The Korean Embassy in the Philippines announced on July 13 that it will open the Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) in August that will handle visa applications. Currently, Filipinos who want to apply for a Korean visa, including a tourist visa, need to secure an appointment online. The ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol may visit Manila this year or early next year as the Philippines and South Korea mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. President Marcos accepts the credentials of South Korean resident Ambassador-designate Lee Sang-hwa in Malacañang on Monday, July...
South Korea has started accepting applications from the Philippines for e-Group Visa, the Korean Embassy announced. “From June 27, 2023, the Ministry of Justice in Korea will be accepting application for e-Group Visa for regular tourists,” according to the notice issued by the embassy. ...
Juan Gomez de Liano is heading back to Asia to play for his third overseas team, this time signing with Korean Basketball League finalists Seoul SK Knights. Gomez de Liano struck a three-year deal with Seoul and was welcomed by the team on a social media post on Tuesday, June 20. "Guard from...
Rhenz Abando’s collegiate stint may have been short-lived, but it was exactly what helped forge a path to his successful overseas career. After winning the rookie-MVP award in the NCAA and leading the Letran Knights to a championship title, the 25-year-old guard decided to take his act to the pro...
“Doctor Cha,” the hit drama starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Byung-chul, Myung Se-bin and Min Woo-hyuk, emerged as No. 1 among favorite TV and over-the-top (OTT) programs in South Korea in May. Since January 2013, polling firm Gallup Korea has been conducting its monthly survey to pick the favorite...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Wednesday, May 24, that it has launched a large-scale search operation to capture an alleged Korean fugitive who escaped from BI's detention center in Taguig City over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) The suspect, identified as...
Rhenz Abando and the Anyang KGC survived the Seoul SK Knights with a 100-97 overtime win to claim the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League in their winner-take-all Game 7 duel at the Anyang Indoor Stadium on Sunday, May 7. The Filipino import went on a scoreless outing and tallied only three rebounds...
Rhenz Abando and Anyang KGC bounced back in a dramatic way against the defending champion Seoul SK Knights, climbing from a double-digit hole en route to a 86-77 win in Game 6 to extend their best-of-seven finals series into a winner-take-all in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Friday, May...
Rhenz Abando tallied his best game but Anyang KGC fell short against defending champion Seoul SK Knights, 100-91, in Game 4 of their best-of-seven finals series in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Monday night, May 1, at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium. The Filipino import fired a team-high 22...
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Courtesy of the Cabinet Public Relations Office) TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he plans to visit South Korea next week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol,...
Debuting last August 25, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum" and a lineup of seven members Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung, NCT Dream is the third sub-unit of South Korean boy band NCT. In late 2018, the group's leader Mark graduated from NCT Dream but returned in 2020 when...
