The explosion of fascination with Korean food is now more felt here in the Philippines—this restaurant could show you why Sometime in the mid-’90s, South Korean entertainment, particularly music, and dramas started gaining popularity in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Around this time,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Friday it would begin issuing short-term visas to travellers from China again, ending a Covid-linked restriction that sparked a furious response and tit-for-tat measures from Beijing. In January, Seoul imposed travel requirements, including visa restrictions...
A Korean actor, professional athletes and a medical student were indicted in South Korea on Feb. 9 for faking illness to evade military service. Military service is a mandatory duty for men in South Korea that ranges from 18 to 21 months. Military service in South Korea (Photo from Korea Army...
This picture taken on February 8, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 9, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) saluting as his daughter presumed to be named Ju Ae (back C) and wife Ri Sol Ju (back L) look on while observing a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing his most advanced weaponry to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country's armed forces, state media said Thursday. This picture taken on February 8, 2023 and released from North Korea's official...
Korean actress Song Hye-kyo’s “The Glory” and Song Joong-ki’s “Reborn Rich” emerged as two of the top favorite TV and streaming programs in South Korea in January. Gallup Korea released the results of its monthly survey, which now incorporated programs released on TV channels and...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Thursday it had staged joint air drills with the United States featuring strategic bombers and stealth fighters, prompting Pyongyang to warn that such exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown". The exercises, the first by the security allies this year, came...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police on Friday blamed negligence and planning failures for last year's Halloween crowd crush in Seoul that killed more than 150 people. Scores of young costumed partygoers, mostly women in their 20s, died in the disaster on October 29 in the capital's popular...
K-pop boy band VIXX member Ravi is under suspicion of faking his medical exam results for his military service. Ravi, a former regular member of the TV entertainment show “2 Days & 1 Night,” enlisted in the military last October and is currently serving as a social worker. VIXX's Ravi...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with the North should Pyongyang "violate" Seoul's territory again. The deal, struck during a period of high-profile diplomacy at a summit in...
K-pop girl group TWICE member Dahyun has tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea averaged 64,000 new cases in the past week. “We are sad to inform you that TWICE member Dahyun has tested positive for Covid-19 antigen testing on Tuesday, January 3rd,” JYP Entertainment announced on Jan. 3....
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday. In a report at the end of a key party meeting in...
