No Filipino has so far been reported among the casualties from the deadly stampede in a Halloween event in Seoul's Itaewon district, the Philippine envoy to South Korea said. The bodies of victims, who were killed in a Halloween crush, are covered with sheets in the neighbourhood of Itaewon in...
SEOUL, South Korea - At least 149 people were killed and scores more were injured in a stampede at a packed Halloween event in central Seoul late Saturday, officials said, in one of South Korea's worst peacetime accidents. The bodies of victims, who were killed in a Halloween crush, are covered...
A flavorful adventure outside of Seoul and Busan awaits Awon Museum and Gallery in Wanju (left) and the omija tea Omija tea, the traditional Korean medicinal drink made from omija berries, is known to have five flavors: sweet, bitter, salty, sour, and spicy. Omija, or 오미자 in hangul, which...
TOKYO, Japan -- The United States, Japan and South Korea warned Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would warrant an "unprecedentedly strong response", vowing unity after a blitz of missile launches from the hermit state. Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori (C), US Deputy...
Amid all the talk of Korean culture imports and “K-drama”, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the best solution to keeping the local creative industry afloat is to copy South Korea’s creative strategies. This, after Senator Jinggoy Estrada bared that he had considered a ban on...
The Philippines won at the 2022 K-pop Cover Dance Festival held in Seoul, South Korea. Filipino dance group Teenage was adjudged one of the three winners in the final round of the competition. The other two winners were Prism Kru from the US and The Squad Dance Crew from Thailand. Filipino dance...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada got a roasting from netizens after he suggested banning Korean telenovelas or dramas in the Philippines. Estrada made his comments during the budget hearing of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on Oct. 18. (Clockwise from top left) Senator Jinggoy...
Following the announcement by Big Hit Music that K-pop superstars BTS will be enlisting in the military , HYBE told shareholders about its plans regarding other artists in the company. HYBE is the parent company of different labels and agencies that manage artists like BTS (including Big Hit...
Big Hit Music has revealed on Oct. 17 that all members of Grammy-nominated group BTS will enlist in the military as part of the mandatory duty of all Korean male citizens. “BIGHIT MUSIC is proud to announce today that the members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfill...
President Marcos has met executives from telecommunications companies Converge ICT and South Korean telco giant KT Corporation to discuss improving the Philippines' internet services. President Marcos meets executives from South Korean telco giant KT Corporation in Malacañang on October 14,...
The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) ended its 10-day run on Oct. 14 with a ecord number of attendees as social distancing rules were eased and 100 percent capacity was allowed. The BIFF started on Oct. 5 in Busan, South Korea. According to organizers, 242 films from 71 countries were...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Friday test-fired a short-range ballistic missile and flew nearly a dozen fighter jets close to the border with the South -- the latest in a series of military provocations that have sent tensions soaring on the Korean peninsula. Leader Kim Jong Un has overseen...
