Kyiv Open Cup in taekwondo (WT) “Kyiv Open Cup” will be held on May 22-23 in the Sports Complex NTUU «KPI», building 24 (National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», Kyiv, Verkhneklyuchevaya st., 1/26)
Up to 300 athletes from all over Ukraine and sports delegations from Moldova and Armenia are expected. Organizers guarantee compliance with all safety regulations in accordance with the requirements of the adaptive quarantine.
An online broadcast for viewers and fans will take place on the Xsport Youtube channel at the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLdwQsq9ts
Competitions are going to be held in the Kyorugi and Poomsae sections. Athletes in 6 age categories from the ages of 6 to 30+ years old will compete for victory:
Registration for the tournament will be carried out on the website kihapp.com
Separate broadcasts are going to be organized on the official page of the Kiev Taekwondo (WTF) Federation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UATaekwondo/
The main purpose of the tournament is to popularize taekwondo as an Olympic sport and its philosophy, as well as to educate the comprehensive harmonious development and physical improvement of children and youth.
The event organizers: Public Organization “Kyiv Taekwondo (WTF) Federation”, Department of Youth and Sports of the executive body of the Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration).
E-mail of the tournament organizers: kievtaekwondo@ukr.net
For reference
The Kyiv Open taekwondo tournament began its history in 2013. During its existence, more than 1200 athletes from all regions of Ukraine, as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Belarus took part in the competition.
Over the years, the tournament was attended by the President of the National Olympic Committee Sergey Bubka, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Kim Eun-Joong (2013) and the consuls of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ukraine, the President of Samsung Ukraine, representatives of the Kyiv City State Administration, the head coaches of the Spanish Taekwondo Federation.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is interested in cooperation with the U.S. intelligence service on a number of important issues related to national security, in particular, cybersecurity, countering hybrid warfare, combating terrorism and professional training of employees, said SBU head Ivan Bakanov.
According to him, cooperation with the United States provides Ukraine with more opportunities to build an effective national security system.
“Partnership with the United States allows us to more effectively defend our state. And this is very important when Ukraine is confronted by such a powerful enemy as Russia. And the presence of this threat requires us to act in a systematic and effective manner,” Bakanov was quoted as saying during a meeting with representatives of American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), the SBU press service said on Monday.
Bakanov noted that the National Security Strategy defines only the Euro-Atlantic vector for Ukraine. And, in his opinion, such a partnership should be expanded today.
“Ukraine seeks to obtain the status of the main U.S. ally outside NATO, and in the future – membership in the Alliance. According to the head of the SBU, this will contribute not only to military cooperation, but also to effectively protect Ukraine from Russian aggression and the de-occupation of Donbas and Crimea,” the SBU said.
They note that during the meeting, the head of the SBU outlined areas of cooperation with the United States, in which the Ukrainian special service is especially interested, among which, in particular, cyber security, countering hybrid war, the fight against terrorism and professional training of employees.
“In addition, the head of the Security Service called on AFPC to facilitate Ukraine’s joining the U.S. President’s Cyber Flag initiative for the collective protection of states in cyberspace,” the SBU said.
The SBU clarifies that the American side at the meeting was represented by President of the American Foreign Policy Council Herman Pirchner, the U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE in 2019-2021 James Gilmore, former U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN John Lerner, Director of the Center for U.S.-Ukraine Relations in Washington Mykola Gritskovyan, Senior Fellow at AFPC and former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the U.S. National Security Council at the White House, Alexander Gray.
The SBU also reminds that the American Foreign Policy Council was created in 1982 with headquarters in Washington. It is a non-profit public organization serving as a think tank for the U.S. Congress. Among international issues, AFPC thoroughly investigates changes in the countries of the post-Soviet space, the Eurasian continent as a whole, and makes recommendations to members of the U.S. Congress.
The American fast food chain Burger King will enter the Ukrainian market in 2021, General Manager of Bimbo QSR Ukraine Ihor Mariash has said.
“This year, we hope that such a network as Burger King will enter Ukraine, which was not in the country before, but this year they finally decided to enter,” Mariash said during a roundtable entitled “Investment Law: Projects for First Billion” held on Friday.
According to him, the network has found a partner in Ukraine. At the same time, he did not name the company.
Burger King Corporation was founded in 1954 in the United States. It is one of the largest fast food chains in the world. The network unites 17,000 restaurants around the world.
Bimbo QSR Ukraine is a part of the international bakery holding company Grupo Bimbo. In October 2017, the company bought the East Bolt Ukraine bakery (Dnipro), which produced burger buns for the international fast food chain McDonald’s.
According to many nutritional experts, eating fast food can lead to health problems, watch an expert review of the topic on the Expert Club YouTube channel.
The Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air will launch four new routes in June from Lviv to Memmingen (Germany), Naples (Italy), as well as Warsaw and Poznan (Poland).
Flights to Memmingen will be launched on June 13 and will be operated on Thursdays and Sundays, the airline’s press service said.
Flights to Naples will start on June 12 and will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Flights to Warsaw will start on June 11 and will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Flights to Poznan will start on June 13 and will be operated on Thursdays and Sundays.
SkyUp will also fly to Naples from Lviv in the summer, Ryanair to Memmingen, LOT and Ryanair to Warsaw, Ryanair to Poznan.
The updated stylistics represents the evolution of the brand identity and is optimized for working in the digital environment
Foundation of the Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky K.FUND, which develops a number of social initiatives in Ukraine, announces rebranding.
Сhanges in the visual style of the foundation demonstrate evolution of the brand identity and reflect organization’s desire to take a more active part in the implementation of projects for the youth. The updated design is optimized for working in digital environment.
Each area of the foundation’s activities now has its own special color. Brand’s life-affirming compositions with a bright background energize and emphasize creative essence of the foundation’s activities.
“K.FUND was established more than five years back. Visual brand constants were set in a classic, rather conservative style. It fulfilled its function at the initial stage of the company development. The key task of the foundation is to help young people, first of all, unleash their potential in Ukraine. The new modern style of K.FUND puts the brand in the coordinate system of this audience,” commented Dmytro Zverev, Chief Reputation Officer at UFuture Holding Company, Vice President of K.FUND.
More details about the updated visual style can be found on the foundation’s website.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The K.FUND foundation was established by a Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky in 2015 to support projects in education and economics. K.FUND’s mission is to provide keys for development and realization as well as opportunities for acquiring new knowledge and skills, assist discoveries, and help reach a new level.
Thanks to the signing of the Joint Declaration of Intent on cooperation in respecting the rights and safety of tourists between Ukraine and Turkey, the parties will be able to simplify the border crossing rules for citizens of both states, as well as increase the number of flights between the countries, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday.
“This declaration, in particular, makes it possible to simplify border crossing rules for citizens of both states, exchange vaccination systems, increase the number of flights between countries, expand the availability of tourist audio guides in Ukrainian and Turkish, and develop cooperation to attract investment in tourism and resorts,” the Prime Minister said on Facebook.
He recalled that the document was signed by Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko during a meeting with Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
As reported, on April 27, Ukraine and Turkey signed a memorandum on strengthening cooperation in the tourism sector.
