Going to South Korea to watch a K-pop concert or visit filming sites of Korean dramas? On May 23, the Korean Embassy in the Philippines announced the guidelines for those who will apply for a tourist visa (C-3-9), which will start on June 1. Statue of Korean drama "Winter Sonata" stars Bae...
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos hosted on Monday, May 23 a series of courtesy calls of diplomats coming from the United States (US), Japan, South Korea, and India in what was his most "presidential" day yet following the May 9 polls. From top to bottom: Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos...
Three members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea from their concert tour in the US. TWICE held their TWICE 4th World Tour III in Los Angeles on May 14 and 15 at the Banc of California Stadium. (From left) TWICE's Nayeon, Momo and Tzuyu tested...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever". Biden, who is in Seoul on his first trip to Asia...
SEOUL, South Korea -- US President Joe Biden and South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated regime face a Covid-19 outbreak. After meeting in Seoul on Biden's first...
Filipinos can soon revisit South Korea after the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines announced that it will resume the application and insurance of all types of visas starting June 1, 2022. Flag of the Republic of Korea (PIXABAY) "Application and issuance of all types of visa,...
The police are investigating Korean actress Kim Sae-ron, 21, star of the dramas “The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim” and “Secret Healer,” for drunk driving. According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, on May 18, Kim Sae-ron was driving in Cheongdam, Gangnam at about 8 a.m. when she crashed...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid. More than a million people have been ill with what Pyongyang refers...
The South Korean government has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is poised to claim the victory in the 2022 elections. File photo of presidential bet Bongbong Marcos during their miting de avance in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on May 5. (Keith Bacongco) "The government...
Here’s what you need to know about the Korean Hahoetal masks Apart from anti-fascist song “ Bella ciao ” and the red jumpsuits, the Dalí mask is one of the prime symbols of Netflix’s “Money Heist.” The mask reflects the philosophies of Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí against...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns. The outbreak, which leader Kim Jong Un has said is causing "great upheaval", leaves a country with one of the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea announced 21 new "fever" deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first cases of Covid-19. Despite activating its "maximum emergency quarantine system" to slow the spread of disease through...
