By now, Korean football player Cho Gue-sung is experiencing a surge in popularity after appearing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. With his good looks, Cho Gue-sung, 24, caught the attention of World Cup fans and Korean celebrities. Korea's player No. 9 Cho Gue-sung's popularity has exploded...
Puma Korea has issued an apology after four members of K-pop boy band NCT 127 were injured, including three who were rushed to the hospital, during filming for a commercial for the brand. On Dec. 9, SM Entertainment, NCT 127’s agency, announced that NCT 127 member Jaehyun, Johnny, Jungwoo and...
Is the industry ready for the post-pandemic boom in tourism? ISLANDS IN THE SUN Paradise refound in Coron, Palawan “As of today, we’ve breached the 1.7 million foreign visitor arrivals mark projected by the Department of Tourism (DOT) before June 30,” Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco...
TikTok Korea released its year-ender for 2022, naming the most viewed artists, top songs and artists with the most new followers on the platform for the year. "We’re honored to celebrate our global community who shaped this year's trends, shared new ideas, learned from one another, and turned...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone on Monday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of launches by an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang. About 130 artillery rounds were simultaneously fired at 2:59 pm (0559 GMT) from two...
High-ranking officials of the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) engaged in a productive discussion in Busan, South Korea recently which showed the “developing cooperation” between the two navies. (L-R) Commo. Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpleta, Philippine Navy Chief of Naval...
ZERO-FARE TRANSIT Free transport given to liberated Filipinos by the American Army There are not many days when you know a single act can be a transformative event in your life. Two months into the pandemic lockdown, which to me was a daily repetitive cycle of household chores, I decided to bite...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States, Japan and South Korea have imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to Pyongyang's recent slew of missile tests. Washington's action, announced Thursday, blocks any assets of three North Korean officials in the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he celebrated the launch of its newest intercontinental ballistic missile at a ceremony with his young daughter, state media reported Sunday. Kim also handed promotions to...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday. The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's capital launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday, part of an experiment which engineers said aims to make people feel more comfortable with driverless vehicles on the roads. This photo taken in Seoul on November 23, 2022 shows a bus with a blue...
Cancellation of appointments for Korean visa applicants are not allowed, South Korea’s embassy in Manila said Friday. The cancel button has been removed by Korean government on their website on Nov. 18 to prevent “fraudulent appointments.” This came as the embassy discovered that some brokers...
