriaan Gerhardus) was born on August 4 1928, on a farm in Northern Natal named Paardekop. As a young boy he use to frequently visit his father's neighbour (name unknown), who taught him how to play a "Konsertina".
Koota Brahmins Koota Brahmins hail from the Kundapur and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka. Originally, thought to have been brought to these places from northern India by Parashurama, they speak a Kannada different from the other dialects spoken in that region.
Kootanae House Kootanae House, also spelled Kootenae House, was a North West Company fur trading post built by Jaco Finlay under the direction of David Thompson near present-day Invermere, British Columbia in 1807. Abandoned in 1812.
Kootenai (tribe) The Kootenai or Ktunaxa (pronounced in English as //) are an indigenous people of North America. They are one of three tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana, and they form the Ktunaxa Nation in British Columbia.
Kootenay (electoral districts) Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region.
Kootenay (provincial electoral district) Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890 and 1966 to 1999. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay.
Kootenay East Kootenay East (also known as Kootenay East—Revelstoke) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997.
Kootenay East (provincial electoral district) Kootenay East was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1890 to 1894. It is not to be confused with the federal electoral district of Kootenay East, or the current provincial electoral district East Kootenay.
Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice are a major junior hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the British Columbia Provincial Title.
Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a Canadian lake located between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. It is the largest natural lake in British Columbia, at approximately 100 km in length and 3-5 km in width.
Kootenay Lake Provincial Park Kootenay Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses five widely dispersed parks around Kootenay Lake: Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Davis Creek site), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Lost Ledge sites), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Midge Creek site), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Campbell Bay site), and Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Coffee Creek site).
Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia, Canada covering 1,406 km² (543 mi²) in the Canadian Rockies and is part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011') at the south-west park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235') at Deltaform Mountain.
Kootenay River The Kootenay River (spelled Kootenai River for its American portions) is the uppermost major tributary of the Columbia River, flowing through British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. It one of the few rivers in North America which begins in Canada, enters the United States and then reenters Canada.
Kootenay West—Revelstoke Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding.
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan formerly known as West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
Kootenays The Kootenay Region (in common parlance "The Kootenays") comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai (Kinbasket) First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.
Koovagam Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of hijras and homosexuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (april/may).
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on May 11 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the acts of the Government of Queensland in blocking the purchase of land by Aboriginal people in northern Queensland, acts which were alleged to be discriminatory.
Koozebane Koozebane is a fictional planet appearing in the "Pigs in Space" and other sketches on the puppet television comedy, The Muppet Show. It was the home of several remarkable alien creatures, including the Spooble (a red liquid kept in a jar); the tasty Phoob, which can change form to blend in with its surroundings; the furry pink Merdlidops; the variably formed, pink and purple musical Fazoobs; and George and Martha the Rocks.
Koozh Koozh - This traditional Tamil Nadu food has been predominantly used by the lower strata agriculturist workers for their breakfast or lunch and among the rich for its healthy factor. Koozh will be in semi-solid form made with natural and household ingredients of ragi flour and broken rice (called noyee in Tamil) in a mud pot.
Koozie A koozie (or coozie) is a device, typically made of some type of insulating material, into which a beverage can or bottle can be inserted to retain its cold temperature. They are also used to keep your hands from getting cold while holding the beverage of choice (beer).
Kop Kop or Spion Kop is the name for a number of stands at football stadiums in England and abroad, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War where a majority of the Liverpool Regiment had died.
Kopan Monastery Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It was founded by Lamas Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who bought the property from Nepal's royal astrologer in 1969.
Kopanitsa Kopanitsa is a common name for a type of lively folk dance from western Bulgaria written in 11/16 metre. Some dancers count the steps in terms of "quick" and "slow", the pattern being QQSQQ, or counted as 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2, 1-2.
Kopassus Kopassus (abbreviation for Komando Pasukan Khusus) is an Indonesian special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-terrorism, and intelligence. Kopassus was founded on April 16, 1952.
Kopáč passive sensor Kopáč (the word means "the digger" in Czech) was an early electronic warfare support measures (ESM) system developed in Czechoslovakia in the early 1960's that used measurements of time difference of arrival (TDOA) of pulses at three sites to accurately detect and track airborne emitters. The system used the principle of multilateration and was capable of simultaneously manually tracking up to six targets.
Kopecky Kopecky are a progressive rock instrumental band of three brothers based in Racine, Wisconsin who combine a number of elements including metal, classical, pop, eastern music and fusion together to create a unique sound. Since their inception in 1997, their intense music is characterized by virtuoso musicianship, soaring melodies, and dark-tinged experimentation.
Kopenhagener Straße The noteworthy Kopenhagener Straße in Berlin's popular Prenzlauer Berg district runs between the busy Schönhauser Allee in the East all the way to the Mauerpark in the West, marking where the Berlin Wall separated the Soviet sector from the French sector. At a length of 800 metres (1 half mile) it contains 61 apartment buildings built in the Jugendstil period and 4 more modern playgrounds.
Koper Koper (Slovenian) or Capodistria (Italian) is a coastal town and municipality and the largest commercial port in Slovenia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The town has a population of 23,726 and is officially bilingual, with both Slovenian and Italian as official languages.
Kopet Dag The Kopet Dag is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran, extending about 650 km (404 mi) along the border, east of the Caspian Sea. The highest peak of the range in Turkmenistan is southwest of the capital Ashgabat and stands at 2,940 m (9,646 ft).
Kopff (crater) Kopff is a lunar crater that lies along the eastern edge of the inner Mare Orientale impact basin, on the western limb of the Moon. In this position the crater is seen from on edge from the Earth, and its visibility is affected by libration.
Kopi Luwak Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee cherries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and excrete partially-digested beans in their feces, which are then harvested for sale.
Kopi tiam A kopitiam or kopi tiam is a traditional breakfast and coffee shop found in Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. The word is a portmanteau of the Malay word for coffee (as borrowed and altered from the Portuguese) and the Hokkien dialect word for shop (ĺş—; POJ: tiĂ m).
Koplik's spots Koplik's spots (kop'liks) are small, irregular, red spots with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each seen on the buccal mucosa and lingual mucosa (mucous membrane of the inside of the cheek) and are pathognomonic of early stage measles. They are named after Henry Koplik (1858-1927), an American pediatrician who first described them in 1896.
Kopp's Frozen Custard Kopp's Frozen Custard is a Milwaukee area restaurant chain specializing in frozen custard and large "jumbo" hamburgers. Founded by Elsa Kopp in 1950, the restaurants continue to be heralded by local publications for their quality food.
Kopp, Virginia Kopp is an extinct unincorporated town located in Prince William County, Virginia. The town began in 1885 and consisted, at one time, of a country store, school, post office, and Bellehaven Baptist Church, and was the home to about 100 local farming families.
Koppa gate Koppa Gate is a junction on Bannerghatta road where Begur-Koppa road crosses perpendicular at the boundary of Koppa and Harapanahalli Villages in Jigani in Anekal taluk and this is busy junction with several small village shops, bus stops, schools etc. This junction is exactly 20 km from Bangalore city railway station.
Kopparberg and Aspeboda Court District Kopparberg and Aspeboda Court District, or Kopparbergs och Aspeboda tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad).
Koppenberg Koppenberg is a 77 m high hill located in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. This climb is part of the route of the Ronde van Vlaanderen professional cycling race and is feared by many riders because of its extreme steepness (22% on the trickiest parts) and because it's paved with cobblestones.
Kopri Kopri, primarily a residential Colony, is situated on the eastern side of Thane Railway station, Maharashtra, India. After the Partition of India, around 10,000 Sindhi refugees were provided housing in 25 buildings, called blocks.
Koprivshtitsa Koprivshtitsa (; , from the Bulgarian word , kopriva, meaning "nettle") is a historic town in Sofia Province, central Bulgaria, lying on the Topolnitsa River among the Sredna Gora mountains. It was one of the centres of the April Uprising in 1876 and is known for its authentic Bulgarian architecture and for its folk music festivals, making it a very popular tourist destination.
Kopspijkers Kopspijkers was a talk show that has been running on Dutch public television from 1996 to 2005. A recipient, in 2003, of the annual Zilveren Nipkow best-show award from Dutch television critics, the programme was produced by the left-of-centre public broadcaster VARA.
Kor (Star Trek) Kor (Qor in Klingon) is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe. He was the first Klingon to be shown on television, played by John Colicos, and one of three original series Klingons to also appear on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (literal translation : Armed Forces Religious Corps) or (KAGAT) is the Muslim chaplain service of the Malaysian Army. It should be noted that only the Muslim chaplain service is offered in the Malaysian Army, though soldiers of all faiths, such as Buddhists, Hindus and Christians serve in the Malaysian Army.
Kor Phaeron In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe Kor Phaeron was the most trusted champion of Lorgar, Primarch of the Word Bearers legion. He was Lorgar's spiritual advisor on his homeworld on Colchis, and eventually rose through the ranks of the Chaplaincy and became Lorgar's second in command; Captain of the first company.
Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja is the Military Police branch of the Malaysian Army. Called "Redcaps" like their British cousins, Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja, more popularly called just "MPs", keep discipline within the Army ranks and ensure security at Malaysian Army Installations.
Korać Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the third competition in European basketball, after the European Champions Cup (later renamed Euroleague) and the Cup Winners Cup (later renamed Saporta Cup).
Korado Korlević Korado Korlević (born Poreč, 1958) is a Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids (1197 as of January 2007, ranging from 7364 Otonkučera to ), and has also discovered two comets: 183P/Korlević-Jurić and P/1999 WJ7 (Comet Korlević).
Koragg the Knight Wolf Koragg the Knight Wolf, or simply Koragg, is a fictional character from the American television series Power Rangers: Mystic Force, the fourteenth program produced as part of the Power Rangers franchise. Koragg is based on the character of from Mahou Sentai Magiranger, the Japanese Super Sentai series that Mystic Force is based upon.
Korah Korah or Kórach (Hebrew: קֹרַח, Standard Tiberian ; "Baldness; ice; hail; frost") is the name associated with at least two Biblical villains. Some older English translations, and many Eastern European translations translate Korah as Korak:
Korach (parsha) Korach or Korah (קרח – Hebrew for the name "Korah,” which in turn means “baldness, ice, hail, or frost,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 38th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in June or early July.
Koramangala Koramangala is an area of Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka, India. Situated in the south-east of the city, it was not too long ago, a sought after residential locality with its wide boulevards and posh bungalows.
Korana Korana is a river in central Croatia long 144 km. It rises in the eastern parts of Lika, creates the world-famous Plitvice Lakes (an UNESCO World Heritage), touches the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few kilometers and flows northwards where it finally reaches the river Kupa at Karlovac.
Korangi Town Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim and Landhi to the east and south, Korangi Cantonment to the southwest and Jamshed Town to the west across the Malir River.
Koranic fish The Koranic fish is a popular name given to a tuna fish caught in Kenya, with markings on its side that allegedly spell out Arabic characters. It has been given a good amount of attention in the Islamic world.
Korarchaeota The Korarchaeota are a group of Archaea known only from 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from samples of high temperature hydrothermal environments. Analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences suggests that they are not a member of the main archaeal groups, Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota.
Koray Candemir Orçun Koray Candemir (born on August 7, 1975 in Istanbul), is the lead vocalist of the Turkish rock band Kargo. Recently, he has taken steps towards a solo career, with the release of his debut solo effort Sade (Simple) in 2001.
Korçë Korçë (Albanian: Korçë or Korça, Greek: ΚοĎĎ…Ď„Ďά, Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: Корча, Korcha or Корче, KorÄŤe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: Görice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. It has a population of around 60,000 people (2003 estimate), making it the fifth largest city in Albania.
Korçë County The County of Korçë (Albanian: Qarku i Korçës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania, located in the eastern part of the country. It consists of the districts Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë and Pogradec and its capital is Korçë.
Korčula Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. The island has an area of 279 km² — it is 46.
Korba In Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah, Korba was one of the chief priests (Court Qizara) of the religion of Mua'dib, known popularly as Korba the Pangyrist. A former death commando for Mua'dib during the Harkonnen conflict, under the reign of the new Emperor Mua'dib he transformed his role from military special forces agent to a fanatical religious zealot within the Mua'dib religion.
Korban Korban (Hebrew: "sacrifice" קרבן) (plural: Korbanot ×§×¨×‘× ×•×Ş) refers to any one of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah (Hebrew Bible) that were offered in a variety of settings by the ancient Israelites, and then by the Kohanim (the Jewish "priest/s" only) in the Temple in Jerusalem. The system of offering any kind of korban ended with the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.
Korban Pesach Korban Pesach (Hebrew: קרבן פסח "sacrifice [of] Passover") also known as the "Paschal Lamb", is the Korban God commanded the Children of Israel to offer during the night before the Exodus from Egypt,and which they ate with special ceremonies according to divine direction.
Korbinian Brodmann Korbinian Brodmann (November 17, 1868 - August 22, 1918) was a German neurologist who became famous for his definition of the cerebral cortex into 52 distinct regions from their cytoarchitectonic (histological) characteristics. These areas are now usually referred to as Brodmann areas.
Korczak(musical) Written by Nick Stimpson and Chris Williams, this musical tells of the heartrending but uplifting true story of Janusz Korczak and the orphan children in his care living in the notorious Warsaw Ghetto and their demise in the Death Camp at Treblinka.
Kord Industries Kord Industries (or Kord Enterprises) is a fictional company that exists in the DC Universe and is run by Ted Kord, the superhero Blue Beetle. Founded by his father, Ted Kord eventually takes Kord Industries over.
Kordia Kordia is a State-owned enterprise based in New Zealand that operates a national communications network and provides network feeds and broadcast services for the major television and radio networks in New Zealand.
Kordopulov House The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House (КордопŃлова къща) is a large Bulgarian National Revival house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the rich and known merchant Manol Kordopulov (or Manolis Kordopoulos).
Kordun The Kordun region is a part of central Croatia at the bottom of the Petrova gora mountain range, which extends along the river Korana and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The southern border of Kordun touches the Lika region.
Kordylewski cloud Kordylewski clouds are large concentrations of dust that may exist at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points of the Earth-Moon system. They were first reported by Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordylewski in the 1960s, but there is still controversy as to whether they actually exist, due to their extreme faintness.
Kore Kore is an energy drink developed and marketed in the early 21st century, during a period when caffeinated energy drinks, bars, and other energy foods were gaining widespread popularity. The drink is distributed by GNC in 250 mL (8.
Kore Goddess Kore Goddess (born June 21, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is an American internet adult model, known for her very large breasts, altporn apperance, and outspoken sex-positive spirituality. Her slogan is "The Goddess of Cunt.
Korea Korea (Korean: í•śęµ or ěˇ°ě„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The peninsula is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea, and borders China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
Korea Aerospace Industries Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: í•śęµí•ęłµěš°ěŁĽě‚°ě—…, Hanja: éź“ĺś‹čŞç©şĺ®‡ĺ®™ç”ŁćĄ) is a South Korean national aerospace company established in 1999 with the consolidation of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company.
Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (hangul:í•śęµěěž…ěžëŹ™ě°¨í‘회, acronym KAIDA) is a South Korean trade association representing importers and distributors of imported automobiles, established in 1995. It is a corporation registered under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, whose membership consists of thirteen importers and distributors of foreign automotive marques in the South Korean market.
Korea Baduk Association The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon, (Korean) was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul, who had studied in Japan with Minoru Kitani. At that time most players followed the sunjang style of beginning by placing sixteen stones -- eight white and eight black -- on the board in a preset pattern.
Korea Baptist Convention The Korea Baptist Convention is a Baptist denominational body in the Republic of Korea. Its beginnings hark back to 1949, when the Church of Christ in East Asia made contact with Southern Baptists in the United States.
Korea Coal Corporation The Korea Coal Corporation, also known as Korea Coal or KOCOAL, is a government-owned corporation which oversees the coal-mining industry in South Korea. Its headquarters are located in Seoul, in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.
Korea Computer Centre Sinhung Company Korea Computer Centre Sinhung Company is a software development group headquartered in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company is involved in software on order, bioinformatics, video games, multimedia and recognition systems.
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation Established in 1996, to protect depositors and maintain the stability of the financial system, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is striving to achieve its mission to be “the world’s leading expert institution on ongoing risk surveillance & prompt resolution.” The major functions of KDIC can be classified into five categories such as insurance management, risk surveillance, resolution, recovery, and investigation.
Korea Development Bank Korea Development Bank (KDB), a wholly state-owned policy bank, was founded in 1954 in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act for the purpose of financing and managing major industrial projects to expedite industrial development and enhance the national economy. As Korea’s representative development financing bank, No.
Korea Development Institute The Korea Development Institute is an autonomous economic policy think tank that was set up by the Korean government. The Institute was founded in 1971, during a period of rapid growth, to provide academically rigorous research and analysis of economic policy decisions.
Korea Exchange Korea Exchange (KRX) was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges (Korea Stock Exchange, Korea Futures Exchange & KOSDAQ) under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act.
Korea Exchange Bank Oehwan Bank or Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) () is South Korea's only exchange bank company. It is headquartered in Seoul, and was established in 1967 It was purchased by Kookmin Bank in 2006 forming the largest financial corporation in South Korea.
Korea Ferrous Metals Export & Import Korea Ferrous Metals Export & Import Corporation is a steel company based in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company imports coal, fuel and some components as raw materials and produces many steel products for export and domestic use.
Korea Foundation The Korea Foundation was established in 1991 by the South Korean National Assembly with the aim to enhance the image of Korea in the world and also to promote academic and cultural exchange programs. It is an independent organization affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group is a mining and heavy industrial corporate group headquartered in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company produces magnesia clinker, slightly burnt magnesia, chlorite, firebricks and fireproofing materials.
Korea General Zinc Industry Group Korea General Zinc Industry Group is a North Korean mining and industrial group headquartered in Pyongyang. The group produces zinc, lead, base bullion, lead concentrates, zinc concentrates, cadmium, arsenic, zinc residues and copper concentrate for export and domestic use.
Korea Girl Korea Girl was an American indie rock band from San Jose, California. The band's members included Elizabeth Yi (voice and guitar), Tobin Mori (guitars, voice, and keyboard), Summer (electric bass guitar) and Marc Duarte (drum set).
Korea Hapkido Federation The Korea Hapkido Federation is the largest, wholly hapkido, governing body for the Korean martial art of hapkido in the world. It is made up of predominantly South Korean born students and instructors or those individuals who have directly trained in South Korea.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power or KHNP is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation. It operates large hydroelectric and nuclear plants in South Korea, which are responsible for about 80% of the country's electric power supply.
Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology The Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, or KIMFT, is a maritime education and research institute operated by the government of South Korea. It is based in Yeongdang-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, with an auxiliary campus on Yeongdo island near Busan Port.
Korea International Broadcasting Foundation The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (í•śęµ ęµě ś 방송ęµëĄěž¬ë‹¨) is a South Korean non-profit group dedicated to bringing information about Korea to the world, and to non-Koreans within Korea.
Korea Kwangop Trading Korea Kwangop Trading Corporation is based in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is a heavy industry group that produces electrolytic zinc, base bullion, zinc concentrate, lead concentrate, copper concentrate, molybdenum concentrate, gold concentrate, scheelite concentrate, placer wolframite, talcum powder, talcum lumps, barite, jade, sepiolite, automobile batteries and mining equipment including rock drills.
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation(KOMSCO) is the mint of coins and printer of banknotes for the Bank of Korea. This government-owned company is under Act of Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation.
Korea national basketball team Korea national basketball team (alternate names include Korea Republic and South Korea) is national basketball team representing South Korea. The team is one of major forces in Asian continent, only behind China.
Korea Newswire 'Korea Newswire' is a commercial news agency service which distributes press releases to Korean media and internet portals. It was established by Dongho Shin, a Korean journalist, in July 2004, and is headquartered in the city center of Seoul.
Korea Non-Life Insurance Association Korea Non-Life Insurance Association (hangul:대한ě†í•´ëł´í—í‘회, KNIA) is a Korean insurance association. It is a company associate group dedicated to providing information about property insurance services.
Koos Ras (Jacobus Adriaan Gerhardus) Koos Ras (Jacobus Adriaan Gerhardus) was born on August 4 1928, on a farm in Northern Natal named Paardekop. As a young boy he use to frequently visit his father's neighbour (name unknown), who taught him how to play a "Konsertina".
Koota Brahmins Koota Brahmins hail from the Kundapur and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka. Originally, thought to have been brought to these places from northern India by Parashurama, they speak a Kannada different from the other dialects spoken in that region.
Kootanae House Kootanae House, also spelled Kootenae House, was a North West Company fur trading post built by Jaco Finlay under the direction of David Thompson near present-day Invermere, British Columbia in 1807. Abandoned in 1812.
Kootenai (tribe) The Kootenai or Ktunaxa (pronounced in English as //) are an indigenous people of North America. They are one of three tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana, and they form the Ktunaxa Nation in British Columbia.
Kootenay (electoral districts) Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region.
Kootenay (provincial electoral district) Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890 and 1966 to 1999. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay.
Kootenay East Kootenay East (also known as Kootenay East—Revelstoke) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997.
Kootenay East (provincial electoral district) Kootenay East was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1890 to 1894. It is not to be confused with the federal electoral district of Kootenay East, or the current provincial electoral district East Kootenay.
Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice are a major junior hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the British Columbia Provincial Title.
Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a Canadian lake located between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. It is the largest natural lake in British Columbia, at approximately 100 km in length and 3-5 km in width.
Kootenay Lake Provincial Park Kootenay Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses five widely dispersed parks around Kootenay Lake: Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Davis Creek site), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Lost Ledge sites), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Midge Creek site), Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Campbell Bay site), and Kootenay Lake Provincial Park (Coffee Creek site).
Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia, Canada covering 1,406 km² (543 mi²) in the Canadian Rockies and is part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011') at the south-west park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235') at Deltaform Mountain.
Kootenay River The Kootenay River (spelled Kootenai River for its American portions) is the uppermost major tributary of the Columbia River, flowing through British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. It one of the few rivers in North America which begins in Canada, enters the United States and then reenters Canada.
Kootenay West—Revelstoke Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding.
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan formerly known as West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
Kootenays The Kootenay Region (in common parlance "The Kootenays") comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai (Kinbasket) First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.
Koovagam Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpet taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of hijras and homosexuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (april/may).
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on May 11 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the acts of the Government of Queensland in blocking the purchase of land by Aboriginal people in northern Queensland, acts which were alleged to be discriminatory.
Koozebane Koozebane is a fictional planet appearing in the "Pigs in Space" and other sketches on the puppet television comedy, The Muppet Show. It was the home of several remarkable alien creatures, including the Spooble (a red liquid kept in a jar); the tasty Phoob, which can change form to blend in with its surroundings; the furry pink Merdlidops; the variably formed, pink and purple musical Fazoobs; and George and Martha the Rocks.
Koozh Koozh - This traditional Tamil Nadu food has been predominantly used by the lower strata agriculturist workers for their breakfast or lunch and among the rich for its healthy factor. Koozh will be in semi-solid form made with natural and household ingredients of ragi flour and broken rice (called noyee in Tamil) in a mud pot.
Koozie A koozie (or coozie) is a device, typically made of some type of insulating material, into which a beverage can or bottle can be inserted to retain its cold temperature. They are also used to keep your hands from getting cold while holding the beverage of choice (beer).
Kop Kop or Spion Kop is the name for a number of stands at football stadiums in England and abroad, named after the South African mountain Spion Kop, scene of a battle in the Second Boer War where a majority of the Liverpool Regiment had died.
Kopan Monastery Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It was founded by Lamas Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who bought the property from Nepal's royal astrologer in 1969.
Kopanitsa Kopanitsa is a common name for a type of lively folk dance from western Bulgaria written in 11/16 metre. Some dancers count the steps in terms of "quick" and "slow", the pattern being QQSQQ, or counted as 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2, 1-2.
Kopassus Kopassus (abbreviation for Komando Pasukan Khusus) is an Indonesian special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-terrorism, and intelligence. Kopassus was founded on April 16, 1952.
Kopáč passive sensor Kopáč (the word means "the digger" in Czech) was an early electronic warfare support measures (ESM) system developed in Czechoslovakia in the early 1960's that used measurements of time difference of arrival (TDOA) of pulses at three sites to accurately detect and track airborne emitters. The system used the principle of multilateration and was capable of simultaneously manually tracking up to six targets.
Kopecky Kopecky are a progressive rock instrumental band of three brothers based in Racine, Wisconsin who combine a number of elements including metal, classical, pop, eastern music and fusion together to create a unique sound. Since their inception in 1997, their intense music is characterized by virtuoso musicianship, soaring melodies, and dark-tinged experimentation.
Kopenhagener Straße The noteworthy Kopenhagener Straße in Berlin's popular Prenzlauer Berg district runs between the busy Schönhauser Allee in the East all the way to the Mauerpark in the West, marking where the Berlin Wall separated the Soviet sector from the French sector. At a length of 800 metres (1 half mile) it contains 61 apartment buildings built in the Jugendstil period and 4 more modern playgrounds.
Koper Koper (Slovenian) or Capodistria (Italian) is a coastal town and municipality and the largest commercial port in Slovenia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The town has a population of 23,726 and is officially bilingual, with both Slovenian and Italian as official languages.
Kopet Dag The Kopet Dag is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran, extending about 650 km (404 mi) along the border, east of the Caspian Sea. The highest peak of the range in Turkmenistan is southwest of the capital Ashgabat and stands at 2,940 m (9,646 ft).
Kopff (crater) Kopff is a lunar crater that lies along the eastern edge of the inner Mare Orientale impact basin, on the western limb of the Moon. In this position the crater is seen from on edge from the Earth, and its visibility is affected by libration.
Kopi Luwak Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee cherries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and excrete partially-digested beans in their feces, which are then harvested for sale.
Kopi tiam A kopitiam or kopi tiam is a traditional breakfast and coffee shop found in Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. The word is a portmanteau of the Malay word for coffee (as borrowed and altered from the Portuguese) and the Hokkien dialect word for shop (ĺş—; POJ: tiĂ m).
Koplik's spots Koplik's spots (kop'liks) are small, irregular, red spots with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each seen on the buccal mucosa and lingual mucosa (mucous membrane of the inside of the cheek) and are pathognomonic of early stage measles. They are named after Henry Koplik (1858-1927), an American pediatrician who first described them in 1896.
Kopp's Frozen Custard Kopp's Frozen Custard is a Milwaukee area restaurant chain specializing in frozen custard and large "jumbo" hamburgers. Founded by Elsa Kopp in 1950, the restaurants continue to be heralded by local publications for their quality food.
Kopp, Virginia Kopp is an extinct unincorporated town located in Prince William County, Virginia. The town began in 1885 and consisted, at one time, of a country store, school, post office, and Bellehaven Baptist Church, and was the home to about 100 local farming families.
Koppa gate Koppa Gate is a junction on Bannerghatta road where Begur-Koppa road crosses perpendicular at the boundary of Koppa and Harapanahalli Villages in Jigani in Anekal taluk and this is busy junction with several small village shops, bus stops, schools etc. This junction is exactly 20 km from Bangalore city railway station.
Kopparberg and Aspeboda Court District Kopparberg and Aspeboda Court District, or Kopparbergs och Aspeboda tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad).
Koppenberg Koppenberg is a 77 m high hill located in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. This climb is part of the route of the Ronde van Vlaanderen professional cycling race and is feared by many riders because of its extreme steepness (22% on the trickiest parts) and because it's paved with cobblestones.
Kopri Kopri, primarily a residential Colony, is situated on the eastern side of Thane Railway station, Maharashtra, India. After the Partition of India, around 10,000 Sindhi refugees were provided housing in 25 buildings, called blocks.
Koprivshtitsa Koprivshtitsa (; , from the Bulgarian word , kopriva, meaning "nettle") is a historic town in Sofia Province, central Bulgaria, lying on the Topolnitsa River among the Sredna Gora mountains. It was one of the centres of the April Uprising in 1876 and is known for its authentic Bulgarian architecture and for its folk music festivals, making it a very popular tourist destination.
Kopspijkers Kopspijkers was a talk show that has been running on Dutch public television from 1996 to 2005. A recipient, in 2003, of the annual Zilveren Nipkow best-show award from Dutch television critics, the programme was produced by the left-of-centre public broadcaster VARA.
Kor (Star Trek) Kor (Qor in Klingon) is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe. He was the first Klingon to be shown on television, played by John Colicos, and one of three original series Klingons to also appear on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (literal translation : Armed Forces Religious Corps) or (KAGAT) is the Muslim chaplain service of the Malaysian Army. It should be noted that only the Muslim chaplain service is offered in the Malaysian Army, though soldiers of all faiths, such as Buddhists, Hindus and Christians serve in the Malaysian Army.
Kor Phaeron In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe Kor Phaeron was the most trusted champion of Lorgar, Primarch of the Word Bearers legion. He was Lorgar's spiritual advisor on his homeworld on Colchis, and eventually rose through the ranks of the Chaplaincy and became Lorgar's second in command; Captain of the first company.
Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja is the Military Police branch of the Malaysian Army. Called "Redcaps" like their British cousins, Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja, more popularly called just "MPs", keep discipline within the Army ranks and ensure security at Malaysian Army Installations.
Korać Cup The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the third competition in European basketball, after the European Champions Cup (later renamed Euroleague) and the Cup Winners Cup (later renamed Saporta Cup).
Korado Korlević Korado Korlević (born Poreč, 1958) is a Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids (1197 as of January 2007, ranging from 7364 Otonkučera to ), and has also discovered two comets: 183P/Korlević-Jurić and P/1999 WJ7 (Comet Korlević).
Koragg the Knight Wolf Koragg the Knight Wolf, or simply Koragg, is a fictional character from the American television series Power Rangers: Mystic Force, the fourteenth program produced as part of the Power Rangers franchise. Koragg is based on the character of from Mahou Sentai Magiranger, the Japanese Super Sentai series that Mystic Force is based upon.
Korah Korah or Kórach (Hebrew: קֹרַח, Standard Tiberian ; "Baldness; ice; hail; frost") is the name associated with at least two Biblical villains. Some older English translations, and many Eastern European translations translate Korah as Korak:
Korach (parsha) Korach or Korah (קרח – Hebrew for the name "Korah,” which in turn means “baldness, ice, hail, or frost,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 38th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in June or early July.
Koramangala Koramangala is an area of Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka, India. Situated in the south-east of the city, it was not too long ago, a sought after residential locality with its wide boulevards and posh bungalows.
Korana Korana is a river in central Croatia long 144 km. It rises in the eastern parts of Lika, creates the world-famous Plitvice Lakes (an UNESCO World Heritage), touches the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few kilometers and flows northwards where it finally reaches the river Kupa at Karlovac.
Korangi Town Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim and Landhi to the east and south, Korangi Cantonment to the southwest and Jamshed Town to the west across the Malir River.
Koranic fish The Koranic fish is a popular name given to a tuna fish caught in Kenya, with markings on its side that allegedly spell out Arabic characters. It has been given a good amount of attention in the Islamic world.
Korarchaeota The Korarchaeota are a group of Archaea known only from 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from samples of high temperature hydrothermal environments. Analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences suggests that they are not a member of the main archaeal groups, Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota.
Koray Candemir Orçun Koray Candemir (born on August 7, 1975 in Istanbul), is the lead vocalist of the Turkish rock band Kargo. Recently, he has taken steps towards a solo career, with the release of his debut solo effort Sade (Simple) in 2001.
Korçë Korçë (Albanian: Korçë or Korça, Greek: ΚοĎĎ…Ď„Ďά, Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: Корча, Korcha or Корче, KorÄŤe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: Görice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. It has a population of around 60,000 people (2003 estimate), making it the fifth largest city in Albania.
Korçë County The County of Korçë (Albanian: Qarku i Korçës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania, located in the eastern part of the country. It consists of the districts Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë and Pogradec and its capital is Korçë.
Korčula Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. The island has an area of 279 km² — it is 46.
Korba In Frank Herbert's novel Dune Messiah, Korba was one of the chief priests (Court Qizara) of the religion of Mua'dib, known popularly as Korba the Pangyrist. A former death commando for Mua'dib during the Harkonnen conflict, under the reign of the new Emperor Mua'dib he transformed his role from military special forces agent to a fanatical religious zealot within the Mua'dib religion.
Korban Korban (Hebrew: "sacrifice" קרבן) (plural: Korbanot ×§×¨×‘× ×•×Ş) refers to any one of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah (Hebrew Bible) that were offered in a variety of settings by the ancient Israelites, and then by the Kohanim (the Jewish "priest/s" only) in the Temple in Jerusalem. The system of offering any kind of korban ended with the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.
Korban Pesach Korban Pesach (Hebrew: קרבן פסח "sacrifice [of] Passover") also known as the "Paschal Lamb", is the Korban God commanded the Children of Israel to offer during the night before the Exodus from Egypt,and which they ate with special ceremonies according to divine direction.
Korbinian Brodmann Korbinian Brodmann (November 17, 1868 - August 22, 1918) was a German neurologist who became famous for his definition of the cerebral cortex into 52 distinct regions from their cytoarchitectonic (histological) characteristics. These areas are now usually referred to as Brodmann areas.
Korczak(musical) Written by Nick Stimpson and Chris Williams, this musical tells of the heartrending but uplifting true story of Janusz Korczak and the orphan children in his care living in the notorious Warsaw Ghetto and their demise in the Death Camp at Treblinka.
Kord Industries Kord Industries (or Kord Enterprises) is a fictional company that exists in the DC Universe and is run by Ted Kord, the superhero Blue Beetle. Founded by his father, Ted Kord eventually takes Kord Industries over.
Kordia Kordia is a State-owned enterprise based in New Zealand that operates a national communications network and provides network feeds and broadcast services for the major television and radio networks in New Zealand.
Kordopulov House The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House (КордопŃлова къща) is a large Bulgarian National Revival house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the rich and known merchant Manol Kordopulov (or Manolis Kordopoulos).
Kordun The Kordun region is a part of central Croatia at the bottom of the Petrova gora mountain range, which extends along the river Korana and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The southern border of Kordun touches the Lika region.
Kordylewski cloud Kordylewski clouds are large concentrations of dust that may exist at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points of the Earth-Moon system. They were first reported by Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordylewski in the 1960s, but there is still controversy as to whether they actually exist, due to their extreme faintness.
Kore Kore is an energy drink developed and marketed in the early 21st century, during a period when caffeinated energy drinks, bars, and other energy foods were gaining widespread popularity. The drink is distributed by GNC in 250 mL (8.
Kore Goddess Kore Goddess (born June 21, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is an American internet adult model, known for her very large breasts, altporn apperance, and outspoken sex-positive spirituality. Her slogan is "The Goddess of Cunt.
Korea Korea (Korean: í•śęµ or ěˇ°ě„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The peninsula is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea, and borders China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
Korea Aerospace Industries Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: í•śęµí•ęłµěš°ěŁĽě‚°ě—…, Hanja: éź“ĺś‹čŞç©şĺ®‡ĺ®™ç”ŁćĄ) is a South Korean national aerospace company established in 1999 with the consolidation of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company.
Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (hangul:í•śęµěěž…ěžëŹ™ě°¨í‘회, acronym KAIDA) is a South Korean trade association representing importers and distributors of imported automobiles, established in 1995. It is a corporation registered under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, whose membership consists of thirteen importers and distributors of foreign automotive marques in the South Korean market.
Korea Baduk Association The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon, (Korean) was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul, who had studied in Japan with Minoru Kitani. At that time most players followed the sunjang style of beginning by placing sixteen stones -- eight white and eight black -- on the board in a preset pattern.
Korea Baptist Convention The Korea Baptist Convention is a Baptist denominational body in the Republic of Korea. Its beginnings hark back to 1949, when the Church of Christ in East Asia made contact with Southern Baptists in the United States.
Korea Coal Corporation The Korea Coal Corporation, also known as Korea Coal or KOCOAL, is a government-owned corporation which oversees the coal-mining industry in South Korea. Its headquarters are located in Seoul, in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.
Korea Computer Centre Sinhung Company Korea Computer Centre Sinhung Company is a software development group headquartered in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company is involved in software on order, bioinformatics, video games, multimedia and recognition systems.
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation Established in 1996, to protect depositors and maintain the stability of the financial system, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is striving to achieve its mission to be “the world’s leading expert institution on ongoing risk surveillance & prompt resolution.” The major functions of KDIC can be classified into five categories such as insurance management, risk surveillance, resolution, recovery, and investigation.
Korea Development Bank Korea Development Bank (KDB), a wholly state-owned policy bank, was founded in 1954 in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act for the purpose of financing and managing major industrial projects to expedite industrial development and enhance the national economy. As Korea’s representative development financing bank, No.
Korea Development Institute The Korea Development Institute is an autonomous economic policy think tank that was set up by the Korean government. The Institute was founded in 1971, during a period of rapid growth, to provide academically rigorous research and analysis of economic policy decisions.
Korea Exchange Korea Exchange (KRX) was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges (Korea Stock Exchange, Korea Futures Exchange & KOSDAQ) under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act.
Korea Exchange Bank Oehwan Bank or Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) () is South Korea's only exchange bank company. It is headquartered in Seoul, and was established in 1967 It was purchased by Kookmin Bank in 2006 forming the largest financial corporation in South Korea.
Korea Ferrous Metals Export & Import Korea Ferrous Metals Export & Import Corporation is a steel company based in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company imports coal, fuel and some components as raw materials and produces many steel products for export and domestic use.
Korea Foundation The Korea Foundation was established in 1991 by the South Korean National Assembly with the aim to enhance the image of Korea in the world and also to promote academic and cultural exchange programs. It is an independent organization affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group is a mining and heavy industrial corporate group headquartered in Pyongyang, North Korea. The company produces magnesia clinker, slightly burnt magnesia, chlorite, firebricks and fireproofing materials.
Korea General Zinc Industry Group Korea General Zinc Industry Group is a North Korean mining and industrial group headquartered in Pyongyang. The group produces zinc, lead, base bullion, lead concentrates, zinc concentrates, cadmium, arsenic, zinc residues and copper concentrate for export and domestic use.
Korea Girl Korea Girl was an American indie rock band from San Jose, California. The band's members included Elizabeth Yi (voice and guitar), Tobin Mori (guitars, voice, and keyboard), Summer (electric bass guitar) and Marc Duarte (drum set).
Korea Hapkido Federation The Korea Hapkido Federation is the largest, wholly hapkido, governing body for the Korean martial art of hapkido in the world. It is made up of predominantly South Korean born students and instructors or those individuals who have directly trained in South Korea.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power or KHNP is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation. It operates large hydroelectric and nuclear plants in South Korea, which are responsible for about 80% of the country's electric power supply.
Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology The Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, or KIMFT, is a maritime education and research institute operated by the government of South Korea. It is based in Yeongdang-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, with an auxiliary campus on Yeongdo island near Busan Port.
Korea International Broadcasting Foundation The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (í•śęµ ęµě ś 방송ęµëĄěž¬ë‹¨) is a South Korean non-profit group dedicated to bringing information about Korea to the world, and to non-Koreans within Korea.
Korea Kwangop Trading Korea Kwangop Trading Corporation is based in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is a heavy industry group that produces electrolytic zinc, base bullion, zinc concentrate, lead concentrate, copper concentrate, molybdenum concentrate, gold concentrate, scheelite concentrate, placer wolframite, talcum powder, talcum lumps, barite, jade, sepiolite, automobile batteries and mining equipment including rock drills.
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation(KOMSCO) is the mint of coins and printer of banknotes for the Bank of Korea. This government-owned company is under Act of Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation.
Korea national basketball team Korea national basketball team (alternate names include Korea Republic and South Korea) is national basketball team representing South Korea. The team is one of major forces in Asian continent, only behind China.
Korea Newswire 'Korea Newswire' is a commercial news agency service which distributes press releases to Korean media and internet portals. It was established by Dongho Shin, a Korean journalist, in July 2004, and is headquartered in the city center of Seoul.
Korea Non-Life Insurance Association Korea Non-Life Insurance Association (hangul:대한ě†í•´ëł´í—í‘회, KNIA) is a Korean insurance association. It is a company associate group dedicated to providing information about property insurance services.
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