Joint operatives from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have arrested a South Korean national wanted in his own country for large scale fraud. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 61-year-old Lee Sanghun was apprehended based on...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a South Korean fugitive wanted in his own country for operating an illegal online gambling site on the Internet. (Photo by Simon Hattinga Verschure/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that 44-year-old Park Junyoung has been flown to Incheon,...
iQiyi will be available on Amazon Fire TV (iQiyi) Asian entertainment video streaming platform iQiyi announced on Aug. 3 the launch of its iQiyi International app on all Amazon Fire TV devices. With this, it advances its position as leading global streamer and accelerates its international...
A Taiwanese and a Korean national wanted in their respective countries for fraud have been nabbed by Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives. (Photo by Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said members of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) arrested in Mabalacat City,...
(Clockwise from top left) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon, Jo Jung-suk, Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo and Moon Chae-won (KOFIC, Instagram, Twitter) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon and Jo Jung-suk copped the first five places in the Korean movie star brand...
(From left) Nam Da-reum, Kim Sae-ron and Yoo Seon-ho at the press conference (iQiyi) “The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim,” iQiyi’s new Korean drama series, will premiere tonight (July 30). It stars actress Kim Sae-ron and actor Nam Da-reum together with “Produce 101” alumnus Yoo...
Hip hip Oori! South Korea has taken over the hearts of Filipinos. Hit hard by the so called hallyu or Korean Wave, the influence of South Korean pop culture, Pinoys are obsessed with anything related to the East Asian country from K-pop to -beauty and -drama. As a matter of fact, the Korea...
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that Congress will approve the Open Access in Data Transmission bill during its Third Regular session stressing the legislative will bridge critical gaps in broadband infrastructure by attracting more firms to invest in the data transmission and...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The Asian, European, African, Latin American, Australian, and US parliaments could organize a program and send delegations to the North Korea legislature, their Ministers of Agriculture and Tourism might interact with their North Korean...
Heard It Through the Gripe-Vine: Our New Abnormal Philip Cu Unjieng I’m with you in declaring that many Filipinos are geniuses in marketing and in creativity; but I’ll also be honest and say that if there’s one Asian country I’ll tip my hat to for not only talking the talk, but walking the...
The Korean community in the Philippines with the help of barangay leaders and volunteers got together and held a community pantry at the Manila Korea Town in Malate Saturday. The Korean Embassy in the Philippines is supporting Manila Korea Town’s commitment to build a community of “bayanihan”...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered at the UPF International Leadership Conference 2021 ‘Toward Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Peace and Security’ on July 7-8, 2021) Thanks to modern communication technology, we are gathered here...
