What are the elements that have popularized Korean drama and pop culture in the Philippines, especially during the pandemic? Refreshing content and aggressive promotions were two factors cited by the University of the Philippines Korea Research Center (KRC) in a webinar late last year. Mental...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Cruella,' 'Waiting For Rain,' 'The Courier,' 'The Croods: A New Age' and 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie - Mugen Train' (KOFIC) “F9,” or the “Fast & Furious 9,” the latest franchise starring Vin Diesel, became the No. 1...
The United States and South Korea, two of the largest bilateral donors in the Philippines, have formed a partnership to pursue joint development projects to boost the country’s climate resilience and address ocean plastic pollution. In a statement, the US Embassy in Manila said the partnership is...
The leading development assistance agencies of the US and South Korea have agreed to implement joint development projects in the Philippines in climate resilience and addressing ocean plastic pollution. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (standing, right) and US Embassy Chargé...
The Philippine government, through the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), has secured a deal with the government of South Korea for the establishment of the Integrated Water Resources Management Information System (IWRMIS) for the Pampanga River Basin. A statement showed that NWRB and the Korea...
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday sought the help of the Filipino community in South Korea on the whereabouts of a 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker who has been reported missing for nearly five years now. Missing OFW in Korea Rodel Aguila Manalo (Facebook/Philippine Embassy Seoul) In...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday turned over a food truck to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) that can be used to provide hot meals to people affected by disasters and emergencies. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Inchul Kim and PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon at the food...
The Philippines will soon start exporting okra or lady’s fingers to South Korea, the Department of Agriculture (DA) bared. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) “After the resumption of okra exports to Japan last year, we are opening yet another market access for our okra, this time...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, IU, Park Seo-joon, Lee Min-ho, Cha Eun-woo, Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Kim Seon-ho and Kim Soo-hyun (Instagram, YG Entertainment) Forbes Korea magazine revealed its 2021 Korea Power Celebrity 40 list of the most influential people in South Korea...
The recurring gas production restriction from the Malampaya field will de-rate anew the electricity generation of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power facility in Batangas, one of the biggest power plants in the country. In an advisory sent by state-run National Power Corporation to plant...
South Korean actor Nam Joo Hyuk recently reached out to his Pinoy followers. He wrote them a letter saying, "Mahal ko kayo Filipinos!!" Nam Joo Hyuk According to the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) of the Philippines, who posted the photo, it is the foreign star's effort to greet his Filipino...
In this file photo taken on February 15, 2019 Olympic ice skater Kim Ju Sik (center) of North Korea holds a national flag during the '26th Paektusan Prize Figure Skating Festival in Celebration of the Day of the Shining Star' as part of celebrations marking the birthday of late North Korean leader...
